FREE BM or BMus Bachelor of Music Aural Skills & Dictation Questions and Answers

Question 1

During a dictation exercise, you hear a four-note melodic fragment. The first note is C4. The subsequent notes are E♭4, G4, and C5. Which melodic interval sequence does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Minor third up, major third up, perfect fourth up

Answer

Major third up, minor third up, perfect fourth up

Answer

Major third up, perfect fourth up, minor third up

Answer

Minor third up, perfect fourth up, major third up

Question 2

A student is asked to identify the quality of a triad played in root position. They hear a chord consisting of the notes G, B, and D♯. Which triad quality should they identify?

Accepted Answer

Augmented triad

Answer

Major triad

Answer

Minor triad

Answer

Diminished triad

Question 3

Which of the following rhythmic patterns, when played at a moderate tempo, would typically be notated using a combination of a quarter note, an eighth note, and two sixteenth notes in 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

Ta-ti-tiri

Answer

Ta-a-ti-ti

Answer

Ta-ti-ta-ti

Answer

Ti-ri-ti-ti

Question 4

When transcribing a melody by ear, you encounter a phrase that begins on C, moves up a perfect fifth, then down a major second, and finally up a perfect fourth. What is the final note of this phrase?

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

G

Answer

D

Answer

A

Question 5

A conductor claps a rhythm that you must dictate. The rhythm consists of a dotted quarter note, followed by an eighth note, and then two quarter notes in 3/4 time. How many total beats does this rhythmic phrase occupy?

Accepted Answer

4 beats

Answer

2 beats

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3 beats

Answer

2.5 beats

Question 6

Which of the following describes the sound of a melodic minor scale when ascending, starting from the tonic?

Accepted Answer

A natural minor scale with a raised 6th and 7th scale degree

Answer

A natural minor scale with a raised 7th scale degree only

Answer

A major scale with a lowered 3rd scale degree

Answer

A natural minor scale with a raised 3rd and 6th scale degree

During a dictation exercise, you hear a four-note melodic fragment.The first note is C4.The subsequent notes are E♭4, G4, and C5.Which melodic interval sequence does this represent?

During a dictation exercise, you hear a four-note melodic fragment.
The first note is C4.
The subsequent notes are E♭4, G4, and C5.
Which melodic interval sequence does this represent?