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Now we will practice playing Minor 2nds by ear going down.

Here are several examples of descending Minor 2nds.

Now you will practice writing Minor 2nds as a chord.

The same rules apply.

Please press the Exercise button below.

Now we will begin our first lesson in Ear Training.

Ear Training develops your ability to hear a sound and immediately recognize it.

The is one of the most important skills for anyone who wants to become the UltraMusician.

In this lesson, you will hear a Minor 2nd, then you will play it on your instrument.

Now we will apply the same logic, except this time writing Minor 2nds going down

Remember that between EF and BC there is no accidental.

Please press the Exercise button below.

Now we will learn to write Minor 2nds by name.

The challenge here is to know when to add sharps or flats.

As you probably remember from the previous exercises, some natural notes have accidentals in the middle, while others do not:

Now you will learn to write Minor 2nds using the Notation Tool.

There are many kinds of intervals, such as 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, etc.

Now we will play Minor 2nds as chords.

A chord is two notes played at the same time.

The technical name for a two note chord is a diad.

In music notation, a diad looks like this:

Now we will play Minor 2nds going down.

Please press the Exercise button below.

Minor 2nds

Intervals can be thought of as musical inches.

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

Now we will learn how to read accidentals in music notation.

This note would be called G sharp, which is a half step higher than G.

A Half Step is the same as a Minor 2nd, or a Semitone.

This note would be called E flat which is a half step lower than E.