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Fourth and Fifth · Teacher pack

Recognize perfect fourths and perfect fifths.

beginner · 10 questions · 90 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041

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Teacher instructions

Play each numbered question from this page. Use the same replay policy for all learners. Keep the answer section separate until the first response is recorded. For tapping tasks, record an observation on paper; use the online trainer for device-timed scoring.

Start with the labeled lesson examples. Play each question at the printed tempo, record the first response, then allow a correction. Use the online trainer for a separate new-question check.

Student practice sheet

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Identify fourths and fifths on different starting notes. Avoid using a single remembered song opening as the only test.

  1. Question 1

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Perfect fourth
    • □ Perfect fifth
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

Fourth and Fifth · Pack 710041 · 90 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.

  1. Question 1

    Perfect fourth

    D4 to G4: 5 semitones, ascending. Perfect fourth.

    Sounding pitches: D4 · G4

  2. Question 2

    Perfect fifth

    C4 to G4: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · G4

  3. Question 3

    Perfect fourth

    C#4 to F#4: 5 semitones, ascending. Perfect fourth.

    Sounding pitches: C#4 · F#4

  4. Question 4

    Perfect fifth

    G#4 to D#5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: G#4 · D#5

  5. Question 5

    Perfect fifth

    G4 to D5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: G4 · D5

  6. Question 6

    Perfect fifth

    C4 to G4: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: C4 · G4

  7. Question 7

    Perfect fifth

    F4 to C5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: F4 · C5

  8. Question 8

    Perfect fifth

    C5 to G5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: C5 · G5

  9. Question 9

    Perfect fifth

    F4 to C5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: F4 · C5

  10. Question 10

    Perfect fifth

    A4 to E5: 7 semitones, ascending. Perfect fifth.

    Sounding pitches: A4 · E5

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Name the fresh interval after resetting to its first pitch, including descending examples when selected.