Lesson 16 - intervals

so im watching #16 and noticed that you call some things "Perfect" and others "Major". like Major 2nd, and then Perfect 5th.. do the two words mean the same thing? or not..

Tony

Ill try a quick one

Ex: C Major Scale

C = Tonic / Perfect Unison
D = Supertonic / Marjor 2nd
E = Mediant / Major 3rd
F = Subdominant / Perfect 4th
G = Dominant / Perfect 5th
A = Submediant / Major 6th
B = Leading tone / Majort 7th
C = Tonic (Octave/or Perfect Octave if you will)

From Wiki:
Perfect
unison · fourth · fifth · octave

Major
second · third · sixth · seventh

Thomandy wrote:Ill try a quick one

Ex: C Major Scale

C = Tonic /
D = Supertonic / Marjor 2cond
E = Mediant / Major 3rd
F = Subdominant / Major 4th
G = Dominant / Major 5th
A = Submediant / Major 6th
B = Leading tone / Majort 7th

I think its correct hehe ... but I have been mistaken about majors and minor-terminology before, but I think its correct

Hey Thomas, actually your "major 4th and major 5th" should be called "perfect4th and perfect 5th" because there is no major or minor version of them.

so it's

C = Tonic / Perfect unison (1st)
D = Supertonic / Major 2nd
E = Mediant / Major 3rd
F = Subdominant / Perfect 4th
G = Dominant / Perfect 5th
A = Submediant / Major 6th
B = Leading tone / Majort 7th
C= Tonic / Perfect Octave or (P8)

Admin Andrew wrote:...

Hey Thomas, actually your "major 4th and major 5th" should be called "perfect4th and perfect 5th" because there is no major or minor version of them.

Damn, you beat me to it I just changed it before you posted!!

ok.. i get it.. thanks guys.