> >I use the first two notes of 'Here comes the bride...' for a perfect
> >fourth... :)> Pedro
>
> The trouble with this concept is that there are six perfect fourths in a
> major key and only one of them is "here comes the bride."
>
> In C major P4= C-F, D-G, E-A, G-C, A-D, B-E. They all sound different and
> yet are all perfect fourths. Only G-C is "here comes the bride" if we are
> in C. I tend to hear pitches related to the tonic.
> _______________________________________
> Bert Ligon
Interesting how many times that old P4th crops up!, and yes it does sound
different depending on the degree of the scale it starts on. Is this
because we are unconsciosly relating the sound against the tonal center of
the tonic?.
Notice also how different the 'quality' of an interval can sound when it
is reversed.
I suppose anything that increases our ability recognize and use melodic
intervals cannot be a bad thing. I see from the replys that many of us use
melody fragments as mnemonic device for remembering the sound quality of a
specific interval. Here are a few I use:
1 b2 You must remember this, a kiss is ....
1 3 5 Kum By Ya .... (first three notes)
1 5 The first two notes of the Star Wars theme tune
1 6 Mamas little baby loves shortening .... (first two notes)
1 8 7 Some where over the rainbow .... (for the 1 to major 7)
A few more for the chromatic notes would be useful (esp. 1 to b7)
By the way does anybody on the list have the ability to look at a score
and hum the melody line (with certainty)?
----------- John Brown