# Interval recognition

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{{Short description|Ability to name and reproduce musical intervals}}'''Interval recognition''', the ability to name and reproduce [musical interval](/source/musical_interval)s, is an important part of [ear training](/source/ear_training), [music transcription](/source/music_transcription), [musical intonation](/source/musical_intonation) and [sight-reading](/source/sight-reading).

== Reference songs ==
Some music teachers teach their students relative pitch by having them associate each possible interval with the first interval of a popular song.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayfield|first=Connie E.|year=2012|title=Theory Essentials, Volume I: An Integrated Approach to Harmony, Ear Training, and Keyboard Skills|edition=2nd|publisher=Schirmer|location=New York|isbn=9781133713807|pages=50–51|url={{Google books|id=0RYKAAAAQBAJ|plain-url=yes}}}}</ref> Such songs are known as "reference songs".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sutton|first=Christopher|title=The Ultimate Guide to Interval Ear Training|url=http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/ultimate-guide-to-interval-ear-training/|publisher=Easy Ear Training|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> However, others have shown that such familiar-melody associations are quite limited in scope, applicable only to the specific scale-degrees found in each melody.<ref>Rogers, Michael (1983): "Beyond Intervals: The Teaching of Tonal Hearing", ''[Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy](/source/Journal_of_Music_Theory_Pedagogy)'', (6):18-34</ref>

Here are some examples for each interval:

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| 0/[unison](/source/unison)
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* "[America the Beautiful](/source/America_the_Beautiful)" (on "Oh beautiful")'<ref>{{cite web|title=America the Beautiful|url=http://cantorion.org/pieces/3049/America-the-Beautiful-%28Materna%29|publisher=Cantorion|author=[Samuel A. Ward](/source/Samuel_A._Ward)}}</ref>
* "[God Save the King](/source/God_Save_the_King)"/"[My Country, 'Tis of Thee](/source/My_Country%2C_'Tis_of_Thee)"
* "[Hava Nagila](/source/Hava_Nagila)"<ref>{{cite web|title=Hava Nagila|url=http://jewishcuba.org/hava.html|publisher=The Jews of Cuba|author=Traditional}}</ref>
* "[Jingle Bells](/source/Jingle_Bells)"<ref>{{cite web|title=Jingle Bells|url=http://cantorion.org/music/49/Jingle+Bells|publisher=Cantorion|author= James Lord Pierpont|authorlink= James Lord Pierpont}}</ref>
* "[La Marseillaise](/source/La_Marseillaise)"<ref>{{cite web|title=La Marseillaise|url=https://www.mfiles.co.uk/scores/la-marseillaise.pdf|publisher=mfiles|author= Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle}}</ref>
* "[One Note Samba](/source/One_Note_Samba)"<ref>{{cite web|title=One Note Samba|url=https://musescore.com/user/28954815/scores/5161080|website=[MuseScore](/source/MuseScore)|author=[Antônio Carlos Jobim](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim)}}</ref>
* "[Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star](/source/Twinkle%2C_Twinkle%2C_Little_Star)" (on "twin-kle")
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| 1/[minor second](/source/minor_second)
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* "[Rule, Britannia!](/source/Rule%2C_Britannia!)"
