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Intervals And Accidentals
Accidentals—sharps, flats, and naturals—affect musical intervals by raising or lowering notes and altering their quality and sound. Focusing primarily on half steps and whole steps, this lesson covers how understanding accidentals is key for accurate interval identification and performance.
Essential for students learning to recognize and play intervals accurately, this video provides clear guidance on how accidentals influence pitch and interval relationships.
1: Which are the only two groups of natural notes that are separated by a half step?
2: Which symbol lowers a note by one half step?
3: Which symbol raises a note by one half step?
4: A whole step is equal to which combination of steps?
5: The distance from one note to the very next note either directly above or below the original note is called a:
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Introduction To Intervals
This lesson introduces you to musical intervals—the distance between two notes in pitch. The video explains how intervals are named, measured, and visually identified on the staff.
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