Octaves roasting on an open fire... very cool!

[AlohaJoe]

A clever way to learn some intervals, sung to the tune of Mel Tormé's Christmas song, from David Rakowski: http://ziodavino.blogspot.com/2010/12/octaves-roasting.html?spref=fb

Octaves roasting on an open fire,
Major sixths nipping at your nose,
Major seconds being sung by a choir,
Chromatic alterations of the scale.

Diatonic scale.
A turkey and some mistletoe
Major sixths make the season bright.
Major seconds with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

There's minor sevenths on their way.
They've loaded lots of minor seconds on their sleigh.
And every minor sixth will want to spy
To see the supertonic prolonged over five.

And octave offering this simple phrase
To major sixths one to ninety-two.
Although it's been said many times, many ways,
Meet the Flintstones. To you.

 

[fronobulax]

Interesting. More fun than the usual tricks where you remember a popular melody and then the interval it illustrates.

 

[poser]

That's really clever.

I need all the help I can get in trying to hear those intervals. Thanks for posting.

 

[taabru45]

Gotta work on my intervals....got the intermission thing down pretty well though... :lol: Steffan

 

[Ravon]

Thats pretty cool Joe. I might just try it