Intervals

Intervals for beginners

by Lusha Antoine

​What is an interval?

​An interval is the distance between two notes

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​Types of intervals

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Lets see if you got it. Identify the following types of intervals...

Multiple Choice

What type of interval is this?

• harmonic 

• melodic

Multiple Choice

What type of interval is this?

• harmonic

• melodic

Multiple Choice

What type of interval is this?

• harmonic

• melodic

Multiple Choice

What type of interval is this?

• harmonic

• melodic

​Counting intervals

• The line or space that the bottom note is on is always counted as the 1st.​​

  ​count the lines and spaces in order from the 1st, without missing any, till you reach to the line or space that the other note is on.

​How do we count harmonic intervals?

​How do we count melodic intervals?

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​Counting interval on the grand staff

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​How do we count the intervals on the Grand Staff?

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​Remember between the Treble staff and the Bass staff...there are two spaces and one line. Therefore ​between A and E, we have B, C, and D.

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​Lets work out the interval...

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​Remember between the Treble staff and the Bass staff...there are two spaces and one line. Therefore ​between A and E, we have B, C, and D.

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​This interval is a

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Lets try working out some intervals on the grand staff.

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Multiple Choice

What is the distance of this interval on the grand staff?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Multiple Choice

What is the distance of this interval on the grand staff?

• 5th

• 7th

• 4th

• 8th

​Lets recap...

​When we name intervals, we identify them in two ways:-

1. ​by type (whether the interval is Harmonic or Melodic)

2. ​by distance (if its a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.)

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It's quiz time. Lets see if we got this.

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Multiple Choice

Name the following interval?

• Harmonic 2nd 

• Melodic 2nd

• Harmonic 3rd 

• Melodic 3rd

Multiple Choice

Name the following interval?

• harmonic 2nd

• melodic 2nd

• harmonic 3rd

• melodic 3rd

Multiple Choice

Name the following interval?

• harmonic 1st

• harmonic 2nd

• harmonic 3rd

Multiple Choice

Name the following interval?

• harmonic 8th 

• melodic 8th

• harmonic 10th

• melodic 10th

Multiple Choice

Name the following interval?

• Harmonic 1st

• melodic 1st

• harmonic 2nd

• melodic 2nd