- What intervals are consonant and dissonant?
- What is consonant and dissonant?
- What is the difference between consonant and dissonant intervals?
- What are all the dissonant intervals?
What intervals are consonant and dissonant?
A dissonant interval can be described as being "unstable" or demanding treatment by resolving to a consonant interval. A consonant interval is one that is stable and does not demand treatment. However, dissonance in itself is not an undesirable thing; we use dissonance to provide the "spice" to music.
What is consonant and dissonant?
Consonant chords are, roughly speaking, made up of notes that 'sound good' together, like middle C and the G above it (an interval called a fifth). Dissonant chords are combinations that sound jarring, like middle C and the C sharp above (a minor second).
What is the difference between consonant and dissonant intervals?
A dissonant interval can be described as being "unstable" or demanding treatment by resolving to a consonant interval. A consonant interval is one that is stable and does not demand treatment.
What are all the dissonant intervals?
Dissonance is a combination of notes that sound unpleasant or harsh. Dissonant interval examples are major and minor seconds, tritone, and major and minor sevenths. The consonant intervals are considered the perfect unison, octave, fifth, fourth and major and minor third and sixth, and their compound forms.