Intervals – Can I Count Semitones?
Can I Count Semitones (half steps) to Work out Musical Intervals? Short answer: No. About once every few months or so I get an email from someone who has counted …
Intervals in an Orchestral Score
Intervals in a score When working out intervals in a musical score, you need to check if the notes are in different clefs, or need to be transposed, before you …
Intervals in a Score
In your music theory exam, you might be given a musical score, with questions about finding or naming intervals in that score. There are a few extra things to keep …
Compound Intervals
Compound Intervals You should already know how to work out the interval (quality and number) between any two notes that are an octave apart or less. If you need to …
Intervals in the Alto Clef
Working out intervals in the alto clef can be awkward if you don’t read the clef fluently. If you are not fast at working in alto clef, it’s usually better …
Intervals Between Any Two Notes
So far, we have only learned about intervals between the tonic (lower noter in the interval) and another note in the major or minor scale built on that note. In …
Interval Qualities
Interval Number We can describe an interval by using a number. For example, this interval is a 5th, because there are five letter names between the lowest and the highest: …
Intervals (ABRSM Grade 2)
Working out Intervals The method of working out intervals is the same for both melodic (i.e. separate notes) and harmonic (i.e. notes played together) intervals: Count up the letter names, …
Interval Qualities (Trinity Grade 2)
All intervals have a quality, which is another word to describe more precisely what they sound like. For Trinity grade 2, you need to know about these intervals and their …
Interval Numbers
Intervals An interval is the distance between two notes, measured as a number. In Grade One Music Theory (ABRSM and Trinity), sometimes you have to measure given intervals, and sometimes …