Aural Skills: Melodic Dictation – Stepwise melodies (page 1)

MELODIC DICTATION
Stepwise Melodies (page 1)

 

The following melodies are diatonic, stepwise melodies.

 

Directions:

For each exercise:

  1. Click the name of the exercise (e.g., Melody 1).
  2. Copy the information on the blank staff to a sheet of manuscript paper. You are given a blank staff with the clef, key signature, and number of measures provided.
  3. Listen to the example (as many times as you need).
  4. Notate the melody on the manuscript paper.
  5. Click “Check your answer” to see the correct version.
  6. Once done, click the name of the melody again to collapse it.

    Good luck!

    Note: The are many more melodies in the downloads than are presented here.

     

    Melody 1

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-1ma

     

    Melody 2

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-3ma

     

    Melody 3

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-Dict-1-5ma

     

    Melody 4

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-7mi

     

    Melody 5

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-9mi

     

    Melody 6

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-11ma

     

    Melody 7

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-13mi

     

    Melody 8

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-15ma

     

    Melody 9

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-17mi

     

    Melody 10

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-19mi

     

    Melody 11

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-21ma

     

    Melody 12

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-23ma

     

    Melody 13

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-Dict-1-25mi

     

    Melody 14

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-27mi

     

    Melody 15

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-29mi

     

    Melody 16

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-31mi

     

    Melody 17

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-33mi

     

    Melody 18

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-35ma

     

    Melody 19

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-37ma

     

    Melody 20

    Check your answer.

    CAT-Mel-dict-1-39ma

     

    For more stepwise melodies to practice, click here.

     

    DOWNLOAD MELODIES

    Stepwise Melodies (Nos. 1-30) pictures

     

    Stepwise melodies (Nos. 1-30) audio