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The Tradition of Western Music Theory
Practice
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Meter Identification - Aural
Chapter 4
Scale Identification - Aural
Scale Identification - Visual
Chapter 5
Interval Identification - Aural
Chapter 6
Triad Identification - Aural
Triad Identification - Visual
Chapter 7
Melodic Dictation - Easy
Melodic Dictation - Medium Easy
Melodic Dictation - Medium
Melodic Dictation - Medium Hard
Melodic Dictation - Hard
Melodic Dictation - AP1
Melodic Dictation - AP2
Chapter 8
Harmonic Dictation - Very Easy
Harmonic Dictation - Easy
Harmonic Dictation - Medium Easy
Harmonic Dictation - Medium
Harmonic Dictation - Medium Hard
Harmonic Dictation - Hard
Harmonic Dictation - AP1
Harmonic Dictation - AP2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Meter Identification - Aural
Directions: Listen & identify the meter.
Easy
Possible Answers: Duple or triple meter
Medium
Possible Answers: Simple duple, simple triple, compound duple, or fast triple
Hard
Possible Answers: Simple duple, simple triple, compound duple, a fast triple, compound triple, or complex
Chapter 4
Scale Identification - Aural
Directions: Listen and identify the scale. Click the "start" button to begin.
Start
Possible answers: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, or melodic minor
Scale Identification - Visual
Directions: Identify the tonic and mode of each scale. Click the "start" button to begin.
Start
Possible answers: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, or melodic minor
Chapter 5
Interval Identification - Aural
Directions: Listen and identify the interval. Click a button to select the level of difficulty:
Easy
Possible answers: M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, all ascending melodic
Medium
Possible answers: m2 through P8, all ascending melodic
Hard
Possible answers: m2 through P8, all ascending melodic
Chapter 6
Triad Identification - Aural
Directions: Listen and identify the color of each triad. Click a button to select the level of difficulty:
Easy
Possible answers: Triads in root position only; close position only
Hard
Possible answers: Triads in root position, first inversion, and second inversion; open or close position
Triad Identification - Visual
Directions: Identify the root and color of each interval.
Easy
Possible answers: Triads in root position only; bass or treble clef; close position
Hard
Possible answers: Triads in root position, first inversion, or second inversion; grand staff; open position
Chapter 7
Melodic Dictation - Easy
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm to the melody that you hear. The clef, key signature, instrumentation, and first note are given in each example.
Click the play button 
to
listen to the example.
Easy
Parameters:
- major mode
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- four measures long
- begins on Ý
- ends with either a PAC or an IAC
- steps and/or repeated notes (no skips)
- whole, half, and quarter notes, with no syncopation
Melodic Dictation - Medium Easy
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm to the melody that you hear. The clef, key signature, instrumentation, and first note are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Medium Easy
Parameters:
- major mode
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- four measures long
- begins on Ý, ß, or á
- ends with either a PAC or an IAC
- steps, repeated notes, and/or skips that outline the tonic triad
- whole, half, and quarter notes, with no syncopation
Melodic Dictation - Medium
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm to the melody that you hear. The clef, key signature, instrumentation, and first note are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Medium
Parameters:
- major mode
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- four measures long
- begins on Ý, ß, or á
- has either a PAC, an IAC, or an HC at the end of measure 2 (4/4 time only) and ends with either a PAC or an IAC
- steps, repeated notes, and/or skips that outline the tonic and/or dominant triad
- whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, with no syncopation (the eighth notes are either in groups two or four)
Melodic Dictation - Medium Hard
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm to the melody that you hear. The clef, key signature, instrumentation, and first note are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Medium Hard
Parameters:
- minor mode
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- four measures long
- begins on Ý, ß, or á
- has either a PAC, an IAC, or an HC at the end of measure 2 (4/4 time only) and ends with either a PAC or an IAC
- steps, repeated notes, and/or skips that outline the tonic and/or dominant triad
- whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter and eighth notes, with no syncopation
Melodic Dictation - Hard
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm to the melody that you hear. The clef, key signature, instrumentation, and first note are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Hard
Parameters:
- minor mode
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- four measures long
- begins on Ý, ß, or á
- has either a PAC, an IAC, or an HC at the end of measure 2 (4/4 time only) and ends with either a PAC or an IAC
- steps, repeated notes, and/or skips that outline the tonic, dominant, and/or subdominant triad
- whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter and eighth notes, with no syncopation
Melodic Dictation - AP1
Melodic Dictation - AP2
Chapter 8
Harmonic Dictation - Very Easy
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm of the soprano and bass line, and a Roman Numeral analysis to the given harmonic progression. The clef, key signature, and the first note in the soprano and bass are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Very Easy hints
Rhythmic parameters:
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- Two measures long
- The rhythm is: ±±±±|±±°
Soprano Parameters:
- Begins on Ý
- Composed in a strict voice leading style
Bass Parameters:
- Begins and ends on Ý
- Root position
Harmonic Parameters:
- Major mode only
- Key signatures used: C, F, Bl, G, & D
- Primary chords only
Cadences:
- PAC only
Harmonic Dictation - Easy
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm of the soprano and bass line, and a Roman Numeral analysis to the given harmonic progression. The clef, key signature, and the first note in the soprano and bass are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Easy hints
Rhythmic parameters:
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- Two measures long
- The rhythm is: ±±±±|±±°
Soprano Parameters:
- Begins on Ý
- Composed in a strict voice leading style
Bass Parameters:
- Begins and ends on Ý
- Root position
Harmonic Parameters:
- Major mode only
- Key signatures used: C, F, Bl, G, & D
- Major chords used: I, IV, & V
- Minor chords:
- Chords used: iii & vi
- Maximum of minor chord per example
Cadences:
- PAC or IAC
Harmonic Dictation - Medium Easy
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm of the soprano and bass line, and a Roman Numeral analysis to the given harmonic progression. The clef, key signature, and the first note in the soprano and bass are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Medium Easy
Rhythmic parameters:
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- Two measures long
- The rhythm is: ±±±±|±±°
Soprano Parameters:
- Begins on Ý
- Composed in a strict voice leading style
Bass Parameters:
- Begins and ends on Ý
- Root position, except:
- Cadential I! triad
- ii6 triad, used as a substitute for the IV triad
Harmonic Parameters:
- Major mode only
- Key signatures used: C, F, Bl, G, & D
- Major chords used: I, I !, IV, & V
- Minor chords:
- Chords used: ii6, iii, & vi
- Maximum of minor chord per example
Cadences:
Harmonic Dictation - Medium
Directions: Using a sheet of manuscript paper, notate the correct pitches and rhythm of the soprano and bass line, and a Roman Numeral analysis to the given harmonic progression. The clef, key signature, and the first note in the soprano and bass are given in each example.
Click the play button to
listen to the example.
Medium
Rhythmic parameters:
- 4/4 or 3/4 time
- Two measures long
- The rhythm is: ±±±±|±±°
Soprano Parameters:
- Begins and ends on Ý, ß, or á
- Slight melodic considerations
Bass Parameters:
- Begins on Ý
Harmonic Parameters:
- Major mode
- Chords used: I, I6, I!, IV, IV6, V, V6, V!
- I: all inversions
- ii: 1st inversion only
- iii: root position only
- IV: root position & 1st inversion only
- vi: root position
- More than one minor chord is possible
- The progression ends with either a PAC, IAC, PC, or a DC