But nobody is born being able to hear [intervals], and many people never master them. Some people never even notice that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "The Alphabet Song" follow the same melody (and hence consist of the same sequence of intervals).

Gary F. Marcus
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The interval of a fourth is the distance between two notes that are separated by a whole number of half steps. For example, between A and B on the piano is a distance of two half steps. Between C and D is a distance of three half steps, and so on. Novices, including most children, will play chromatic scales using only whole-number intervals.

But as experience continues, these intervals become difficult to hear due to their small size. Some people never even notice that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "The Alphabet Song" follow the same melody (and hence consist of the same sequence of intervals).

Source: Guitar Zero: The New Musician And The Science Of Learning

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