CONTEXTUAL MELODIC DICTATIONWrite the melodies you hear as played in the CONTEXT of small ensembles. Including recordings of REAL MUSICIANS playing REAL MUSIC from the standard repertoire. New: Some melodies are accompanied by a more popular sound. [1] How well can you write the melody down? Find out! It's easy: 1. DOWNLOAD a blank answer sheet (pdf). 2. CLICK and PLAY one of the numbers below (mp3's). 3. WRITE the melody on the answer sheet. 4. DOWNLOAD a solutions file (pdf). ...and 5. CHECK your answers!! Hint: Download the mp3's to your iPod or other portable mp3 player and you can practice anywhere! Blank answer sheets Blank answer sheets, no key signatures: Transpose what you hear. Solutions SET 1. Stepwise Melodies Traditional ensembles: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 New: Back-ups by pop bands: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 SET 2. Thirds and fourth in the tonic triad 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 SET 3. Intervals in the Dominant Seventh 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 Help improve these Contextual Listening pages. Give general suggestions, report bad links or just tell someone how useful these pages are. Fill out this form and help improve the site. --------- [1] Contemporary pop accompaniments were composed with the help of Band-in-a-Box software. |
High School Music Teachers: Learn about or refresh your knowledge of the AP® Music Theory Exam. This summer go to a week-long workshop at Manhattan College |
