Interval songs
Interval songs are used for learning intervals recognition in ear training. Each interval is associated with a song whose beginning (or other significant part) contains this interval. Choose songs that you are most familiar with.
| Interval | Ascending | Descending |
|---|---|---|
| Minor second | White Christmas - Irving Berlin in "I'm - dreaming" The Pink Panther - Movie Theme first interval A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles in "It's - been" | Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven first interval Stella by Starlight - Victor Young in "The - song" |
| Major second | Silent Night - Franz Xaver Gruber first syllable Happy Birthday - Patty and Mildred Hill in "Happy - birtday" | Yesterday - The Beatles in "Yes-terday" Eight Days a Week - The Beatles in "Ooh - I need"Satin Doll - Duke Ellington first interval |
| Minor third | Greensleeves - Folk song in "A-las" Georgia On My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael in "Geor-gia" Light my Fire - The Doors in "You-know" | Hey Jude - The Beatles in "Hey - Jude" Misty - Erroll Garner in "Look - at" Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - spiritual in "Swing - low" |
| Major third | When the Saints - gospel hymn first interval The Four Seasons - Spring - Antonio Vivaldi first interval Kumbaya my Lord - spiritual first interval | Summertime - George Gershwin in "Summ-er" Symphony No. 5 - Fate - Ludwig van Beethoven first downwards interval Goodnight, Ladies - folk song in "Good - night" |
| Fourth | Amazing Grace - Christian hymn in "A-ma" Here Comes the Bride - Richard Wagner first upwards interval | Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first interval of highest voice |
| Tritone | The Simpsons - Movie Theme | Blue 7 - Sonny Rollins first interval of solo |
| Fifth | Scarborough Fair - traditional ballad in "Are you - going" Twinkle twinkle little star - popular lullaby in "Twinkle - twinkle" | It Don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington in "It-don't" |
| Minor sixth | The Entertainer - Scott Joplin first interval of fifth bar Conquest of Paradise - Vangelis | Love Story - Chick Corea in words "In-my" |
| Major sixth | My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean - folk song in "My-Bonnie" | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - spiritual song in "No-body" |
| Minor seventh | Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story) in "There's-a" | Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock first interval in sax solo |
| Major seventh | Take On Me - A-ha in "Take-on" | I Love You - Cole Porter In "I love-you" |
| Octave | Somewhere over the rainbow - Harold Arlen In "I Some-where" | Willow Weep For Me - Ann Ronell In "I Will-ow" |
Interval songs in MyEarTraining
You can see ear training interval songs list in MyEarTraining apps (both on Android and iOS) by tapping on the top right icon while you are practicing any exercise. You can customise the built-in list even by adding your own custom songs.
