"Interval" is most commonly defined as "the space [or
distance] between two pitches, sounded either simultaneously
or one after another". What is wrong with that definition?
It seems right, doesn't it?
"Interval" is most commonly defined as "the space [or
distance] between two pitches, sounded either simultaneously
or one after another". What is wrong with that definition?
It seems right, doesn't it?
Well, it's not the exact definition. It's incomplete. Let
me tell you why. If we look at a map and define a "country"
as the "space between the borders of the country" but DON'T
include the borders (or edges and outline of the country on
the map) as PART of the country, we are missing an important
component of the real thing. If we were to leave out the
shoreline all along America's coast and just define it as
the inner states, how are we to grasp the real shape of the
country? That's because the space of any country includes
more than the middle section, it includes the borders or
outline. What does this analogy have to do with the
definition of "interval"?
Well, it's not the exact definition. It's incomplete. Let
me tell you why. If we look at a map and define a "country"
as the "space between the borders of the country" but DON'T
include the borders (or edges and outline of the country on
the map) as PART of the country, we are missing an important
component of the real thing. If we were to leave out the
shoreline all along America's coast and just define it as
the inner states, how are we to grasp the real shape of the
country? That's because the space of any country includes
more than the middle section, it includes the borders or
outline. What does this analogy have to do with the
definition of "interval"?
Everything! An interval isn't just the space BETWEEN the
notes, it's the actual two notes themselves, what they sound
like (either sounded at the same time or one after another)!
Each type of interval, from the ones close together to the
ones which stretch over a wide space, each type of interval
has its own CHARACTER and quality, its own emotional
content, its own SOUND. If you were close, I'd show you.
Everything! An interval isn't just the space BETWEEN the
notes, it's the actual two notes themselves, what they sound
like (either sounded at the same time or one after another)!
Each type of interval, from the ones close together to the
ones which stretch over a wide space, each type of interval
has its own CHARACTER and quality, its own emotional
content, its own SOUND. If you were close, I'd show you.
"Interval" is most commonly defined as "the space [or
distance] between two pitches, sounded either simultaneously
or one after another". What is wrong with that definition?
It seems right, doesn't it?
"Interval" is most commonly defined as "the space [or
distance] between two pitches, sounded either simultaneously
or one after another". What is wrong with that definition?
It seems right, doesn't it?
Well, it's not the exact definition. It's incomplete. Let
me tell you why. If we look at a map and define a "country"
as the "space between the borders of the country" but DON'T
include the borders (or edges and outline of the country on
the map) as PART of the country, we are missing an important
component of the real thing. If we were to leave out the
shoreline all along America's coast and just define it as
the inner states, how are we to grasp the real shape of the
country? That's because the space of any country includes
more than the middle section, it includes the borders or
outline. What does this analogy have to do with the
definition of "interval"?
Well, it's not the exact definition. It's incomplete. Let
me tell you why. If we look at a map and define a "country"
as the "space between the borders of the country" but DON'T
include the borders (or edges and outline of the country on
the map) as PART of the country, we are missing an important
component of the real thing. If we were to leave out the
shoreline all along America's coast and just define it as
the inner states, how are we to grasp the real shape of the
country? That's because the space of any country includes
more than the middle section, it includes the borders or
outline. What does this analogy have to do with the
definition of "interval"?
Everything! An interval isn't just the space BETWEEN the
notes, it's the actual two notes themselves, what they sound
like (either sounded at the same time or one after another)!
Each type of interval, from the ones close together to the
ones which stretch over a wide space, each type of interval
has its own CHARACTER and quality, its own emotional
content, its own SOUND. If you were close, I'd show you.
Everything! An interval isn't just the space BETWEEN the
notes, it's the actual two notes themselves, what they sound
like (either sounded at the same time or one after another)!
Each type of interval, from the ones close together to the
ones which stretch over a wide space, each type of interval
has its own CHARACTER and quality, its own emotional
content, its own SOUND. If you were close, I'd show you.
