Real Brief Intro To Interval

Today we are going to talk about interval.

Interval is simply the distance between 2 notes. As you can see on the keyboard in your house, there are white pieces and black pieces. So how we measure the distance between notes?

First, you must know the distance between 2 adjacent pieces is half tone or semi tone. Or in other words, distance between neighboring black and white pieces is semi tone.

Long story short, as you can see on the keyboard, the distance between C and D is 2 semi tone (because there is a black piece in between) or we call it tone. This interval is same with other neighboring white pieces (D to E, F to G, G to A, and A to B). Be careful for E to F and B to C. Because there is no black piece in between, so their distance must be semi tone.

To summarize this, the scale C D E F G A B Chas the following pattern of interval :

C (Tone) D (Tone) E (Semi tone) F (Tone) G (Tone) A (Tone) B (Semi tone) C or T T S T T T S for short.

Remember this pattern, because we are going to talk about Major scale next time!

The Difference between Letters and Number Representation of Musical Notes

In this first post, I am going to talk about the differences between letter and number representation of musical notes which often being mistaken. This case happens in most of my friends who worked in music for the first time.

Look at this picture :

There are two different representations of the musical note. The piano shows where the C D E F G A B stands. Below you can see the numbers representing it. The number below is representing the “do re mi fa sol la ti”. So what is the difference?

Okay, the sole difference of these two representation is their position on the musical notation or keyboard. C D E F G A B is always in the same place on the notation (E is always on the first line from below, F is always on the first space from below, G is always on the second line from below, and so on) while “do re mi fa sol la ti” or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 can be on different places at different time.

For example, if you are a choir singer, you may find in your music sheet:

Do = G

This means that “do” or 1 is the same sound as you play G note on the piano. Therefore, “do” or 1 is on the second line from below in this song. The other number will follow–“re”(2) is A, “mi” (3) is B, “fa” is C, and so on. But be careful, in this song, “ti” (7) will be F#. We will talk about it later.

You may find other notation like Do = A, Do = D, or any other. So theoretically, “do re mi fa sol la ti” refers to the notes in major scale (which we will talk about it later) and its interval relation.

I hope this explanation can clear your mind about the differences. So, when you read the musical notation, make sure to read it C D E F G A B than “do re mi fa sol la ti”.

Daikaito Introduction

Hi everyone!

This is DJ Daikaito as people know me. Not really a DJ, just a name I use in arcade rhythm game DJ MAX Technika. My real name is Teiza Adamas. People usually call me Adam.

This new blog is dedicated to share my knowledge in music. I will post everything about music composing, music theory, music mixing, and so on.

It seems like I am an expert in music, right? But, I am not. I am an engineering university graduate. Music is kinda my hobby my life. I want to shape up my career in music. As I write this post, I am learning about music by myself here. So practically I am sharing what I am studying.

So yea, please enjoy my writings. Hope this is useful for you guys and for me also.

Regards,

DJ Daikaito