| Melodic Dictation of Familiar Tunes | Theory Things William Wieland |
| Without producing a sound, transcribe a familiar melody onto staff paper. When finished, play it on your instrument or a piano to check your work. This is an excellent exercise in inner hearing which can be incorporated into your practice schedule. The following tunes are roughly ordered from easy to difficult. Everyone knows hundreds of more melodies. For additional practice and more challenging material, transcribe some of those as well. | |
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - all leaps are to the same pitch Mary Had a Little Lamb - only 4 pitches Ode to Joy Theme - entirely stepwise at first Row, Row, Row Your Boat This Old Man London Bridge Jingle Bells Refrain Three Blind Mice America (My country 'tis of thee) - a.k.a. God Save The Queen Joy to the World - the rhythm is trickier than the pitches The First Noel - mostly conjunct (stepwise) Brahms Lullaby For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Jingle Bells (entire carol) Happy Birthday Do, A Deer Star Spangled Banner O, Canada Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead Rubber Ducky Somewhere Over the Rainbow Flintstones The Simpsons |
Jazz Tunes from Jamey Aebersold Ask the instructor about Allegri's Miserere. More Ideas for Lifelong Ear Training:
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