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

Answer

Eight half steps equal a minor sixth interval.

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

Answer

A major third up from C4 is E4, and a minor second down from E4 is Eb4.

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

Answer

A perfect fourth down from A4 is E4, and a major second down from E4 is D4.

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

Answer

Eleven half steps correspond to a major seventh interval.

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

Answer

In G major, scale degrees 5-6-7-1 are D, E, F#, and G.

Music Transcription Practice Test

Music Transcription Practice Test

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