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Interval Practice
Count the number, then name the quality. Start with the intervals of the major scale and work up to minor, Augmented and diminished, with every answer checked instantly. No account needed.
What you can practice
Numbers
- Interval numbers
- Writing a note from a number
Perfect and Major
- Naming Perfect and Major intervals
All qualities
- Naming interval qualities
- Interval quality rules
How to practice
- Count letter names from the lower note, counting it as 1.
- Picture the lower note’s major scale: if the upper note is in it, the interval is Perfect or Major.
- Minor is a semitone smaller than Major; Augmented and diminished go one step further.
Learn it first
An interval is the distance between two notes. Its name has two parts. The number comes from counting letter names from the lower note to the upper one, counting both. The quality (Perfect, Major, minor, Augmented or diminished) comes from comparing the upper note with the lower note’s major scale. C up to E is a Major 3rd.
Questions about interval practice
- How do I get better at naming intervals?
- Name the number first by counting letters, then the quality by thinking in the lower note’s major key. Practice each step separately until it is automatic, then together.
- What is a generic interval?
- The number alone, without the quality: a 3rd, a 5th. It comes from counting letter names, so C to E and C to E♭ are both 3rds.
- Is this interval practice free?
- Yes, with no account. The course adds hearing intervals, writing them on the staff, and inverting them.
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Race Melo in Intervals
60-second sprints against Melo at the level you pick, or against your own best run.
See where you rank. Your Theory Tempo climbs from Grave to Prestissimo as you get faster, and every sprint shows how you compare with other players.
In the course: Lesson 14: Diatonic Intervals, Lesson 15: Minor, Augmented & Diminished Intervals