* "[As time goes by](/source/As_Time_Goes_By_(song))"
* "[Maquillaje](/source/Maquillaje_(song))" by [Mecano](/source/Mecano)
* [Theme of the One Ring](/source/Music_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_film_series) from ''[The Lord of the Rings](/source/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series))''{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
* Theme from ''[Jaws](/source/Jaws_(film))''<ref name=EarMaster>{{cite web|title=Songs to learn musical intervals|url=https://www.earmaster.com/products/free-tools/interval-song-chart-generator.html|website=EarMaster|publisher=EarMaster ApS|access-date=14 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=scales/>
* "[Nice Work If You Can Get It](/source/Nice_Work_If_You_Can_Get_It_(song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Isn't She Lovely](/source/Isn't_She_Lovely)"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* [Ode to Joy](/source/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)) (2nd and 3rd notes)<ref name=scales>{{cite web|title=Use Songs You Know to Learn Your Musical Intervals|url=http://www.scales-chords.com/articles/Use-Songs-You-Know-to-Learn-Your-Musical-Intervals.html|website=Musical scales and chords|access-date=14 November 2016}}</ref>

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* "[Stella by Starlight](/source/Stella_by_Starlight)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Joy to the World](/source/Joy_to_the_World)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|title=Joy to the World|url=http://imslp.org/wiki/Joy_to_the_World_(Mason,_Lowell)|publisher=[IMSLP](/source/IMSLP)|author= Lowell Mason|authorlink= Lowell Mason}}</ref>
* "[Für Elise](/source/F%C3%BCr_Elise)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref name=scales/><ref>{{cite web|title=Für Elise|url=http://imslp.org/wiki/Für_Elise,_WoO_59_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)|publisher=[IMSLP](/source/IMSLP)|author= Ludwig van Beethoven|authorlink= Ludwig van Beethoven}}</ref>
* Theme from ''[Jurassic Park](/source/Jurassic_Park)''<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* [Wedding March (Mendelssohn)](/source/Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn))<ref name=scales/>

* “[Óleo de mujer con sombrero](/source/%C3%93leo_de_mujer_con_sombrero)" by [Silvio Rodríguez](/source/Silvio_Rodr%C3%ADguez)
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| 2/[major second](/source/major_second)
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* "[Frère Jacques](/source/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|title=Frère Jacques|url=http://www.traditional-songs.com/frere_jacques.php|publisher=traditional-songs.com|author= Traditional|authorlink= Traditional}}</ref>
* "[Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer](/source/Rudolph_the_red-nosed_reindeer)"
* "[Silent Night](/source/Silent_Night)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|title=Silent Night|url=http://www.wikifonia.org/node/202|publisher=[Wikifonia](/source/Wikifonia)|author=Franz Xaver Gruber|authorlink=Franz Xaver Gruber|access-date=2014-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602113335/http://www.wikifonia.org/node/202|archive-date=2013-06-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[Never Gonna Give You Up](/source/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up)"<ref>{{cite web|title=Never Gonna Give You Up|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5HmKomT7Y|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|author= Rick Astley|authorlink= Rick Astley}}</ref>
* "[Strangers in the Night](/source/Strangers_in_the_Night)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Do-Re-Mi](/source/Do-Re-Mi)"<ref name=scales/>
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* "[Mary Had a Little Lamb](/source/Mary_Had_a_Little_Lamb)"<ref name=scales/>
* "[Three Blind Mice](/source/Three_Blind_Mice)"'<ref name=EarMaster/><ref name=scales/><ref>{{cite book|title=Complete Version of ye Three Blind Mice|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26060|publisher=[Project Gutenberg](/source/Project_Gutenberg)|author= John W. Ivimey}}</ref>
* "[Satin Doll](/source/Satin_Doll)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[The First Noel](/source/The_First_Noel)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=The First Nowell|url=http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/first_nowell.htm|publisher=The Hymns and Carols of Christmas}}</ref>
* "[Pictures at an exhibition](/source/Pictures_at_an_exhibition)" by [Modest Mussorgsky](/source/Modest_Mussorgsky)
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| 3/[minor third](/source/minor_third)
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* "[The Sound of Silence](/source/The_Sound_of_Silence)" by [Simon and Garfunkel](/source/Simon_and_Garfunkel)
* "[A Cruel Angel's Thesis](/source/A_Cruel_Angel's_Thesis)" (theme from ''[Neon Genesis Evangelion](/source/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)'')
