How To Learn Musical Intervals Easily? (Part 1)
How to learn musical intervals easily? (Part 1)
Happy day, dear music lover! :D
Today I want to talk to you about the musical intervals. If you are a musician, then you should know that these will help you to measure the distances between 2 tones when you want to make a chord construction or when you want to do a melodic analysis, etc…
These intervals are divided into ascending (when the second note is higher than the first) and descending (when the second note is lower than the first). In this post I'm going to tell you about the ascenders.
The intervals can be taken from any musical note, this time, in the graphic examples I'm going to show you, I used the base note "C".
When my singing teacher mentioned the subject of intervals to me, she told me that I had to learn them by heart and identify them.
At first I found it difficult to learn them. Every time I went to class and she'd ask me, I was wrong. Then I started to investigate and found that the easiest way to learn the intervals is to associate them with songs.
After that, when the teacher reevaluated me, I didn't fail anymore!
I'm happy to share my tips with you, that's why I took the time to edit in Audacity and upload to SoundCloud some audios where you can identify and associate the intervals with known songs.
Ascending intervals are measured by tones and midtones and are classified in this way:
• Minor Second, Ascending (m2): Half tone.
• Major Second, Ascending (M2): 1 tone.
• Minor Third, Ascending (m3): 1 ½ tones.
You'll remember the minor third (ascending) with the song "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri.
• Major Third, Ascending (M3): 2 tones.
You'll remember the major third (ascending) with the song "When The Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong.
• Perfect Fourth, Ascending (P4): 2 ½ tones.
You'll remember the perfect fourth (ascending) with the song of the "Wedding March" by Wilhelm Richard Wagner.
• Augmented Fourth, Ascending (A4): 3 tones.
You'll remember the augmented fourth (ascending) with the song of "The Simpsons".
• Perfect Fifth, Ascending (P5): 3 ½ tones.
• Minor Sixth, Ascending (m6): 4 tones.
You'll remember the minor sixth (ascending) with the song "Johanna" from the movie "Sweeney Todd".
• Major Sixth, Ascending (M6): 4 ½ tones.
You'll remember the major sixth (ascending) with the song "My Way" by Frank Sinatra.
• Minor Seventh, Ascending (m7): 5 tones.
You'll remember the minor seventh (ascending) with the song "Contigo Aprendí" by Armando Manzanero.
• Major seventh, Ascending (M7): 5 ½ tones.
You'll remember the major seventh (ascending) with the song "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones.
• Perfect Octave, Ascending (P8): 6 tones.
You'll remember the perfect octave (ascending) with the song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from the movie "The Wizard of Oz".
If you don't have a piano and want to check all the ascending intervals mentioned are at the beginning of the songs, click here: Virtual Piano
The images of the piano, I made them so that you would have a graphic reference of the distances between one note and another.
I hope these examples have helped you to learn the intervals! ❤
If there's a song you don't know it or you don't feel comfortable with it, don't hesitate to ask me, I'll be happy to help you find others!
I send you a big hug! ❤
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