In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 5th played downward, then write it in music notation.

Here is an example of a Perfect 5th played down.

Perfect 5th - Down

Perfect Fifths

In this lesson, you will hear perfect 5ths played upward, then write them in music notation.

Again, here are some examples of ascending perfect 5ths.

In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 5th played as a chord, then play it by ear on your instrument.

Here is an example of a Perfect 5th played as a chord.

In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 5th played downward, then play it by ear on your instrument.

Here is an example of a Perfect 5th played down.

Perfect 5th - Down

In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 5th, then play it by ear.

It is called Perfect because of its strong, pure sound. Like Perfect 4ths, Perfect 5ths often sound noble and heroic.

Here are some examples of Perfect 5ths.

Perfect Fifths

In the next set of lessons, you will be asked to write perfect 5ths in music notation.

In the next set of lessons, you will be asked to play Perfect 5ths on your instrument.

The best way to do this is to count up five degrees using the Major Scale, which is spaced Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half.

Perfect Fifths

In the next set of lessons, you will see a perfect fifth lit up on your instrument and you will write it in music notation.

In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 4th played as harmonically as a chord, then write it in music notation.

Here is an example of a Perfect 4th played as a chord.

Perfect 4th - Chord

In this lesson, you will hear a Perfect 4th played downward, then write it in music notation.

Here are some examples of Perfect 4ths going down.