Reading Music: Intervals

Learn to identify musical intervals

What you'll learn
Learn to identify intervals on the keyboard
Learn to identify intervals on the staff
Learn to identify intervals by sound
Learn fingerings for intervals on the keyboard
Requirements
You will need a basic knowledge of letter names of the piano keys and the notes on the staff (or have taken my course "Reading Music - Notes on the Staff and Keyboard")
A piano keyboard (virtual or real) is helpful but not required.
Description
So few musicians have a comprehensive knowledge of intervals, even though intervals are one of the most important elements of music.Intervals make up chords. Intervals make up melodies. Because of this fact, a musician’s ability to read music, play music, or write music, will greatly depend upon their ability to quickly and accurately identify intervals.The goal of this course is to make you proficient at interval identification, whether it be on the keyboard, on the staff, or by ear.The course is divided into 4 sections:In part 1 you will learn multiple methods for identifying intervals on the keyboard. Choose the method that works best for you.In part 2 you will learn multiple methods for identifying intervals on the staff. Choose the method that works best for you.In part 3 you will learn to identify intervals by sound. In this section you will have access to custom made ear training drills.In part 4 you will learn the fingerings used for all intervals on the piano keyboard.(This course is part of a series of courses that teach both the theoretical and practical aspects of music.)Mr. Peters is an award-winning composer. He is author of multiple academic books on music and a best selling Udemy instructor with tens of thousands of students in over 100 countries.

Overview

Section 1: Musical Distance on the Keyboard

Lecture 1 Half Steps & Whole Steps

Lecture 2 Interval Number & Quality

Lecture 3 8ths (octaves)

Lecture 4 Major & Perfect Intervals

Lecture 5 2nds & 3rds

Lecture 6 4ths & 5ths

Lecture 7 6ths & 7ths

Lecture 8 Complimentary Intervals

Lecture 9 The Tritone

Lecture 10 All Keyboard Intervals

Section 2: Musical Distance on the Staff

Lecture 11 Identifying an Interval's Number on the Staff

Lecture 12 Speed Reading with Odds and Evens

Lecture 13 Harmonic vs Melodic

Lecture 14 Quality of 6ths & 3rds (scale method)

Lecture 15 Quality of 6ths & 3rds (white key method)

Lecture 16 Quality of 7ths & 2nds (scale method)

Lecture 17 Quality of 7ths & 2nds (white key method)

Lecture 18 Augmented & Diminished

Lecture 19 Quality of 4ths & 5ths (scale method)

Lecture 20 Quality of 4ths & 5ths (white key method)

Section 3: Musical Distance by Ear

Lecture 21 3rds and 6ths (ascending)

Lecture 22 3rds and 6ths (descending)

Lecture 23 3rds and 6ths (harmonic)

Lecture 24 2nds and 7ths (ascending)

Lecture 25 2nds and 7ths (descending)

Lecture 26 2nds and 7ths (harmonic)

Lecture 27 4ths, 5ths, 8ths, and Tritones (ascending)

Lecture 28 4ths, 5ths, 8ths and Tritones (descending)

Lecture 29 4ths, 5ths, 8ths and Tritones (harmonic)

Lecture 30 All Intervals (melodic & harmonic)

Section 4: Interval Fingering on the Keyboard

Lecture 31 2nds (fingering)

Lecture 32 3rds (fingering)

Lecture 33 4ths (fingering)

Lecture 34 5ths (fingering)

Lecture 35 6ths (fingering)

Lecture 36 7ths (fingering)

Lecture 37 8ths (fingering)

Lecture 38 Interval Finger Chart

Lecture 39 BONUS LECTURE: LINKS

Anyone who wants to learn musical intervals on the keyboard and on the staff,Anyone who wants to be able to identify intervals by ear,Anyone who wants to learn fingerings for intervals on the piano keyboard,Anyone who wants to improve their ability to read, play and write music