MUSC 101 Music Fundamentals - Spring 2012

Unit 11 - Familiar Intervals

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Familiar Intervals

Here are some intervals used in familiar tunes.

Unison

Unison melody

Beethoven: Ode to Joy

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Minor 2 Ascending

minor 2 ascending melody

Beethoven: Ode to Joy

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Minor 2 Descending

minor 2 descending

Beethoven: Fur Elise

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Major 2 Ascending

Major 2 ascending

Frere Jacques

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Major 2 Descending

Major 2 descending

Merrily We Roll Along (Loony Tunes)

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Minor 3 Ascending

minor 3 ascending

Greensleeves

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Major 3 Descending

major 3 descending

Star Spangled Banner

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Major 3 Ascending

major 3 ascending

When the Saints Go Marching In

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Major 3 Descending

Major 3 descending

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

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Perfect 4 Ascending

Perfect 4 ascending

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

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Perfect 4 Descending

Perfect 4 descending

Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits

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Tritone Ascending

Tritone ascending

West Side Story - "Maria"

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Perfect 5 Ascending

Perfect 5 ascending

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Perfect 5 Descending

Perfect 5 descending

Bach: Minuet in G

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Minor 6 Ascending

minor 6 ascending

West Side Story - "Tonight"

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Major 6 Ascending

major 6 ascending

NBC theme

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Major 6 Descending

major 6 descending

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

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Minor 7 Ascending

minor 7 ascending

TV Commercial "Have you driven a Ford lately?"

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Octave Ascending

octave ascending

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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Revised by John Ellinger, Spring 2012.