Music Transcription FREE Music Transcription Melodic and Interval Dictation Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

When transcribing a melody, you hear two notes played sequentially that span eight half steps. What interval is this?

Accepted Answer

Minor sixth

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Major fifth

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Augmented fifth

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Perfect fifth

Question 2

In melodic dictation, a phrase begins on C4 and moves up by a major third, then down by a minor second. What is the final note?

Accepted Answer

E4 then Eb4

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E4 then D#4

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Eb4 then D4

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F4 then E4

Question 3

You hear a descending melodic pattern: perfect fourth, then major second. Starting on A4, what are the next two notes?

Accepted Answer

E4, D4

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F4, Eb4

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E4, C#4

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F#4, E4

Question 4

During an interval dictation exercise, two notes are played simultaneously and produce a consonant but wide sound spanning eleven half steps. What interval do you hear?

Accepted Answer

Major seventh

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Minor seventh

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Perfect octave

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Augmented sixth

Question 5

In a melodic dictation in the key of G major, the melody outlines scale degrees 5-6-7-1. What are the corresponding pitches?

Accepted Answer

D, E, F#, G

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D, E, F, G

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C, D, E, F#

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B, C, D, E

Question 6

A tritone is heard during an interval identification exercise. How many half steps does this interval contain?

Accepted Answer

6

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5

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7

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8