Lowering the top note in a major interval by one half-step creates which of the following?
A:
a major interval
B:
a minor interval
C:
a tonic tote
D:an octave leap
B: a minor interval
Lowering the top note in a major interval by one half-step creates a minor interval. Major and minor intervals are one half-step apart, with the minor interval being the smaller of the two.