Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 4, Lesson 2 of 6
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Augmented and diminished, every number

Music theory, Intervals, 4 minutes

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Grade 5 names chromatic intervals too: the augmented 3rd and 6th, the diminished 3rd and 6th, the augmented 7th, and the augmented and diminished octave.

Beyond the scale

Chromatic intervals above C

A semitone bigger than major or perfect is augmented; a semitone smaller than minor or perfect is diminished. At Grade 5 this works on every number: C up to E sharp is an augmented 3rd, C up to A sharp an augmented 6th.

Quick check

C up to E double flat is a:

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