Diatonic Intervals Ear Training
Diatonic intervals are the distances found naturally within a major scale, without any sharps or flats. Mastering these first makes navigating tonal music incredibly easy.
What are diatonic intervals?
If you start on the root note of a Major scale (Do) and jump to any other note in that scale, you are playing a diatonic interval. They are:
- Major 2nd (Do-Re)
- Major 3rd (Do-Mi)
- Perfect 4th (Do-Fa)
- Perfect 5th (Do-Sol)
- Major 6th (Do-La)
- Major 7th (Do-Ti)
- Perfect 8ve (Do-Do)
The 'Major' shortcut
Notice a pattern? Every interval built from the root of a major scale is either Major or Perfect. There are no minor or diminished intervals when you measure upward from the root of a major key.
How to practice
In the BananaTone Interval settings, deselect all minor intervals and the tritone. Practice leaping from the root to these bright, stable diatonic intervals until they feel like second nature.
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