Melodic and harmonic

About 2 min to read, then 5 practice questions

One after the other, or together

The same two notes, apart and together

Two notes played one after the other make a melodic interval. Played together, they make a harmonic interval. A harmonic interval is written one note above the other.

Quick check

Is this interval melodic or harmonic?

Counted the same way

A melodic 6th and a harmonic 6th

A melodic or a harmonic interval is numbered the same way. Count the letters from the lower note up, and count both notes.

Quick check

What is the number of this interval?

Remember

One after the other: melodic. Together: harmonic.
Both are numbered the same way: count the letters, both notes included.

Practise this: 5 questions, about 6 min

Answering from memory soon after reading is what makes it stick, so now is a good time.

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