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Interval Writing Worksheet
Free interval writing worksheet: write the note a given interval above or below a note. Correct spelling practice, easy to hard, printable with answers.
Interval Writing Worksheet
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How to use it
- Pick a difficulty, a direction (above or below) and how the starting note is shown.
- Press New worksheet to generate a set of questions.
- For each question, count letter names to find the letter of the new note, then add the sharp or flat that gives the right size.
- Show answers to see the correct note on a staff, or print the answer page.
This worksheet trains the writing side of intervals: you are given a note and an interval name, and you write the second note. It is the skill needed for building scales, chords and transposing, and it is the reverse of reading an interval.
The method#
- Letter first. Count the number of the interval in letter names, up or down, starting with the given note as 1. A 6th above E is the letter C.
- Then the accidental. Work out how many semitones the interval needs (major 6th = 9, minor 6th = 8, and so on) and add the sharp or flat to the new note that makes the distance correct.
- Check by naming the interval you wrote.
Difficulty levels#
- Easy: the given note is a natural note; the intervals are major or perfect (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, octave).
- Medium: the given note may have a sharp or flat; minor intervals are included.
- Hard: augmented and diminished intervals are added, and answers may need a double sharp or double flat.
You can show the given note on a staff, or give it as a letter name and write both notes yourself on an empty staff. The answer key shows the two notes together on a staff and explains the letter count.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write an interval above a note?
Count up the number of letter names first: a 5th above D uses the letters D-E-F-G-A, so the answer is some kind of A. Then adjust the accidental until the semitone count matches the quality asked for.
Why is a major 3rd above B written D-sharp and not E-flat?
A 3rd must use the third letter name counting from B, which is D. B to D-sharp is 4 semitones, a major 3rd. B to E-flat is also 4 semitones, but it spans four letter names, so it is a diminished 4th.
How do I write an interval below a note?
Count down the letters (a 3rd below G is E) and then set the accidental so the interval measures the right number of semitones from the lower note up to the given note.
When do double sharps and double flats appear?
On the hard level, augmented and diminished intervals above or below sharp or flat notes can need them. For example, a major 2nd above E-sharp is F-double-sharp.