Ear Training & Rhythmic Dictation A Self Guided Learning Packet
SONGS TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY INTERVALS M2 Silent Night (Christmas Do-Re-Mi/Do, a deer (Sound of Music) Are you Sleeping M3 Oh, when the Saints Kumbaya Michael Row the Boat Ashore P4 Amazing Grace Harry Potter theme Here comes the Bride/Wedding March (Wagner) Auld Lang Syne Oh Christmas Tree/Oh Tannenbaum Hark the Herald Angels Sing Taps P5 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Star Wars Scarborough Fair M 6 It came upon a midnight clear (Christmas) NBC thing For he's a jolly good fellow M7 P8 Take on Me Bali Ha I: 1st-3rd pitch Don't Know Why (Nora Jones) Somewhere over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz) I m Singing in the Rain The Christmas Song Let it Snow
Ear Training Progression for Teoria.com Ear training or aural skills is a process by which musicians learn to identify intervals, chords, rhythms, and other basic elements of music. Ear training plays an important part in singing and playing (especially brass instruments), since one must be able to hear music in one's head and match pitch before it is possible to sing or play it reliably. Moreover, reproducing sounds by singing them is a reliable way to verify that they are heard correctly. Interval recognition is an essential skill for all musicians: in order to determine the notes in a melody, a musician must have some ability to recognize intervals. All time spent working on these exercises can be counted on the practice card. Directions: For each level you must receive a score of 95% or higher in one ten minute session, in order to advance to the next level unless otherwise stated. (94% is not good enough, you must get 95% or higher). Students must try to complete 1 level per term through term 5 (Term 6 you have off). If you have tried for at least two hours, and do not get 95%, then turn in what you have done so far. Remember the only way to get better at recognizing musical aspects is do it. How can you perform it, if you do not understand what it is suppose to sound like? For this section, Level with the A, in the settings- on the right where it says Answer using choose Interval Name. For Levels of B, in the settings-choose Answer Using choose Note Names. You do not have to answer using the keyboard at all, but you can if you d like. For Each Level, show all work up to the last 10 minutes. So, each day you work on it, please type in the date, time, and score at the top. For the last 10 minute session you must show the settings page, AND the score after 10 minutes by using the Print Screen button, and pasting it to a word program. DO NOT CHOOSE THE SETTING Stop After 10 minutes. You may need a few extra seconds to answer the last question. LEVEL 1: SKIP!! They changed things. INTERVALS LEVEL 2A: Student must be able to identify the intervals of a Major 2 nd (M2), and a Perfect 5 th (P5) and a Perfect Octave (P8). Use the teoria.com website to help you achieve this goal. Students must print screen and paste the settings selected, and a final screen shot after 10 minutes. If your score is not at least 95% credit will not be given and advancement will not be granted. If you do not have at least 10 minutes on the clock, you will not be given credit. Remember the only way to get better at recognizing musical aspects is do it. How can you perform it correctly, if you do not understand what it is suppose to [correctly] sound like? LEVEL 2B: Complete the Same as Level 2A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 3A: Students must be able to identify the intervals of a Major 2 nd (M2), Major 3 rd, Major 7 th, a Perfect 5 th (P5) and a Perfect Octave (P8). Use the teoria.com website to help you achieve this goal. Students must copy and paste the settings selected, and a final screen shot after 10 minutes. If your score is not at least 95% credit will not be given and advancement will not be granted. Level 3B: Complete the Same as Level 3A, using the note names for identification. Completed
LEVEL 4A: Students must be able to identify the intervals of a Major 2 nd (M2), Major 3 rd, Major 7 th, a Perfect 4 th (P4), Perfect 5 th (P5) a Major 6 th, and a Perfect Octave (P8). Use the teoria.com website to help you achieve this goal. Students must print screen and paste the settings selected, and a final screen shot after 10 minutes. If your score is not at least 95% credit will not be given and advancement will not be granted. LEVEL 4B: Complete the Same as Level 4A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 5A: Students must be able to identify the intervals of a Major& Minor 2 nd (M2, m2), Major 3 rd, Major and Minor 7 th (M7, m7), a Perfect 4 th (P4), Perfect 5 th (P5) a Major 6 th, and a Perfect Octave (P8). Use the teoria.com website to help you achieve this goal. Students must print screen and paste the settings selected, and a final screen shot after 10 minutes. If your score is not at least 95% credit will not be given and advancement will not be granted. LEVEL 5B: Complete the Same as Level 5A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 6A: In addition to the Students being able to identify the intervals of a Major& Minor 2 nd (M2, m2), Major 3 rd, Major and Minor 7 th (M7, m7), a Perfect 4 th (P4), Perfect 5 th (P5) a Major 6 th, and a Perfect Octave (P8) students must be able to hear and identify a tritone. (If you don t remember, read the information under intervals again.) Use the teoria.com website to help you achieve this goal. Students must print screen and paste the settings selected, and a final screen shot after 10 minutes. If your score is not at least 95% credit will not be given and advancement will not be granted. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. LEVEL 6B: Complete the Same as Level 4A, using the note names for identification. TRIADS For Each Level, show all work up to the last 10 minutes. So, each day you work on it, please type in the date, time, and score at the top. For the last 10 minute session you must show the settings page, AND the score after 10 minutes by using the Print Screen button, and pasting it to a word program. DO NOT CHOOSE THE SETTING Stop After 10 minutes. You may need a few extra seconds to answer the last question. LEVEL 7:. Using Teoria.com, read the section on chords, all the way until you get to Harmonic Functions and then stop. Using Teoria.com again, select chords and identification. In your options you must select either major and minor triads in root position. You must score 95% or higher in one ten
minute session in constructing both major and minor triads starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. So, if it gives you a D# for your starting pitch, your 3 notes are D#, Fx (double sharp), and A#. In the key of D#, F and C are both Double Sharp (just like D, only the 2 sharps in D are now double sharp, and everything else is single sharp.) If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord but show that in your settings screen. LEVEL 8: Go to the section on Chord Construction. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, and Dominant 7 th chords in root position. You must score 95% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. LEVEL 9: Go to the section on Chord Construction. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, Dominant 7 th chords, and minor 7 th chords in root position. You must score 95% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. LEVEL 10: Go to the section on Chords, Ear Training. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, Dominant 7 th chords, and minor 7 th chords in root position. You must score 95% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in so when you add notes you need to be aware of the key they have given you as the Root. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. From this point you may go in two different directions. Choos your direction by either using the letter A (Inversions) or B (Modes) after each number. Once one letter has been accomplished you may want to go to the other letter, and work the other direction. It does not matter which direction you choose, both are extremely difficult and notice, you are only expected to achieve an 80% accuracy on both levels. INVERSIONS Level with the A, in the settings- on the right where it says Answer using choose Interval Name. For Levels of B, in the settings-choose Answer Using choose Note Names. You do not have to answer using the keyboard at all, but you can if you d like. LEVEL 11A Go to the section on Chord Construction. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, and Dominant 7 th chords in root position and first inversion. You must score 80% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This
will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. You may also want to go to identification first, and get a little practice at this before constructing the chords. LEVEL 11B: Complete the Same as Level 11A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 12A Go to the section on Chords and select Ear Trainging. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, and Dominant 7 th chords in root position and first inversion. You must score 80% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. LEVEL 12B: Complete the Same as Level 12A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 13A. Go to the section on Chords, and Ear Training. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, and Dominant 7 th chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion. You must score 80% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. LEVEL 13B: Complete the Same as Level 13A, using the note names for identification. LEVEL 14A Go to the section on Chords, and Ear Training. On the options page select Major 7 th Chords, and Dominant 7 th chords in root position, first inversion, second inversion and third inversion. You must score 80% or higher in one ten minute session in constructing both major and Dominant 7th chords starting on any pitch. You need to show your settings, and your final screen after 10 minutes in order to receive credit for this level. This will also take you through some really wicked keys. Remember the note that the website gives you, denotes the key you are in. If you want to challenge yourself even further, give yourself a time limit to complete each chord. MELODIC DICTATION