* "[Axel F](/source/Axel_F)" (the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' theme song)<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Greensleeves](/source/Greensleeves)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Greensleeves|url=http://tradtune.com/128275/Greensleeves.htm|publisher=TradTunes.com|access-date=2014-08-03|archive-date=2012-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614010439/http://tradtune.com/128275/Greensleeves.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[Smoke on the Water](/source/Smoke_on_the_Water)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[O Canada](/source/O_Canada)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=National Anthem: O Canada|date=6 October 2015|url=http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1359402373291/1359402467746|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=3 August 2014|archive-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112205614/http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1359402373291/1359402467746|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[The Impossible Dream](/source/The_Impossible_Dream_(The_Quest))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[So Long, Farewell](/source/The_Sound_of_Music_(film))"<ref name=scales/>
* "[Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone](/source/Septimus_Winner)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Iron Man](/source/Iron_Man_(song))" by [Black Sabbath](/source/Black_Sabbath)<ref name=scales/>
* "[Bad](/source/Bad_(Michael_Jackson_song))"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* "[Brahms's Lullaby](/source/Brahms's_Lullaby)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{IMSLP|cname=5 Lieder, Op. 49 (Brahms); 4. Wiegenlied (Berceuse)|work=5 Lieder, Op.49 (Brahms, Johannes)}}</ref>
* "[Hallelujah](/source/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song))"
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* "[Hey Jude](/source/Hey_Jude)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref name=scales/>
* "[The Star-Spangled Banner](/source/The_Star-Spangled_Banner)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref name=scales/><ref>{{IMSLP|cname=The Star-Spangled Banner|work=The Star-Spangled Banner (Smith, John Stafford)}}</ref>
* "[Frosty the Snowman](/source/Frosty_the_Snowman)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Te Diré](/source/Te_Dir%C3%A9)" by [Miguel Bosé](/source/Miguel_Bos%C3%A9)
* "[This Old Man](/source/This_Old_Man)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Free Sheet Music: 'This Old Man' (Primer Level)|url=http://pianopronto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012_THIS_OLD_MAN.pdf|publisher=Piano Pronto|access-date=2014-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808130019/http://pianopronto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012_THIS_OLD_MAN.pdf|archive-date=2014-08-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[Can We Fix It?](/source/Can_We_Fix_It%3F)" from ''[Bob the Builder](/source/Bob_the_Builder)''
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| 4/[major third](/source/major_third)
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* "[When the Saints Go Marching In](/source/When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "Spring" from Vivaldi's "[Four Seasons](/source/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi))"<ref name=EarMaster /><ref>{{IMSLP|cname=Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 (Vivaldi)|work=Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 (Vivaldi, Antonio)}}</ref>
* "[Kumbaya](/source/Kumbaya)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[And did those feet in ancient time](/source/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time)"
* "[O mio babbino caro](/source/O_mio_babbino_caro)"
* "[Little Talks](/source/Little_Talks)"
* "[Here, There and Everywhere](/source/Here%2C_There_and_Everywhere)" by [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles)
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* "[Summertime](/source/Summertime_(George_Gershwin_song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Swing Low, Sweet Chariot](/source/Swing_Low%2C_Sweet_Chariot)"<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{IMSLP|cname=Swing Low, Sweet Chariot|work=Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Willis, Wallis)}}</ref>
* "[Goodnight, Ladies](/source/Goodnight%2C_Ladies)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* Beethoven's [Symphony No. 5](/source/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)) (first movement)<ref name=EarMaster/><ref>{{IMSLP|cname=Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 (Beethoven)|work=Symphony No.5, Op.67 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)}}</ref>
* "[Vois sur ton chemin](/source/Vois_sur_ton_chemin)" from “[Les Choristes](/source/Les_Choristes)”

* "[Stressed out](/source/Stressed_out)” by [Twenty one pilots](/source/Twenty_one_pilots) (when it says, “wish we could TURN BACK time”)
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| 5/[perfect fourth](/source/perfect_fourth) <!--No more examples please-->
