Introduction

This activity is designed to help you review intervals in music You will have the opportunity to practice seeing intervals and hearing them Being able to recognize intervals by sight and by hearing will go a long way in making you a better sight-reader

Each section will have an introductory slide to remind you of the facts about each interval that was discussed in class This is here to help you do you best in this practice tutorial

There will be written and listening practice exercises for each interval

At the end of all your practice you will have a chance to showcase your knowledge of intervals

To be successful in this activity you will need to chose the exercise that uses the clef that you read in your music However for an additional challenge you may re-do the activity in the clef you are not familiar with You might be surprised by how well you do

Use the action buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate the tutorial Use this to move forward to the next question in the tutorial Use this to move backward to the previous question in the tutorial

At the bottom of each page will be a navigational bar You can complete the activity in any order you would like however you will want to make sure you practice every interval as they will all be covered in the culminating activity The navigational bar will also take you back to the introductory page of each interval if you need a reminder of a particular concept and then you can go and complete the activity again for extra practice

Once you have completed the tutorial for all of the intervals click on the Knowledge Display button for the final activity

Happy Music Learning Click an interval on the navigation bar to begin

Instructions

Unisons amp Octaves Seconds Thirds Fourths amp Fifths Sixths Sevenths Knowledge Display

Unisons and Octaves

Unison (U)This interval is has no steps A unison is two notes which are the same pitch

Octave (8ve)This interval is equal to six whole steps or a P5 + P4 Octaves begin and end on the same sound

Examples of songs that use an ascending octaveldquoSomewhere Over the RainbowrdquoldquoIrsquom Singing in the Rainrdquo

Examples of songs that use a descending octaveldquoTherersquos No Business Like Show Businessrdquo

Essentially unisons and octaves are the same note The only difference is that octaves skip seven pitches and a unison skips none They are classified as perfect intervals

Unisons amp Octaves Seconds Thirds Fourths amp Fifths Sixths Sevenths Knowledge Display

Unisons and Octaves Practice Exercise 1

Chose the correct interval shown

Unisons amp Octaves Seconds Thirds Fourths amp Fifths Sixths Sevenths Knowledge Display

Treble Clef Exercise

Octave

Unison

Bass Clef Exercise

Unison

Octave

Please move to the next exercise

Congratulations

Remember a unison is exactly the same and an octave is not

Try Again

Unisons and Octaves Practice Exercise 2

Chose the correct interval shown

Unisons amp Octaves Seconds Thirds Fourths amp Fifths Sixths Sevenths Knowledge Display

Treble Clef Exercise

Octave

Unison

Bass Clef Exercise

Unison

Octave