The following Levels accompany the melodic dictation exercises on CD as compiled by Professors Mancini and Wick at Southern Methodist University. They are available for download and printing for students enrolled at SMU. Click on the Level to open an Adobe PDF file for viewing and printing. If you need Adobe Acrobat, click here.
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LEVEL 1 - Stepwise motion in major keys. 7 to 15 notes in 4/4, 3/4, or 6/8 time, with divisions of the beat. (30 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 2 - Skips in the tonic triad in major keys. 7 to 15 notes, add 2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/8, and 9/8 meters. (30 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 3 - Minor keys. Other parameters same as levels 1 and 2 above. (30 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 4 - Skips in the dominant triad. Up to 20 notes, add subdivisions of the beat. (25 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 5 - Skips in the other diatonic triads and in the dominant seventh chord. Up to 20 notes, add syncopations. (30 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 6 - Free diatonic movement: skips in other seventh chords, leaps of a tenth, diminished intervals, implied appoggiaturas and escape tones. Up to 27 notes. (20 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 7 - Chromatic embellishments. Up to 27 notes, add 5/4 meter. (20 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 8 - Implied mixture chords. Other parameters as above. (20 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 9 - Implied secondary dominant and secondary leading-tone chords. Other Parameters as above. (24 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 10 - Modulations to the dominant or the relative major. Other Parameters as above. (20 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 11 - Modulations to other closely related keys. Other parameters as above. (20 examples click here for the audio files)
LEVEL 12 - Remote modulations. Other parameters as above. (19 examples click here for the audio files)
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