intervals.fun
The music interval is a gap (distance) between two notes (pitches).
Interval recognition is base to play by ear and read (hear in the head) notes without using any instrument.
Many people (likely almost all(!)) with some practice can recognize and predict the intervals.
This app draws music intervals to guess.
The intervals can be measured in semitones and you do not have to learn official names to be quite good player.
Below there is the picture for guitar, where note "C" is signed as "0".
But to be professional, you should also know official names of intervals.
| 0 | perfect unison | P1 | |
| ±1 | minor second | m2 | semitone |
| ±2 | major second | M2 | whole tone |
| ±3 | minor third | m3 | |
| ±4 | major third | M3 | |
| ±5 | perfect fourth | P4 | |
| ±6 | | | tritone |
| ±7 | perfect fifth | P5 | |
| ±8 | minor sixth | m6 | |
| ±9 | major sixth | M6 | |
| ±10 | minor seventh | m7 | |
| ±11 | major sevnh | M7 | |
| ±12 | perfect octave | P8 | |
Keyboard shortcuts.
Next - space
Playing - cvnm
Guessing - q asdf gh jkl; ' or numeric keyboard.
Selecting - Q ASDF GH JKL: " or numeric keyboard with 'NumLock'.
About method.
The intervals.fun application let you train your ear in classic way, when a teacher draws interval and you have to guess it.
One way to remember permanently intervals is find your favorite melodies start with those intervals. Some examples you can find in "REFERENCE SONGS" section.
Second way which can help you is use your the closest instrument which one is your own voice. In this way muscle memory is your ally. You do not have to sing loudly. You can just only purr.
You also should to know, you have to be patient. To learn permanently intervals, you likely need at least a few weeks.
The classic way is different than functional ear training. Which method is better? Both have their advantages. Which one choose now? Simply depends on your current needs. You will be able to recognize your needs when you familiarize with both methods.
About application.
The intervals.fun is the royalty free web application for ear training to recognize and predict music intervals between two sounds/notes by drawing them.
This app is designed mainly for mobile devices, but can be also used on laptops or desktops. In this case you can use keyboard to play.
This app at this time is totally royalty free. There is no any kind of sign up, no any giving email address, no ads, and even no cookies. In the future, advertising or paid for some features are considered, but this is rather far future.
The application is still under development. Next features should appear in a few weeks.
Privacy policy.
Reservation - privacy policy can be changed in the future.
Whole intervals.fun website is free of any data stored at your device except page source and sounds files in cache as obvious behavior of your browser on your demand.
This server like many others tracks basic information about users' activities at server site. Among these information are: IP address, timestamps, browser details and others. These information are mainly collected for highly aggregated statistics, server maintenance and for security in abuse cases. Normally none of this information is used to identify the visitors but in case of abuse this is possible.
Contact.
Copyright.
Sounds were created using FluidR3_GM sound fonts without any special permission at this moment.
Original FluidR3_GM sound fonts are created by Frank Wen and they are released under MIT licence with some restriction for comercial use and/or for some cases of reuse. I hope until project is fully royalty free, I fulfill all Frank Wen's expactations regarding his work.
Simplified versions of reference songs are presented without any special permission of songs' authors or any heirs at this moment.
In case of interested in this application, I am going to clear the legal issues to the above-mentioned people.
Regarding whole my own work at this site I reserve all rights.
Copyright © 2021 Jaroslaw Jozwiak.
All rights reserverd.
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Reference songs examples.
FOR KIDS
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The Pink Panther Theme - Mancini
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Strangers In The Night - Sinatra
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Axel F - Faltermeyer
- Beverly Hills Cop Theme
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When the Saints Go Marching In - folk song of North America
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The Tales of Moss and Fern (main trumpet theme) - Celba
Czech cartoon - Pohadky z mechu a kapradi
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The Simpsons - Elfman
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Star Wars Theme - Williams
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Baker Street - Rafferty
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Own exercise tune based on polish folk song.
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Own exercise tune based on polish folk song
- 4th and 5th notes interval.
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Take on me (chorus) - a-ha
... still under construction.
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Reference songs examples.
FOR ADULTS
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Twinkle, twinkle little star!
How I wonder what you are.
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If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
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This is the way we brush our teeth,
Brush our teeth, brush our teeth.
This is the way we brush our teeth,
So early in the morning.
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Mister Johny, mister Johny,
please get up, please get up!
All the bells are ringing,
all the bells are ringing,
bim, bam, bom, bim, bam, bom.
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Where is Ted?
Where's my cat?
Here is Ted.
It's my cat.
... still under construction.
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