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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. 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 phone 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 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 --------- [1] Contemporary pop accompaniments were composed with the help of Band-in-a-Box software. |
