BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Melodic and Rhythmic Dictation 5

Question 1

You are writing a melodic dictation and identify a tritone leap within the melody. From C, the tritone above is:

Accepted Answer

F#/Gb

Answer

A tritone (augmented fourth/diminished fifth) above C is F# or Gb, spanning six half steps.

Question 2

In a two-voice melodic dictation, both voices move in opposite directions by the same interval. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Contrary motion

Answer

Contrary motion occurs when two voices move in opposite directions simultaneously, producing strong independence between lines.

Question 3

A melodic dictation passage modulates from C major to G major. Which pitch change signals this modulation?

Accepted Answer

F becomes F#

Answer

G major has one sharp (F#), so the appearance of F# in the melody signals a shift from C major (no sharps) to G major.

Question 4

In rhythmic dictation, a double-dotted quarter note has a total duration of:

Accepted Answer

1.75 beats

Answer

A dotted quarter = 1.5 beats; the second dot adds half the value of the first dot (0.25), totaling 1.75 beats.

Question 5

You are transcribing a melody and hear a brief turn ornament on a pitch. A standard turn ornament includes how many notes?

Accepted Answer

4 notes (upper neighbor, main, lower neighbor, main)

Answer

A standard turn consists of four notes: the upper neighbor, the main note, the lower neighbor, and the main note again.

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