Integrated Aural Skills 2019-20

Comprehensive Review of Intervals

Here again is the chart of simple intervals and their recommended solfege from Unit 1. Memorize the solfege for easy recall:

Interval Name Abbreviation Recommended Ascending Solfege
perfect unison P1 do, do
minor second m2 ti, do or mi, fa
major second M2 do, re
minor third m3 mi, sol
major third M3 do, mi
perfect fourth P4 sol, do
augmented fourth A4 fa, ti
diminished fifth d5 ti, fa
perfect fifth P5 do, sol
minor sixth m6 mi, do
major sixth M6 sol, mi
minor seventh m7 sol, fa
major seventh M7 do, ti
perfect octave P8 do, do

Review the Contexts

Download the study guide from Unit 4 (link below) on the context and solfege of intervals, and listen to the related Spotify playlist.

Piano Practice

Review the harmonic contexts of intervals by practicing the following chords and their inversions.

Perfect and Imperfect Consonances Consonances

“Dominant” Dissonances Dominant Dissonances

“Extreme” Dissonances Extreme Dissonances

Singing Practice

Review this singing warm-up of intervals and solfege in common contexts. Memorize the solfege and context for easy recall.

Intervals in Context

Study Skills - Flow Chart

Flow charts are invaluable in helping us identify correct answers and eliminate errors when we are under pressure in an exam. Review the flow chart below for easy categorization of intervals.

Intervals Flow Chart

Simple vs. Compound

It isn’t hard to “translate” simple intervals into the compound intervals we are now studying. For reference, here is a compound intervals cheat sheet. The procedure? Simply identify the interval and add 7…

Simple Interval Compound Interval
m2 m9
M2 M9
m3 m10
M3 M10
P4 P11
A4 A11
d5 d12
P5 P12
m6 m13
M6 M13
m7 m14
M7 M14
P8 P15