EAR TRAINING DRILLS
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LEVEL 1
Identify notes as "Low" or "High"
Identify notes as moving "Up" or "Down"
Identify notes as "Same" or "Different"
LEVEL 2
Identify notes as moving "Up" or "Down"
Draw in third note
Identify rhythm patterns on score
LEVEL 3
Rhythmic dictation: quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic dictation: recognizing steps/skips and up/down
LEVEL 4
Rhythmic dictation: quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic dictation: recognizing steps/skips and up/down
Triads: Major/minor
LEVEL 5
Rhythmic Dictation: eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic Dictation:
Triads: Major/minor
Intervals 2nds & 5ths
LEVEL 6
Rhythmic Dictation: eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic Dictation:
Triads: Major/minor
Intervals: Major 2nd, Perfect 5th, Major 7th
LEVEL 7
Rhythmic Dictation: eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic Dictation:
Triads: Major, minor, or neither
Intervals: All Major and Perfect
Scales: Major and natural minor
LEVEL 8
Rhythmic Dictation: sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Melodic Dictation:
Triads: Major, minor, or diminished
Intervals: All Major and Perfect
Scales: Major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor
LEVEL 9
Rhythmic Dictation: sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half notes
Melodic Dictation:
Triads: Major, minor, diminished, or Augmented
Intervals: All Major and Perfect
LEVEL 10
Melodic Dictation: sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Triads: Major, minor, diminished, or Augmented
Intervals: Major, Perfect, or minor
Cadences: Authentic or Half
LEVEL 11
Melodic Dictation: sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Triads: Major (identify root or 1st inversion) or minor (identify root or 1st inversion)
Intervals: Major, Perfect, or minor
Cadences: Authentic, Half, or Plagal
LEVEL 12
Melodic Dictation: sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes
Intervals: Major, Perfect, or minor
Triads: Major (played in root or in an inversion, will not need to id), minor (played in root or in an inversion, will not need to id), diminished, or Augmented
Cadences: Authentic, Half, Plagal, Deceptive