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Reading & hearing intervals

Recognise steps, skips and distances; place two notes in one strike.

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  1. Lesson 59

    Treble clef reading: steps and skips

    Read the direction and the seconds/thirds from C4.

    In Piano for adult beginners

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  2. Lesson 96

    Reading by interval: right hand

    Read the first note's name, then the direction and interval.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  3. Lesson 97

    Reading by interval: left hand

    Recognise direction on its own in the bass clef.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  4. Lesson 98

    Two notes as one sound

    Drop 4ths/5ths/6ths as one sound instead of two strikes.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  5. Lesson 99

    Evening bells: first four bars

    A melody built on intervals over two long bass notes.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  6. Lesson 100

    Sing first, then check the interval

    Hear the lower note, sing the upper note yourself, then find the key to check.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  7. Lesson 189

    Complete piece: Bells and echoes

    A 12-bar piece read by intervals: a call and its echo, then two notes sounding together.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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