|
Fundamentals of Music Theory |
Ascending Perfect Intervals
 |
Figuring out the specific names of intervals in the Perfect group is as easy as constructing a scale-- any scale, in fact! The Perfect intervals are the same size in any scale! Ascending Intervals: To construct a Perfect 5th above Eb we simply think of an Eb Major scale: We take the 5th note of the scale, and we have our answer:
|
Create the note a perfect fourth above
the given note. Create the note a perfect fifth above
the given note. |
A Word on Double Sharps and Flats
Double sharps and flats are no harder than single sharps and flats! Let's construct a perfect fourth above F double sharp. First, cancel out one sharp from the double sharp to make it a single sharp:
Then construct the interval as you normally would:
Finally, add the accidental you cancelled out (one sharp, in this case) back to BOTH notes, and you're done!
Sometimes it may help to cancel out two sharps or flats. Just remember, you must add back the same number of accidentals you cancelled to both notes!
Create the specified interval above the
given note.
|
Next Page: Descending Perfect Intervals