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Interval Trainer

Listen to two notes and identify the distance between them. Build from core intervals to melodic and harmonic mastery.

Set up your listening

DifficultyMode — Practice or Test/HomeworkQuestions

Practice allows unlimited listening. Homework allows three plays per question. Melodic intervals play one note after the other; harmonic intervals play both together.

Which interval do you hear?

First noteSecond note

Listen to the distance: melodic intervals can rise or fall; harmonic intervals sound together. The interval name describes the distance, regardless of direction. A unison repeats the same pitch; an octave spans 12 half steps. The tritone can be called an augmented fourth or diminished fifth; here both use one answer, “Tritone”.

Learning guide · need a hand?

Interval Trainer: a quick guide

Your goal

Listen to two notes and work out how far apart they are. That distance is called an interval.

Try an example

C up to G is a perfect fifth. Count C–D–E–F–G: five letter names, including the first and last. G down to C is also a perfect fifth, going down.

Easy to mix up

Going up or down tells you the direction, not the size. Count both end notes when working out an interval from letter names.

A tip for your next go

Start with a few intervals that sound quite different. Try humming the two notes back to yourself before choosing.