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INTERVALSAn interval is the distance from one tone to the next. We refer to intervals with ordinalwords such as second, third etc.We will be learning about major intervals. You will learn to hear them, play them, andsing them.First you need to learn to play and sing the C Major scale. Sing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.(Click on the speaker to hear the C Major scale.)36
SECONDFrom C to D is the interval of a 2nd. These are the first two notes when you sing Doe, adeer, a female deer. from the Do, Re, Mi song. Play and sing the interval of a second.THIRDFrom C to E is the interval of a 3rd. E is the middle tone of a major chord. Play thischord: C,E,G,E,C, and sing 1,3,5,3,1. You hear the 3rd when you sing 1,3 . Play and singthe interval of a third.FOURTHFrom C to F is the interval of a 4th. You hear this interval when you sing I've been workingon the Railroad Play and sing the interval of a fourth.FIFTHFrom C to G is the interval of a 5th. Listen for this interval when you sing Twinkle,twinkle little star.. Play and sing the interval of a fifth.SIXTHFrom C to A is the interval of a 6th. This is one tone above the 5th. You can find the 6thby singing Old McDonald had a farm, E, I,E,I,O From "farm" to "E" is a 6th. Play andsing the interval of a sixth.SEVENTHFrom C to B is a 7th. This is a hard one to find and sing. Practice singing a 7th.EIGHTH (OCTAVE)From C to C is the interval of an octave. This is the same tone eight notes higher. Whenyou are singing the Happy Birthday song and you get to the part Happy birthday dearSo-and-So, the octave is the "happy, birth-". Play and sing the interval of an octave.37
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