On the last thread, we learned what semitone is. When you play guitar or piano, you may play harmonies which is also known as 'chords'. You may heard what 'C chords' or 'D chords' are. In the C chords, the root note is C. In the D chords, the root note is D. When you measure intervals, you start from this root note. So when you go up 4 semitones from this root note, the note you're hitting is Major 3rd. When you go up 3 semitones from the root note, the note you're hitting is Minor 3rd. Why going up 4 semitones is Major 3rd rather than 4th? Forget about math. We're learning new counting. Look at the file I attached. When we play the '7th' (you may know what G7 chord is), it's actually 10 semitones from the root note, not 7 steps from the root note. That's why I said to forget about math. It is new counting system in music.
you learned the fundamentals to determining the name of an interval. Just to recap, here’s the chart I posted in my last online classroom lesson.
am in town at the computer store printing off the interval chart! woohoo! Now I can study it and join in the discussion Thanks again! peace Delfynasa
augmented intervals are one semitone higher than perfect or major intervals diminished intervals are one semitone lower than perfect or minor intervals so, an augmented fifth is 8 semitones distant, just like a minor sixth, and a diminished fourth is 4 semitones distant, just like a major third but usually when you have a note 4 semitones distant you just call it a major third, not a diminished fourth... the diminished and augmented are more often used for the tritone (that note between the perfect fifth and the perfect fourth) it's kinda hard to explain without images bro...
now i just made this in paint, and i think this is the best way to understand augmented/diminished stuff, hope it helps ! :2thumbsup: feeling like a teacher here hahah
need to go to the computer store again! Thank you so much. I really want to learn all of this stuff but it gets confusing... peace Delfynasa music geek wannabe:nopity:
ha i know music theory is such a wonderful thing this site is great http://www.musictheory.net/lessons quite some time ago ive looked some lessons of this guy, Ricci Adams, but they werent in english, so i just googled the name of the guy and it seems that those are the original lessons from which the other ones were translated... they are really good ah and remember this stuff is all about CLASSICAL music theory, once you feel you got enough of it, i suggest you to go and explore some different stuff like some oriental or blues theory ... it is really nice