MusicYears 2–4Theory

Simple intervals

Identify and write intervals of a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and octave above a given note

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a little frog 🐸 sitting on a lily pad. When it jumps to the next lily pad, that's a small step — like moving one note to the next on a piano!

  2. 2

    How many lily pads does a frog hop to make a step interval? 🐸

  3. 3

    Here are two notes on a piano keyboard 🎹. The gap between them is a step — like the frog's hop!

  4. 4

    Let's find a step interval together. Start at the note C. 🎵

  5. 5

    Tap the next note up from this one to make a step interval. 🎹

  6. 6

    If you start at note E, which note is a step up? 🎵

  7. 7

    A step interval means the notes are… 🐸

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