Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Theory Trainer

Exercise 10cDraw intervals when given the bottom note.

Exercise 11

Draw intervals above the given pitch. Add accidentals as needed.

Theory Trainer

Exercise 10aIdentify intervals by ear: Perfect, major, minor.

Exercise 12

Identify the interval (1 to 8) and quality (P, M, m) of the underscored pitches in the following melody.

“La Cumparsita” (Tango) (G.H.M. Rodriguez)

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INTERVALS

Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

M2 M3 m7 M6 m6 m3 M7

m6 M2 M3 m2 m3 M6 m7

m7

Vocabulary note

TANGO

The tangooriginated in Argentina and Uraguay in the late nineteenth century, first as a style of music and later as a distinctive

dance. Spanish, African, and Cuban musical styles and rhythms mixed together. Eventually, the dance was characterized by a

sudden stop followed by various gestures, and also by gyrations of the hips.