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* "[Auld Lang Syne](/source/Auld_Lang_Syne)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[O Tannenbaum/Oh Christmas Tree](/source/O_Tannenbaum)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* [Here Comes the Bride](/source/Bridal_Chorus)<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Amazing Grace](/source/Amazing_Grace)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
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* ''[Eine kleine Nachtmusik](/source/Eine_kleine_Nachtmusik)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[O Come, All Ye Faithful](/source/O_Come%2C_All_Ye_Faithful)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* Theme from ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))''<ref name=EarMaster/>
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* “[Marcha Real](/source/Marcha_Real)”
* "[Big Ben chime](/source/Big_Ben_chime)” (or “[Let 'em in](/source/Let_'em_in)” by [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney), which has the same tune at the beginning
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| 6/[tritone](/source/tritone)
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* "[Maria](/source/Maria_(West_Side_Story_song))" from ''[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[The Simpsons Theme](/source/The_Simpsons_Theme)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
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* "[YYZ](/source/YYZ_(song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Black Sabbath](/source/Black_Sabbath_(song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Even Flow](/source/Even_Flow)"
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| 7/[perfect fifth](/source/perfect_fifth)
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* ''[Also sprach Zarathustra](/source/Also_sprach_Zarathustra)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Can't Help Falling in Love](/source/Can't_Help_Falling_in_Love)" (on ''Wise Men'')<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[My Favorite Things](/source/My_Favorite_Things_(song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Scarborough Fair](/source/Scarborough_Fair_(ballad))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* [Theme from ''Star Wars''](/source/Star_Wars_(Main_Title))<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star](/source/Twinkle%2C_Twinkle%2C_Little_Star)" (from 1st to 2nd "twinkle")<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Yeah!](/source/Yeah!_(Usher_song))"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
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* ''[Back to the Future](/source/Back_to_the_Future)'' Theme<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Don't You (Forget About Me)](/source/Don't_You_(Forget_About_Me))" chorus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noteflight.com/music/titles/efd19a89-813b-4774-8694-afc61a4e6638/don-t-you-forget-about-me|access-date=10 November 2023|title=Don't You (Forget About Me)|publisher=[Hal Leonard](/source/Hal_Leonard)|via=noteflight.com}}</ref>
* ''[The Flintstones](/source/The_Flintstones)'' Theme<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Seven Steps to Heaven](/source/Seven_Steps_to_Heaven_(composition))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?](/source/Drunken_Sailor)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* ''[Halloween](/source/Halloween_(1978_film))'' Theme
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| 8/[minor sixth](/source/minor_sixth)
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* "[In my life](/source/In_my_life)” by “[The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles)"
* "[Go Down Moses](/source/Go_Down_Moses)" on "When Is[-rael]"
* Theme of ''[1492: Conquest of Paradise](/source/1492%3A_Conquest_of_Paradise)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[The Entertainer](/source/The_Entertainer_(rag))" (big interval after pick-up)<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Close Every Door](/source/Close_Every_Door)"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* "[Nothing Compares 2 U](/source/Nothing_Compares_2_U)"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
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* "You're Everything" from ''[Light as a Feather](/source/Light_as_a_Feather)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Where Do I Begin?](/source/(Where_Do_I_Begin%3F)_Love_Story)" from the film ''[Love Story](/source/Love_Story_(1970_film))''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Call Me Maybe](/source/Call_Me_Maybe)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
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| 9/[major sixth](/source/major_sixth)
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* "[El día que me quieras](/source/El_d%C3%ADa_que_me_quieras_(song))" by [Carlos Gardel](/source/Carlos_Gardel)
* "[Gabriel's Oboe](/source/Gabriel's_Oboe)" (on the  “chorus/climax”) by “[Ennio Morricone](/source/Ennio_Morricone)” from the film “[The Mission](/source/The_Mission_(1986_film))”
