Find the Scale Degrees: Intervals on the Keys

The short answer: Find the Scale Degrees gives you a note and an interval, and you find the note that far above it on the keys. Points scale with speed. Intervals are the unsung heroes of music — the building blocks of every chord and melody — and the keyboard's layout makes them beautifully visual.

What the game is

You get a starting note and an interval and find the target on the keyboard. Because the keys lay pitch out in a straight line, every interval has a consistent visual size — the game turns that into fast recognition.

What it teaches

• Intervals and scale degrees measured on the keyboard.
• The distances that build chords and melodies.
• How the black-and-white pattern makes intervals visible.

Why it's cool

The keyboard is the best place to actually see intervals — a third always looks like a third. Get them under your fingers here and chords stop being shapes to memorize and start being intervals you stack.

Where to start

Read what are scale degrees and the Scale Degrees keyboard course.