Beginning Tonal Dictation

Designed for first-year college music ear training programs, this workbook contains hundreds of dictation exercises that will help music theory students practice hearing with more accuracy and become more competent musicians. The author developed this approach at Brigham Young University where the materials were tested extensively and used by hundreds of students for years. Special features include: Immediate feedback—allows students to correct their own work immediately because answers appear opposite each other; Adaptable—covers the basic ear training objectives common among university music theory programs; Innovative: offers a new, pedagogical approach to the teaching and learning of melodic dictation; Pragmatic—deals with the basics of rhythm, melody, and harmony, leaving aside less essential concepts. A set of five cassette tapes to accompany the text is also available from the publisher for purchase.