A. Practice hearing and identifying the following musical elements (it is recommended that you practice with a partner or use an ear training program such as musictheory.net):

Major and all three forms of minor scales
Steps vs. skips

B. Dictate the following melody. Use these parameters to prepare your staff:

Treble clef
4/4 time
Key signature: 1 sharp
Starting pitch: Quarter note on G4
Four measures

You may listen to the example four times, pausing for about 30 seconds between each playing (this is similar to the format of the dictation section on the AP Music Theory exam). When you are finished, check your work by opening the attached PDF document.

Dictation_1.pdf