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Music 265 - Dictation Practice

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Preparation: For each excerpt, you will hear a full measure counting off the beats on DO before the dictation melody actually starts.

Extended tertian melodies

Melody #3, Treble clef, Starting pitch = D, 3/quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Melody 3

Melody #4, Bass clef, Starting picth = A, 2/dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat

    open soundfile
Answer to Melody 4

Wholetone melodies

Melody #5, Bass clef, Starting picth = C, 2/quarter time, starts on downbeat

    open soundfile
Answer to Melody 5

Melody #6, Alto clef, Starting pitch = F, 2/dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Melody 6

Modal melodies

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

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Answer to Melody 1

Melody #2, Bass clef, Tonic D, 3/quarter time, starts on downbeat, on DO

    open soundfile
Answer to Melody 2

2-part Rhythms (with polyrhythms)

Rhythm #3, 3/dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 3

Rhythm #4, 2/quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 4

Rhythms (asymmetrical meters with a mixture of simple and compound beats)

Rhythm #1, 2/quarter + dotted-quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 1

Rhythm #2, 3/quarter + dotted-quarter + quarter time, starts on downbeat

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Answer to Rhythm 2

9th Chord recognition

Chords #2, MMM, MmM, Mmm, mmM, mmm (each chord will be played twice)

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Answer to Chords #2

7th Chord recognition

Chords #1, dd, dm, mm, Mm, or MM (each chord will be played twice)

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Answer to Chords #1


School of Music, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-3831

code@wmich.edu
http://www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/courses/aural/m265
Revised: 13 March 2002
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