MIXED INTERVALS

This current series of lessons has been devoted to employing different intervals within the Mixolydian scale. In this penultimate instalment, we are going to combine all of the simple (within one octave) and compound (beyond one octave) intervals that we’ve studied so far.

Basically, an interval is the distance between two notes and Diagram 1 provides useful reference information on the distance between a pair of notes within any mode of the Major scale (like Mixolydian).

Up until now, we have tended to focus exclusively on one interval at a time. It’s good to start with that approach because, apart from avoiding having too much to think about, such a limitation will force you into digging deep within