DISSONANT INTERVALS RESOLUTIONS

A dissonance has its resolution when it moves to a consonance. When a resolution

is delayed or is accomplished in surprising ways—when the composer plays with our sense
of expectation—a feeling of drama or suspense is created.

After sounding the dissonant chord, we resolve this dissonance by moving the voice
containing the dissonance by one step into a consonant chord that contains the resolving
pitch.

The most common resolutions are the following:

Intervals of 2nd :

3rd diminished:
Intervals of 4th :

Intervals of 5th :

6th augmented:

Intervals of 7th:
The compound interval of 9th is a dissonant interval as well and it can be resolved in the
following ways :

Dictee :

1. Listen to the following intervals and note the correct answer:

(a) 1. 6th minor (b) 1. 4th augmented
2. 5th augmented 2. 4th perfect
3. 7th minor 3. 3rd major

(c) 1. Unison (d) 1. 7th major

2. 2nd major 2. 6th minor
3. 2nd minor 3. Octave

2. Listen the following intervals and try to define them. You will hear them both
melodic and harmonic

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)