BERKLEE ONLINE

Developing Your Musicianship

Lesson 2 Study Guide

The Perfect Fourth and Fifth Intervals

Here is the construction of a perfrect fourth and fth:

&
& w
C

Perfect Fourth

P4

Here is the perfect fourth on the staff and keyboard:

w [w

Perfect Fifth

P5

w [w

w
F

Perfect Fourth

Here is the perfect fth on the staff and keyboard:

&

w
Perfect Fifth

BERKLEE ONLINE

Developing Your Musicianship

Lesson 2 Study Guide

2.

Major and Minor Triads

Here is an example of a major and minor triad:

&
&
C

Major Triad

P5

Here is the major triad layed out one note at a time:

w [w w
w
E

Minor Triad

] minor 3rd ] Major 3rd

P5

w b [ w w
G

] Major 3rd ] minor 3rd

w
Major 3rd

w
Minor 3rd

C Here is the minor triad layed out one note at a time:

&

w
Minor 3rd

bw

Eb

w
Major 3rd

w
G

Eb C G

BERKLEE ONLINE

Developing Your Musicianship

Lesson 2 Study Guide

3.

C Major Triads of I, IV, V

Here are the triads of the C Major scale with the major triads and functions highlighted:

&

w w w
I
Tonic

w w w

w w w

w w w
IV

w w w
V

w w w

w w w

w w w
I
Tonic

Subdominant Dominant

Here are the major triads on the keyboard:

C D E

F G A B C D

IV V

To play the triads, use the 1-3-5 ngering. Here is the Tonic triad as an example:

3 5 1

BERKLEE ONLINE

Developing Your Musicianship

Lesson 2 Study Guide

4.

Chord Progressions in C
Here are the four progressions using the major triads I, IV, V of C Major:

Progression 1:

4 &4

w w w
I

IV

w w w

w w w
C

V F

w w w
I C

w w w
I G

IV

w w w

w w w
V G

w w w
I

Progression 2: C

& w w w
I

w w w

IV

w w w
I

w w w
I F

w w w

IV

w w w
I

Progression 3: F

w &w w w w &w
V

IV

w w w
G

w w w
F G

IV

w w w
I

w w w w w w
G V

IV

w w w w w w
F

w w w
F G

IV

w w w
I

Progression 4: G

IV

w w w
F

w w w

w w w
I

IV

w w w
V

w w w
I