Intervals
- Major 2nd (abbreviated M2) C to D ; M3 (Major 3rd) C to E (etc.) ; P4 (Perfect 4th) ; P5 ; M6 ; M7 ; P8 (Also called Perfect Octave). If Low C was played two times in succession, the interval would be referred to as a P1 or Perfect Unison.
- Intervals are apparent between two notes in a single part, and one note and its contrapuntal harmony.
- Intervals were important in writing renaissance music. If you don’t know your intervals it is very hard to make Medieval Music. Here’s a brief synopsis of the intervals in a Major Scale in C.
C D E F G A B C – this is the Major Scale in C. The intervals between the low C and its other scale degrees are as follows: