Music Intervals

Musical Intervals

The distance between each note and what it sounds like

The Staff

This is a staff. It consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces

The Staff - Ledger lines

There are more musical notes than the 5 lines and 4 spaces will hold so extra extensions of the staff called "ledger lines" are added.

The Note

This is a note. It is just an oval, but it is placed either on the space or the line of the staff.

Pitch

Pitch has to do with how high or how low a tone is. The higher the note is on the staff, the higher the pitch; the lower the note is, the lower the pitch.

Duration

How long you hold a note depends on whether it is filled in (black), has a stem or has a flag. This is called duration. The different durations of the notes create rhythm.

Intervals

The distance between the notes are called intervals. A number is assigned to each depending on how far apart they are on the staff. This is an interval of a 2nd. Depending on what key you are in, it can sound like "Happy Birthday", or "Jaws".

Intervals

In order to find that number, just start on the beginning note and count the lines and spaces between the two notes. This is an interval of a 3rd. Depending on what key and whether you are moving up or down, it can sound like a doorbell, "Greensleeves", or "When the Saint Go Marching in".

Intervals

Be sure to count the line or space the note begins on and the line or space that the note ends on. This is an interval of a 4th. It is a perfect interval which means it's the same no matter what key it is in. It sounds like "Amazing Grace" or "Here Comes the Bride".

Intervals

Notice that as a scale, the notes move line-space-line-space-etc. Odd intervals are line to line or space to space. This is an interval of a 5th. It sounds like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

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Even intervals are line to space, or space to line. This is an interval of a 6th. Depending on what key you are in, it can sound like "The Entertainer" or the NBC chimes jingle.

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Another odd interval - a 7th. This one goes line to line, but they can also go space to space. If you count the lines and spaces, you will see there are seven. Depending on the key a seven can sound like "There's a Place for u" from West Side Story, or "Take on Me".

Intervals

Our last interval in an 8th. It is also called an octave. The two notes sound the same but are higher/lower. It's an even number; that means the notes are line to space and space to line. A perfect octave sounds like the beginning of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

Why? Why learn about Intervals??

Intervals help us learn to sing by knowing what they look like and also by what they sound like.

Musical Intervals: Train Your Ear with These Easy Songs

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