Major Cadence Patterns	MUAP 115 Syllabus  MUAP 115 Schedule  William Wieland
C major cadence pattern diagrams:  Triads  V7 chords  Full V7 chords  (Most students learn just one type.)
Major cadence patterns in 13 keys:  Triads  V7 chords  Full V7 chords  (Learn one type in all keys.)
Remember that the half steps in major are 3–4 and 7–8. (The rest are whole steps.)  Major Cadence Pattern Cheat Sheet

Cadence Patterns Performed  Competently  1st  Semester  Grade 2nd  Semester  Grade 3rd  Semester  Grade   12   11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0     100   100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 40 0     100   100 100 100 100 97 92 83 72 58 42 22 0     100   99 96 92 87 81 73 64 54 42 29 15 0

Competently means correct pitches (the first time), correct fingering (the first time), a steady rhythm (slow tempos are encouraged), and good posture and hand position (make it a habit). I monitor your progress from semester to semester. (I do not hear every key every semester.) Occasionally I ask to hear a key you performed competently in the past. If it is no longer satisfactory, I subtract it from your list. 4th Semester Grade — I ask you to perform several cadence patterns at random. 100 — You perform 3 in a row flawlessly. 90 — You perform 3 in a row with 1 minor error. 80 — You perform 3 in a row with 2 minor errors. If you make major errors or more than 2 minor errors, you perform cadence patterns again the next week. If the next week is finals week, we will talk.