* "[For He's a Jolly Good Fellow](/source/For_He's_a_Jolly_Good_Fellow)"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* "[It Came Upon the Midnight Clear](/source/It_Came_Upon_the_Midnight_Clear)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Jingle Bells](/source/Jingle_Bells)" (on "{{em|dash-ing}} through the snow")<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Leia's Theme](/source/Leia's_Theme)" (from ''Star Wars'')<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Libiamo ne' lieti calici](/source/Libiamo_ne'_lieti_calici)", [brindisi](/source/brindisi) from Verdi's 1853 opera ''[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AwesomeMusic/GiuseppeVerdi|title=Awesome Music / Giuseppe Verdi|website=tvtropes.org|access-date=2023-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/bhr7293/large/sco10018.html|chapter=3. Libiamo ne' lieti calici|page=18|title=[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)|author1=[Giuseppe Verdi](/source/Giuseppe_Verdi)|author2=[Francesco Maria Piave](/source/Francesco_Maria_Piave)|translator=Natalie MacFarren|others=piano reduction by [Berthold Tours](/source/Berthold_Tours)|publisher=[G. Schirmer](/source/G._Schirmer)|location=New York|year=1899}}</ref>
* "[My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean](/source/My_Bonnie_Lies_over_the_Ocean)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[My Way](/source/My_Way)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* [NBC chimes](/source/NBC_chimes)<ref name=EarMaster/>
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* "[Man in the Mirror](/source/Man_in_the_Mirror)" (chorus)<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
* "[The Music of the Night](/source/The_Music_of_the_Night)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen](/source/Nobody_Knows_the_Trouble_I've_Seen)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Over There](/source/Over_There)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Until I Found You](/source/Until_I_Found_You)" by Stephen Sanchez
* "[Sweet Caroline](/source/Sweet_Caroline)"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Diamond|first=Neil|date=1969|title=Sweet Caroline Sheet Music|url=https://www.muhlsdk12.org/cms/lib07/PA01916549/Centricity/Domain/259/Sweet%20Caroline.pdf|access-date=31 March 2023|website=muhlsdk12.org}}</ref>
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| 10/[minor seventh](/source/minor_seventh)
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* [Theme from ''Star Trek''](/source/Theme_from_Star_Trek)<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Somewhere](/source/Somewhere_(song))" from ''[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[The Winner Takes It All](/source/The_Winner_Takes_It_All)"<ref name="EarMaster" /><ref name=scales/>
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* "[Watermelon Man](/source/Watermelon_Man_(composition))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[An American in Paris](/source/An_American_in_Paris)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Lady Jane](/source/Lady_Jane_(song))" (refrain)<ref name=EarMaster/>
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| 11/[major seventh](/source/major_seventh)
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* "[Take On Me](/source/Take_On_Me)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* Theme from ''[Fantasy Island](/source/Fantasy_Island)''<ref name=EarMaster/>
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* "[I Love You](/source/I_Love_You_(Cole_Porter_song))"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Nat King Cole)”
* "[Maybe](/source/Maybe_(Brainstorm_song))"
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| 12/[octave](/source/octave)
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* "[Over the Rainbow](/source/Over_the_Rainbow)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Blue Bossa](/source/Blue_Bossa)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[The Christmas Song](/source/The_Christmas_Song)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Starman](/source/Starman_(song))"
* "[Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!](/source/Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
* "[Heigh-Ho](/source/Heigh-Ho)” from “[Snow White](/source/Snow_White)"
* "[When You Wish Upon a Star](/source/When_You_Wish_Upon_a_Star)"
* "[The Sound of Silence](/source/The_Sound_of_Silence)” by [Simon and Garfunkel](/source/Simon_and_Garfunkel) (when it says: AND THE, VISION)
* "[Don't Look Back In Anger](/source/Don't_Look_Back_In_Anger)"
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* "[Willow Weep for Me](/source/Willow_Weep_for_Me)"<ref name=EarMaster/>
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In addition, there are various [solmization](/source/solmization) systems (including [solfeggio](/source/solfeggio), [sargam](/source/sargam_(music)), and [numerical sight-singing](/source/numerical_sight-singing)) that assign specific syllables to different notes of the [scale](/source/scale_(music)). Among other things, this makes it easier to hear how intervals sound in different contexts, such as starting on different notes of the same scale.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Audio files of musical intervals}}

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