Day Three: The Musical Intervals

Intervals are units of music that happen on the smallest level.

This post is part of 14 Days of Harmony, a free course for musicians who want to deepen their understanding of harmony, and learn how to develop their connection with sound as a result. You can view the entire course here.

The musical intervals are commonly thought of as the distance between two notes. An interval implies a lived connection between two notes. Melodies are built with them. Harmonies are delivered to us in time through the intervals. The intervals seem to connect sound with its concrete and mathematical origins to our inner world of feeling—and thank goodness. 

The intervals are a basic element of music, and their importance shouldn't be overlooked. Working with the fundamental intervals refines and nurtures our direct connection to our musicality. As this article aims to show, the intervals are the first opportunity that we have to experience a musical unity.

Basic foundations: What are the intervals? 

Let's set the foundation by discussing the intervals as the "distances"…