intervallic
- adjective
- /ˌɪntərˈvælɪk/
- Specialized
- The intervallic patterns are easily learned mentally and are relatively easy to sing.
- intervallic structure
- intervallic relationships
Examples
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Control the difficulty through the length of your patterns and the complexity of the rhythmic and melodic content (e.g., stepwise versus larger intervallic motion).
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The intervallic distance between the notes creates a unique flavor in the melody.
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Pattern 1 has an intervallic structure of a major second and a major second.
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Pattern 3 has an intervallic structure of a minor third and a major second.
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Pattern 2 has an intervallic structure of a major second and a minor third.
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Within the pentatonic mode, there are basically three different types of three-tone patterns, defined by their original intervallic structure in the scale.
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In fact, any collection of pitches is possible, but once established, the piece should use similar intervallic structures throughout to help create a certain "sonic" identity or environment for the piece.
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However, a few students have previous experience with solfège, and we encourage them to continue to use that system because it is more helpful in learning intervallic relationships.
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In advanced choirs, tonal reading needs to be supplemented by work on intervals as well, so that students have a way to approach nontonal music, which requires purely intervallic reading.
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The so-called elements of music (e.g., intervallic relationships, tonal centers, melodic contours, forms, and phrases) are only different aspects of a larger cultural encounter.
Academic text (2011)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intervallic comes from the word interval and the ending -ic, where interval means 'space between' or 'distance'. In music an interval is the distance between two notes, so intervallic describes something that is about those distances between notes.