Intervals 1 of 2
What is an interval?
Learn how musicians name the distance between two notes, first in isolation and then in musical use.
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Foundation
An interval is the distance between two notes
Intervals let you describe what changed from one pitch to another. They can happen one note after another or at the same time.
Hear an ascending major third
Listen to C moving up to E. The name and the sound belong together.
Playable theory
Major thirdMajor third
C major, 2/4, treble clef
Notes: C4 then E4
- C4
- E4
C4
E4