Melodic intervals sound one note after the other, harmonic ones together, and a melodic one can fall. Either way, measure up from the lower note.
Together or apart
Notes one after the other make a melodic interval; notes together make a harmonic interval. Both are named the same way.
Quick check
Two notes sound together. What kind of interval is it?
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