9 Interval Testing and Activities

When attempting to identify intervals, the most reliable and proven method is song association. When you hear the two notes, and if you can hear the song associated with that interval, you should be able to correctly identify the interval. If that method isn’t working for you, you can try audiating a major scale, “climbing” from note to note until you hear the second note of the interval. If you have “climbed” up to the sixth note, for example, the interval would be a major 6th. If, when you have climbed the correct number of notes, it doesn’t sound quite right, it could be that the top note was lowered and is a minor interval rather than major.

The first and second activities below start with only major or perfect intervals.

1st Activity – Identify Major Diatonic Intervals – all in the same key (10 Questions)

2nd Activity – Identify Major Diatonic Intervals – different keys (10 Questions)

3rd Activity – Identify Major and Minor Intervals – different keys (10 Questions)

4th Activity – Identify the Interval – different keys (10 Questions)