, An interval is the distance in pitch between
two notes. This distance is measured by
counting letter names from the lowest note to
the highest note (the lowest note being
counted as 1).
For example, the interval between C and G
would be counted as 5, as there are 5 diferent
letter names
C DE F GA B C
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, Calculating your
number
Rather than calling
the intervals 2, 3, 4
etc., they are named
as shown below.
Note that an interval
of 8 would be called
an ‘octave’, and is
written as 8ve.
2 = 2nd
3 = 3rd
4 = 4th
5 = 5th
6 = 6th
7 = 7th C D E F G A B C
8 = 8ve
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8ve