Even if you’re new to knowing how to read music notes, music theory, and basic music education, you’ve probably at least heard of musical intervals.  Recognizing interval sizes quickly and accurately will help with your sight reading.  You will begin to see patterns in the music like skips, and scalar passages, as well as chordal structures.  Seeing patterns in music is like recognizing words while reading literature.

 

A musical interval measures the distance between any two musical pitches.  Interval sizes are calculated by counting from the lower music note through to the upper music note. A to C, is a third. Notice that you count the A as one ( A – B – C ).  C to G is a fifth.  Except for the unison and the octave, intervals are named with ordinal numbers:

 

How to Read Music Notes - Intervals

How to Read Music Notes - Intervals

 
See you soon with the next lesson on how to read music notes‘ intervals.

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