Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 4, Lesson 5 of 6
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Writing an interval

Music theory, Intervals, 4 minutes

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Write any interval above a note, simple or compound: count up the letter names, choose the sign for the semitones, and for a compound, add an octave.

Worked example: an augmented 2nd above B flat

One semitone more: augmented, C sharp

To write an interval above a note:

  1. Letter: a 2nd above B is C.
  2. Semitones: a major 2nd is 2; augmented is one more, 3.
  3. So the note is C sharp.

Quick check

A minor 6th above F is:

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