Master Musical Intervals: Enhance Your Music Theory and Composition Skills

Question 1

When the frequency of a note is doubled, the interval created is called a:

Accepted Answer

Octave

Answer

Fifth

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Fourth

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Third

Question 2

The interval created when two notes of the same pitch are played simultaneously is called a:

Accepted Answer

Unison

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Octave

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Fifth

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Third

Question 3

The interval between the root note and the third note of a major triad is a:

Accepted Answer

Major third

Answer

Minor third

Answer

Perfect fourth

Answer

Perfect fifth

Question 4

Which interval is characterized by a one-semitone difference between its notes?

Accepted Answer

Minor second

Answer

Major second

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Augmented second

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Diminished third

Question 5

The interval formed between the tonic and dominant notes in a major scale is a:

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

Answer

Major sixth

Answer

Minor seventh

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Perfect octave

Question 6

How is a perfect fifth constructed?

Accepted Answer

Three whole steps and one half step

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Four whole steps

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Five whole steps

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Two whole steps and three half steps

Question 7

In the musical excerpt C - G - C, which interval is present?

Accepted Answer

Perfect octave

Answer

Major third

Answer

Minor sixth

Answer

Major seventh

Question 8

Which interval is commonly used as the root of a major chord?

Accepted Answer

Major third

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Minor third

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Major sixth

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Perfect unison

Question 9

How does a semitone compare to a whole tone?

Accepted Answer

A semitone is half the size of a whole tone

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A whole tone is half the size of a semitone

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They are the same size

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A semitone is one-quarter the size of a whole tone

Question 10

Which option is not a type of interval?

Accepted Answer

Parallel

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Melodic

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Harmonic

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Disjunct

Question 11

Which of the following intervals is an augmented interval?

Accepted Answer

Augmented seventh

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Minor second

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Major fourth

Answer

Perfect fifth

Question 12

What is the inversion of a minor seventh?

Accepted Answer

Minor ninth

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Major second

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Minor second

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Major ninth

Question 13

Which of the following is not commonly used in determining musical keys?

Accepted Answer

Creating melodic patterns

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Identifying tonic notes

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Building chord progressions

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Determining harmonic functions

Question 14

Which of the following chords contains a perfect fourth interval?

Accepted Answer

Suspended fourth chord

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Major triad

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Minor triad

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Dominant seventh chord

Question 15

Which chromatic alteration creates a diminished fifth?

Accepted Answer

Lowering the upper note

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Raising the lower note

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Raising both notes

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Lowering both notes

Question 16

Which of the following is a consonance?

Accepted Answer

Major second

Answer

Minor seventh

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Tritone

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Diminished fifth

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a step interval?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

Answer

Minor second

Answer

Major third

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Minor seventh

Question 18

Which of the following intervals is used to create a sense of tension and instability in music?

Accepted Answer

Minor second

Answer

Perfect fifth

Answer

Major seventh

Answer

Perfect octave

Question 19

What is the inverted form of a perfect fifth?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fourth

Answer

Minor fourth

Answer

Major sixth

Answer

Minor sixth

Question 20

Which interval consists of a half step followed by a whole step?

Accepted Answer

Minor second

Answer

Major second

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Minor third

Answer

Major third

Question 21

What is the name of the interval formed between the notes F# and D?

Accepted Answer

Tritone

Answer

Diminished fourth

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Perfect fourth

Answer

Augmented fourth

Question 22

Which of the following intervals is considered dissonant?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

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Perfect unison

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Major third

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Perfect fifth

Question 23

What is the enharmonic equivalent of the interval Ab to Db?

Accepted Answer

G# to C#

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G to C

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F# to C

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F to Bb

Question 24

What is the intervallic relationship between the tonic and dominant notes in a major scale?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

Answer

Major sixth

Answer

Perfect fourth

Answer

Major third

Question 25

Which interval is considered dissonant and has a size of 6 semitones?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

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Perfect fifth

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Major second

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Perfect octave

Question 26

Which interval is enharmonic to a perfect fourth and contains three semitones?

Accepted Answer

Diminished fourth

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Augmented third

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Minor third

Answer

Minor sixth

Question 27

What is the quality of the interval between the notes C and F# and contains 7 semitones?

Accepted Answer

Augmented fifth

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Perfect fifth

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Minor fifth

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Major fifth

Question 28

Which type of interval is characterized by a wide and dissonant sound and contains more than 6 semitones?

Accepted Answer

Dissonant

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Consonant

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Melodic

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Harmonic

Question 29

In a major triad, what is the interval between the root and the third and contains 4 semitones?

Accepted Answer

Major third

Answer

Minor third

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Perfect fourth

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Major second

Question 30

Which musical interval is the smallest, encompassing only one semitone?

Accepted Answer

Half step

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Whole step

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Minor third

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Major third

Question 31

What is the enharmonic equivalent of an augmented fourth interval?

Accepted Answer

Tritone

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Minor fifth

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Major fifth

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Minor sixth

Question 32

Which interval is commonly used to create a sense of tension and resolution in music?

Accepted Answer

Major seventh

Answer

Major second

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Minor third

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Perfect fifth

Question 33

In jazz and blues music, which interval is frequently employed?

Accepted Answer

Tritone

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Perfect unison

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Minor second

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Perfect octave

Question 34

In a major chord, what interval exists between the root note and the third?

Accepted Answer

Major third

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Minor second

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Major second

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Minor third

Question 35

Define the distinction between simple and compound intervals in music.

Accepted Answer

Compound intervals cross the octave, while simple intervals do not

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Compound intervals are larger than simple intervals

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Simple intervals cross the octave, while compound intervals do not

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There is no distinction between compound and simple intervals

Question 36

In music theory, how many semitones are in a whole step?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

Answer

3

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4

Question 37

When the notes C and G are played simultaneously, what interval is created?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

Answer

Major third

Answer

Minor sixth

Answer

Major seventh

Question 38

Which of the following intervals is typically considered a dissonant interval?

Accepted Answer

Minor seventh

Answer

Major third

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Perfect unison

Answer

Perfect fourth

Question 39

Which interval is often used to create a sense of resolution and stability in a melody?

Accepted Answer

Perfect fifth

Answer

Major seventh

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Minor second

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Tritone

Question 40

If you raise the lower note of a major third by one semitone, what interval is created?

Accepted Answer

Augmented third

Answer

Diminished third

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Minor third

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Major fourth

Question 41

A perfect octave contains how many semitones?

Accepted Answer

12 semitones

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5 semitones

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9 semitones

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7 semitones