Musical dictation (melody, rhythm & chords) & unfamiliar listening practice
60 exercises at GCSE level that allow pupils to practice skills in musical dictation - melody, rhythm and chord recognition; and also exercises that cover unfamiliar listening, including key signatures of all major & minor keys up to four sharps and flats.
Exercises cover treble & bass clef, simple and compound time signatures and varying tempo markings.
Included:
Pupil workbook including staves for rough work
PowerPoint that shows each exercise, complete with embedded audio
Answers are included in the PowerPoint for immediate feedback/self-assessment
The audio plays four times on the question slide, with a 30 second gap between each playing - ideal for a ‘do now’ task
The audio plays once on the answer slides allowing pupils to mark their work and correct any mistakes
The unfamiliar listening exercises cover:
Recognition of key and modulation
Cadences
Melodic shape
Tempo
Melodic interval recognition
Harmonic device recognition
Rhythm recognition
Instrument playing techniques
Melodic ornaments
Texture recognition
Dynamic shape recognition