An interval is defined as?

An interval is defined as?

• A. The Relationship In Pitch Between Two Notes
• B. The Tempo Marking
• C. The Time Signature
• D. The Key Signature

Answer: (A)

Intervals describe the relationship in pitch between two notes. They tell you how far apart the notes are and what quality that distance has. You determine an interval by counting the letter names from the first note to the second to get the interval number (second, third, fourth, and so on), and by counting semitones to identify the quality (major, minor, perfect, augmented, or diminished). For example, from C up to E is a major third because there are three letter steps (C–D–E) and four semitones between them; from C up to G is a perfect fifth because there are five letter steps and seven semitones between them. If the two notes sound together, it’s called a harmonic interval; if one note follows the other, it’s a melodic interval. The other options describe elements of music such as tempo, meter, and key, which are not about the distance between pitches.

Intervals describe the relationship in pitch between two notes. They tell you how far apart the notes are and what quality that distance has. You determine an interval by counting the letter names from the first note to the second to get the interval number (second, third, fourth, and so on), and by counting semitones to identify the quality (major, minor, perfect, augmented, or diminished). For example, from C up to E is a major third because there are three letter steps (C–D–E) and four semitones between them; from C up to G is a perfect fifth because there are five letter steps and seven semitones between them. If the two notes sound together, it’s called a harmonic interval; if one note follows the other, it’s a melodic interval. The other options describe elements of music such as tempo, meter, and key, which are not about the distance between pitches.