From the dauntingly deadly Jaws theme, to the creepy choral cacophony of Squid Game, we explore why the interval of a semitone sounds so sinister. A semitone is the smallest interval used in Western ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If we were to say the word ‘interval’ to you, what would your first thought be? The theatre? Ice ...

The most important aspect to study in melody writing is probably your intervals. In Western music, we use 12 notes in semitone intervals, in other cultures they have quarter tones and microtonal ...