DIRECTIONS: For each level you must receive a score of 95% or higher in one ten minute session, in order to advance to the next level unless otherwise stated. (94% is not good enough, you must get 95% or higher). For Each Level, show all work up to the last 10 minutes. So, each day you work on it, please type in the date, time, and score at the top. For the last 10 minute session you must show the settings page, AND the score after 10 minutes by using the Print Screen button, and pasting it to a word program. DO NOT CHOOSE THE SETTING Stop After 10 minutes. You may need a few extra seconds to answer the last question. LEVEL 15: In the Exercise section, choose Melodic Dictation over on the far right under Scales and Melodies. For your settings start with two on the far right of the screen; start with Major Pentachord quarter notes (20), and all degrees, simple measures, quarter notes. (20) LEVEL 16: In the Exercise section, choose Melodic Dictation over on the far right under Scales and Melodies. For your settings start with two on the far right of the screen; start with Major Pentachord quarter notes, and all degrees, simple measures, quarter notes, AND I-IV-V Arpegios Quarter Notes. LEVEL 17: In the Exercise section, choose Melodic Dictation over on the far right under Scales and Melodies. For your settings start with two on the far right of the screen; start with Major Pentachord quarter notes, and all degrees, simple measures, quarter notes, I-IV-V Arpegios Quarter Notes, AND all degree s, simple measures 8 th notes. LEVEL 18: In the Exercise section, choose Melodic Dictation over on the far right under Scales and Melodies. For your settings start with two on the far right of the screen; start with Major Pentachord quarter notes, and all degrees, simple measures, quarter notes, I-IV-V Arpegios Quarter Notes, all degree s, simple measures 8 th notes AND All degree s, simple measures, 16 th notes. LEVEL 19: In addition to the settings above, choose one section on compound meter. This gets tough so it may take time to become proficient at this. Be patient. MODES: Unfortunately, the modes section does not allow you to build things slowly. You have to do them all or nothing. This makes it much more difficult to complete this section, therefore it may take a great deal of time before you can identify these modes by ear. Using these modes is particularly helpful for Jazz musicians, and improvisation. Read and listen first!! In the Reference tab, click on the M in the alphabet across the top of the screen, then scroll down to Modes, and Click on Major Scale. Read through the different modes and LISTEN CAREFULLY SEVERAL TIMES to each mode. Ionian is the plain old Major Scale-Aeolian is the straight old natural minor scale. Start with the Dorian, get used to hearing the Dorian. Can you hear how the Dorian Mode starts on the Second Scale degree of the corresponding Major Key? In other words, C Dorian, is a C scale from D to D. Phrygian starts on the 3 rd Scale degree, so C Phrygian is a C scale from E to E. Lydian is the 4 th Scale Degree, or F to F in the key of C, etc. My suggestion,is that
you really solidify the Dorian first by listening several times, and then the Mixolydian several times. (Mixolydian starts on the 5 th Scale Degree and is a Major scale with the b7). CONSTRUCT THE MAJOR MODES FIRST!!! DIRECTIONS: For each level you must receive a score of 90% or higher in one ten minute session, in order to advance to the next level unless otherwise stated. (89% is not good enough, you must get 90% or higher). This is HARD!!! Be patient. LEVEL 20: Under the Exercises page, scroll down to Scales and click on Construction. Select Major Scale Modes. Unfortunately, the modes section does not allow you to build things slowly. You have to do them all. Remember the scale degree with the mode used, Ionian-Major Scale, Dorian-2 nd Scale Degree, Phrygian-3 rd Scale Degree, etc. as above. LEVEL 21: Add the Pentatonic Scales to the settings, or choose only the pentatonic scales. LEVEL 22: Add the Blues and Bebop Scales. LEVEL 23: My suggestion,is that you really go back to the tutorials and listen to the modes again, and really solidify the Dorian first by listening several times, and then the Mixolydian several times. (Mixolydian starts on the 5 th Scale Degree and is a Major scale with the b7). When you get to the Ear Training, From the Exercises page, Under Scales and Melodies on the far right, select Scales Ear training. On the settings page, Only Select Major Scale Modes. It will test on you all 7 modes unfortunately, you cannot break it down. So, if you need to go back and review the modes again, please feel free to solidify a few of them first. Again, this WILL take time to master, be patient. LEVEL 24: Add the Pentatonic Scales to the settings, or choose only the pentatonic scales. When you choose pentatonic, it gives you the scale, but it may not start on the root of the scale, it could start on the 3 rd, or the 5 th but it s still the Pentatonic Scale. The good thing is it only allows you to select Major or Minor so you only need to start to hear the difference between the two scales. LEVEL 25: Add the Blues and Bebop Scales. YOU DID IT!!! YOU HAVE NOW DEVELOPED YOU EAR BETTER THAN MOST STUDENTS OF MUSIC!!
