Create and Identify Musical Intervals (treble)

Interval Building Activity – Create and Identify Musical Intervals treble clef (PDF Download)

Help your students confidently recognise, build, and name musical intervals with this hands-on Interval Building Activity, ideal for instrumental lessons, classroom music, music theory tutoring, and exam preparation. This printable resource gives learners a practical and visual way to explore interval construction, including major, minor, perfect, diminished, and augmented intervals from unison to an octave.

Students can either create intervals from given note cards or respond to the teacher’s prompt by building the interval named. This makes the activity perfect for reinforcing theoretical knowledge, preparing for music exams, or supporting learners who benefit from tactile, step-by-step learning.

What’s Included:

28 note cards covering an octave

From C♭ (below middle C) to C♯ an octave above

Notes progress by semitones

Enharmonic equivalents included

12 interval label cards

Choose the type: diminished, minor, major, perfect, augmented

Choose the interval size: unison to octave

How It Works:

Students select a note card and build the interval above (or below) using the card set.

Alternatively, call out an interval (e.g. “major third”) and challenge pupils to find the correct note combination.

Perfect for one-to-one lessons, group learning, theory classes, or as a station activity.

Key Benefits:

Strengthens understanding of interval names and structures

Supports aural training, theory, and notation skills

Clear, visual method for learning semitone steps and enharmonic spellings

Flexible for use with any instrument or theory syllabus

Ideal for beginners through to intermediate musicians