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Interval

The distance in pitch between two notes (e.g., Major 3rd, Perfect 5th).

The Savvy Take

Don’t just measure intervals; feel them. A Major 7th feels like “yearning.” A Perfect 5th feels “stable.” If you associate an emotion with every interval, sight-reading becomes an emotional map rather than a math problem.

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