Assignment 15
Reading
Here is my 4-page primer on fourths and fifths plus inversion and compound intervals (handed out in class)
Teoría
WARMUP (not graded or required)
construct perfect fifths
Use the natural-note method described in the reading—
don’t count half steps!GRADED EXERCISES
Skill 1a construct 10 fifths of all qualities; treble & bass clefs; 20 seconds each
Skill 1b construct 10 fourths of all qualities; treble & bass clefs; 20 seconds eachSkill 2a identify 10 fifths of all qualities; treble & bass clefs; 20 seconds each
Skill 2b identify 10 fourths of all qualities; treble & bass clefs; 20 seconds eachScoring for each skill (average of a & b): 95-100 = 10 pts; 85-90 = 9 pts; 75-80 = 8 pts; 65-70 = 7 pts; 55-60 = 5 pts; 45-50 = 3 pts; <45= 0 pts
(FYI) Recognizing melodic intervals by ear
Here are some well-known tunes beginning with perfect 5ths or 4ths:Ascending 5th: Twinkle, Star Wars; also “All the Pretty Little Horses”
Ascending 4ths: Here Comes the Bride, Wheels on the Bus, BingoAll of these are tonic-to-dominant (the 5ths) or dominant to tonic (the 4ths). Be aware that the “feel” of fifths elsewhere in the scale may be slightly different for you.
For more interval-tune associations: Earmaster
(more FYI) “Power chords” are just parallel p5ths, or p5ths + 8ves
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Weird Al Yankovic: Smells Like Nirvana
John Mayer: All Along The Watchtower
Stromae: Alors on danse.
Here, at the cue point, there are parallel 5th in the upper part (the guitarish synthy sound).
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Weird Al Yankovic: Smells Like Nirvana
John Mayer: All Along The Watchtower
Stromae: Alors on danse.
Here, at the cue point, there are parallel 5th in the upper part (the guitarish synthy sound).