Music Transcription Music Transcription Melodic and Interval Recognition Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

When transcribing a melody, which interval is characterized by a distance of six half steps and is also known as the tritone?

Accepted Answer

Augmented fourth

Answer

Perfect fifth

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Major third

Answer

Minor sixth

Question 2

In melodic dictation, a melody moves from C4 to A4. What interval has been sung?

Accepted Answer

Major sixth

Answer

Minor sixth

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Perfect fifth

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Major seventh

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a compound interval in melodic transcription?

Accepted Answer

An interval larger than an octave

Answer

An interval smaller than a perfect fourth

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Two consecutive half steps

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A repeated note at the same pitch

Question 4

A transcriber hears two notes that sound almost identical in pitch but slightly different. Which interval is this most likely?

Accepted Answer

Minor second

Answer

Major second

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Unison

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Perfect fourth

Question 5

When transcribing a melody in a minor key, which scale degree typically forms a minor third above the tonic?

Accepted Answer

The third scale degree

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The fifth scale degree

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The second scale degree

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The seventh scale degree

Question 6

During interval recognition practice, you hear a leap that sounds like the opening of 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.' Which interval does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Major sixth

Answer

Perfect fifth

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Minor seventh

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Perfect fourth