How to use interval explorer
Interval Explorer helps you see and hear the distance between two notes on a piano. Pick a starting note and a number of semitones, then compare the two notes visually on a keyboard diagram and by ear. It is a simple way to get familiar with how intervals sound, from a unison up to an octave.
- Choose one of the twelve starting notes from the note selector.
- Set the interval by choosing a value from 0 to 12 semitones, where 0 is a unison and 12 is an octave.
- Look at the two-note keyboard diagram to see where the second note sits relative to the first.
- Press the playback option to hear the notes one after another, or together, then download the two-note MIDI example if you want to use it elsewhere.
Try this example
Start on C and set the interval to 7 semitones. The diagram highlights C and G, and playing the notes together produces a perfect fifth.
Keep in mind
Interval labels follow common semitone-based names in equal temperament, so enharmonic spellings such as an augmented fourth versus a diminished fifth are not distinguished.
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