1. THE scale may be compared to a flight of steps or ladder. It is frequently represented by a ladder with the rounds or steps at unequal | distances apart.

§ 2. The steps or distances observable in the passage of the voice up and down the scale or ladder, are called INTERVALS.

3. An INTERVAL is the distance from any sound of the scale to the next above or below-the difference of pitch between any two sounds. 4. There are two kinds of Intervals in the scale-large and small. 5. The larger intervals are called TONES or STEPS, the smaller, HALF TONES OF SMALL STEPS.*

THE INTERVALS OF THE SCALE.

§ 6. The intervals, as they succeed each other in the scale, are in the following order, viz.:

From One to Two, LARGE

NOTE No. 1. Practise in key of G, D or A, &c., plain tunes, or any of the following exercises, making ne allusion to signatures other than to say now One, [Do], is on D, G, etc.

NOTE No. 2. Desirous of continuing the plan of progressiveness, adopted as the basis of these Elements, interspersing the practical with the theoretical, we think it better to let the class practise in different keys. before the subject of transposition or signatures is explained. The lesson of Intervals is a very important one,-indispensable, if they would understand transposition. Lot them, therefore, learn this thoroughly, and sing on, or, if the cards are used, they having learned this at home, will have all the time in the class for singing. The card should always be given out at the close of a lesson; the subject of it being taken up at the next lesson.

Tone or Step,

From Five to Six, Six to Seven,

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Three to Four,

SMALL

Half Tone, or

Seven to Eight, SMALL

Half tone, or

Small step.

Small step.

"Four to Five,

LARGE Tone or Step,

7. If the pupils observe carefully where the small intervals are situated, they will not be liable to make mistakes, as they will then have only to remember that all the rest are large.

Good teachers differ as to the proper use or application of these and other terms. Such differences, however, we do not consider of much importance. They seem to us the "mint and cummin," in the frequent discussion of which the "weightier matters of the law" are often neglected. So long as pupils make themselves familiar with the generally received nomenclature of the musical art, and understand its ap plication, we should be satished. We have given above both terms; teachers will adopt whichever they preter.

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