MTC 125 Aural Skills Practice Test, Unit 1

Interval ID - Identify the direction size, and quality of the interval that you hear.
You will hear each interval twice. The answers can be any of the class 1 or class 2 intervals
READ THIS >>>> Class 1 intervals: Perfect unison, Perfect 4, Tritone, Perfect 5, and Perfect 8ve
Class 2 intervals: minor 2, Major 2, minor 3, Major 3rd, minor 6, Major 6, minor 7, and Major 7
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M7 ascending
m7 ascending
M2 descending
Perfect Unison
P5 ascending
m6 ascending
M7 descending
m2 descending
m3 ascending
P4 descending

2. M6 ascending
4. M3 descending
6. P4 descending
8. Tritone ascending
10. P8 descending
12. Tritone ascending
14. P5 descending
16. m7 acscending
18. M3 acscending
20. M2 acscending

Rhythmic Dictation
(You will hear a one measure count-in. The count-in is a very low note on the piano and the actual
rhythm you dictate is played in the middle register of the piano.)

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Scale ID
Is it Major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, or natural minor?
1. harmonic minor

2. natural minor

3. Major

4. melodic minor

Melodic Dictation
(You will hear a one measure count-in. The count-in is a very low note on the piano and the actual
rhythm you dictate is played in the middle register of the piano.)
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