Learning Intervals--Song Association

Being able to identify intervals by both sight and by sound is very helpful. A good way to train your ear to identify intervals is by associating it with a song that begins with that interval. Here are some ideas:

Major 2nd:
Ascending--Happy Birthday
Descending--Mary Had a Little Lamb

Major 3rd:
Ascending--O When the Saints Come Marching In
Descending--Beethoven's 5th

Major 4th:
Ascending--Harry Potter
Descending--I've Been Working on the Railroad

Major 5th:
Ascending--Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Descending--Feelings/Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella

Major 6th:
Ascending--My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Descending--Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Major 7th:
Ascending--Bali Hai
Descending--??? Any ideas???

Major 8th:
Ascending--Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Descending--There's No Business Like Show Business

Identifying Music Intervals

This is a good website for learning to identify musical intervals, both by sight and by sound. A good help in learning to identify a specific interval is matching a familiar song in which the interval is played the first few notes.

file:///Users/Marianne/Desktop/The%20Musical%20Intervals%20Tutor%20:%20Listen%20to%20Intervals.webarchive

Free Printable Flashcards

This is a great resource of free printable music theory graphics. If you can't negotiate the link, just type in the url. There's a long listing of various types of flashcards, etc. along the right side of the website.

http://linkwaregraphics.com/