Music GCSE
Interval calculation
What Interval calculation means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Interval calculation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Counting five letter names inclusive from the tonic and checking the interval is a perfect 5th, keeping the same mode unless told otherwise.
Topics that use Interval calculation
- Appendix 3: Musical vocabulary - Tonality (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Cadences and modulation
- Effect of omitting semitone steps
- Interval of a minor third
- Interval recognition
- Key signatures
- Major and minor patterns
- Major scale construction
- Minor scale construction
Using Interval calculation in the exam
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