Rhythmic Dictation Progression Directions: All of these exercises are on the teoria.com website. From the homepage of that website, select exercises, at the next page under ear training section, select Rhythmic Dictation. Each Level is one ten minute (or longer) session. Do NOT choose the Stop Exercise After box, or the Repeat no more than: box. You do not want to limit yourself on anything yet. Give yourself time to answer. Your heading for each level should include: Your Name Level # Date Your heading should be in the correct format as well. Remember to Print Screen and then Paste to a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, Wordpad, etc.) If you do not have a computer at home with a word processing program on it, then you need to complete these at school on any computer at Lundahl. You must try to complete at least 1 level per term for the each term, through term 5. (Term 6 you have off). You do not have to complete anything for Term 6 of any year. Each year you should try to complete 8 levels. Level 1: For your Selected Exercise Libraries, in the very first column on the left where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat. Choose only the very first box using quarter notes, half notes, and eighth notes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 2: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat. Choose the first two boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 3: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 4: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, choose the first four boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter notes and all corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 5: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, choose the first five boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth note triplets, and all corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level.
Level 6: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat and the third column where the half note equals one beat. Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose only the first box that uses only quarter notes and half notes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 7: For your Selected exercise libraries, the first and the third columns; Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first and second box that uses only quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 8: For your Selected exercise libraries, using the first and the third columns; Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first three boxes that uses quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes, eighth notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 9: For your Selected exercise libraries, using the first and the third columns; Choose the first four boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first three boxes that uses quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes, eighth notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 10: For your Selected exercise libraries, using the first and the third columns; Choose the first four boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first four boxes that uses quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes, eighth notes and corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 11: For your Selected exercise libraries, using the first and the third columns; Choose the first five boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first four boxes that uses quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes, and eighth notes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level.
Level 12: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 13: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column (where the eighth note equals one beat), select the first box on top. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 14: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first two boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 15: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first three boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 16: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first four boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 17: Every box should be selected. For the following levels, you will be limiting your ability to listen to the exercise. Start at only Repeat Exercise no more than select 5 times. Level 18: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, where the time signatures have the equaling one beat. Choose the first four boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter notes and all corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 19: For your Selected exercise libraries, choose the very first column on the left, where the time signatures have the equaling one beat. Choose the first five boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth note triplets, and all corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level.
Level 20: For your Selected exercise libraries, in the very first column on the left where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat and the third column where the half note equals one beat. Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose only the first box that uses only quarter notes and half notes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 21: For your Selected exercise libraries, in the very first column on the left where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat and the third column where the half note equals one beat. Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first and second box that uses only quarter notes, half notes dotted half notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 22: For your Selected exercise libraries, in the very first column on the left where the time signatures have the quarter note equaling one beat AND the third column where the half note equals one beat. Choose the first three boxes using quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and dotted quarter notes in the first column. In the third column choose the first three boxes that uses quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes and their corresponding rests. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 23: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first box on top. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 24: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first two boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level.
Level 25: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first three boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 26: You must select all of the boxes in column one, and all of the boxes in column 3. In the middle column, select the first four boxes. You must score 90% or above in order to move on to the next level. Level 27: Every box should be selected.