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MELODIC INTERVALS AND HARMONIC INTERVALS—WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Another Potential Point of Confusion: Most of the time, the term "interval" is short for "melodic interval," which, as you now know, is the pitch distance between two different successive melodic notes. However, the term “interval” also has two additional meanings, both relating to harmony. A harmonic interval can refer to two different single notes sounded together to create two-note harmony. Or harmonic interval can refer to two different successive chords (the harmonic equivalent of a melodic interval), usually called a chord progression, as you’ll find out in Chapter 6.
By the time you finish Chapter 6, if you don’t understand these distinctions, you could get lost. Which might not cause you too much trouble if you happen to meet up with Ex-Marshal McDillon, who’s still out there, wandering around in the wilderness in his tar and feathers. He’s got excellent survival skills, though, even without his horse, and, as a musical saw player, he can tell you pretty much everything you need to know about the distinction between melodic and harmonic intervals. But you have to find him, first.