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Minor 2nds

An Interval is a measurement of the musical distance between two notes. Intervals can be thought of as musical inches.

A Minor 2nd is the smallest interval in our musical system.

It is the distance from one note to the nearest neighboring note.

Minor 2nds also go by the following names:

  • Half Step
  • Semitone
  • Flat 2 (written "b2")

On the piano it is the distance from one key to it's nearest neighbor, regardless of whether the neighbor is a white key or a black key.

On the guitar it is the distance from one fret to the next adjacent fret, or a fret which produces the same sound.

You're Finished!

profile_instrument; $instruments = array($instrument); $caption = ""; $links = array("Take a Lesson"); if(!isset($instrument)){ //If the instrument is not set, then we will provide links for all three instruments. $caption = "Click one of the links below to take a lesson."; $links = array("Piano", "Guitar", "Bass"); $instruments = array("piano", "guitar", "bass"); } echo $caption . "
"; for($i = 0; $i < count($instruments); $i++){ $link = $links[$i]; $instrument = $instruments[$i]; echo "$link
"; } ?>

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Minor 2nds

An Interval is a measurement of the musical distance between two notes. Intervals can be thought of as musical inches.

A Minor 2nd is the smallest interval in our musical system.

It is the distance from one note to the nearest neighboring note.

Minor 2nds also go by the following names:

  • Half Step
  • Semitone
  • Flat 2 (written "b2")

On the piano it is the distance from one key to it's nearest neighbor, regardless of whether the neighbor is a white key or a black key.

On the guitar it is the distance from one fret to the next adjacent fret, or a fret which produces the same sound.

You're Finished!

profile_instrument; $instruments = array($instrument); $caption = ""; $links = array("Take a Lesson"); if(!isset($instrument)){ //If the instrument is not set, then we will provide links for all three instruments. $caption = "Click one of the links below to take a lesson."; $links = array("Piano", "Guitar", "Bass"); $instruments = array("piano", "guitar", "bass"); } echo $caption . "
"; for($i = 0; $i < count($instruments); $i++){ $link = $links[$i]; $instrument = $instruments[$i]; echo "$link
"; } ?>

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Minor 2nds

Intervals can be thought of as musical inches.

An Interval is a measurement of the musical distance between two notes.

C and D Writing Music With Instrument

In this lesson, you will do the same thing as before but with the Question and Answer reversed.

You will see a note lit up on the instrument, then write it on the staff.



Please press the Exercise button below.

C and D Reading Music

In the next lesson you will read a note in music notation, then play it on your instrument.



Please press the Exercise button below.

C and D Writing Notes by Name

Now you will do the same lesson but in reverse.

You will be given the name of a note, then you will write it using the notation tool.