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= Interval =
[[Category:Music Theory]]
[[Has topic type::Concept]]
[[Instance of::Musical Concept]]
[[Related concept::Pitch]]
[[Related concept::Scale]]
[[Related concept::Semitone]]

{{#set:
|Definition=An interval is the distance in pitch between two notes, measured in steps or frequency ratios.
}}

An '''interval''' is the difference in pitch between two musical notes. Intervals are the building blocks of harmony and melody and are named according to their size and quality (e.g., major third, perfect fifth).

== Types ==
* **Melodic interval** – notes played in sequence
* **Harmonic interval** – notes played simultaneously
* **Simple intervals** (within an octave)
* **Compound intervals** (larger than an octave)

== Common Intervals ==
* [[Semitone]] (half step)
* Whole step
* Major and minor thirds
* Perfect fourths and fifths
* Octaves

== See also ==
* [[Pitch]]
* [[Scale]]
* [[Semitone]]
* [[Tuning System]]

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