Hearspan

Hear a reference interval, then reproduce the same interval from a new tone. 4 rounds.

Reference interval: tone A then tone B

Now reproduce it: set D so C → D matches the reference

Set D 0 cents

About Hearspan — reproducing an interval

Hearspan trains interval reproduction — hearing the distance between two pitches and rebuilding that same distance from a fresh starting tone. Carrying an interval to a new pitch is transposition by ear: it lets a singer shift a phrase into a comfortable key and a player match a part starting anywhere.

Listen to a reference interval, then a new tone plays. Reproduce the same distance from it — the same leap, higher or lower — across four rounds that ask for steadily finer control of the gap.

An interval is the gap between two pitches, and its size stays the same wherever you start. Our guide to musical intervals explains how they work. Browse all our ear-training guides for more.