Interval Cue Chart
Classical • TV/Commercial • Movie • Song/Standard — quick, relatable hooks for ear training across ages.
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| Interval | Classical | Movie Theme | TV / Commercial | Song / Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m2 — minor 2nd | Beethoven — Für Elise (opening) | Jaws (shark motif) | The Twilight Zone • Intel logo sting | Stevie Wonder — “Isn’t She Lovely” (Isn’t...) • European sirens |
| M2 — major 2nd | Frère Jacques (children’s song) | Close Encounters (5-tone motif) | NBC chimes • State Farm “Like a good neigh-bor” | “Happy Birthday” • Do-Re-Mi (do→re) |
| m3 — minor 3rd | Brahms’ Lullaby | Greensleeves (used in many films) | McDonald’s “I’m lovin’ it” • “Three Blind Mice” | Beatles — “Hey Jude” • Deep Purple — “Smoke on the Water” (riff) |
| M3 — major 3rd | Beethoven’s 5th (opening period leads to M3) | Summertime (Porgy & Bess) | Gilligan’s Island theme | “When the Saints Go Marching In” • “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” |
| P4 — perfect 4th | Wagner — Here Comes the Bride | Harry Potter (Hedwig’s Theme) | Taco Bell “bong” • “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (ads) | Adeste Fideles • “Taps” (bugle) |
| TT — tritone | Stravinsky — Rite of Spring (prominent tritones) | Maria (West Side Story) • Jeopardy! Think theme | The Simpsons • Law & Order “dun-dun” | Black Sabbath — “Black Sabbath” (main riff) |
| P5 — perfect 5th | Strauss — Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001 fanfare) | Star Wars • Superman | The Flintstones • Baseball “Charge!” | “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” • “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” |
| m6 — minor 6th | Joplin — The Entertainer (opening leap) | Love Story theme | Looney Tunes fanfares • Old air-raid sirens | Black Orpheus • “Go Down, Moses” |
| M6 — major 6th | NBC chimes (low→middle bell) | “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” | Ice-cream truck jingles • Holiday ad carols | “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” • “Jingle Bells” (verse line) |
| m7 — minor 7th | Gershwin — An American in Paris | Somewhere (West Side Story) | Star Trek theme • Yahoo! “Yah-hoo!” | Herbie Hancock — “Watermelon Man” • “Cool” (WSS) |
| M7 — major 7th | Bali Ha’i (South Pacific) | Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2nd phrase) | Friends theme (verse) • A-ha “Take On Me” | Norah Jones — “Don’t Know Why” • Chicago — “Color My World” |
| Octave | Somewhere Over the Rainbow (“Some-where…”) | Blue Bossa • “Let It Snow” | Singin’ in the Rain • WSS “Tonight” duet | “Willow Weep for Me” • Big Ben chimes • Train horns |
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