Music 162 - Dictation Practice

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Preparation: For most excerpts, you will hear two measures counting off the beats on DO before the dictation melody actually starts.

Major melodies, simple time

Melody #3, Treble clef, D major, 3/quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO

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Answer to Melody 3

Melody #4, Bass clef, F major, 2/quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO

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Answer to Melody 4

Melody #5, Bass clef, A major, 4/quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO
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Answer to Melody 5

Melody #6, Bass clef, C major, 5/quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO
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Answer to Melody 6

Melody #1, Treble clef, Eb major, 2/dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat, on SO
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Answer to Melody 1

Melody #2, Treble clef, D minor, 3/ quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO

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Answer to Melody 2

Rhythms (simple and compound meters, subdivision of the beat, some syncopation)

Rhythm #1, 3/ quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 1

Rhythm #2, 2/dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 2

Interval recognition

Intervals #1, harmonic (each interval will be played twice)

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Answer to Intervals 1


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Revised: 29.jan. 2003
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