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DIMITRIS MINAKAKIS
The Ear-Training Manual

A Complete methodology of development, testing and optimization

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DIMITRIS MINAKAKIS
Ear-Training Manual
A Complete methodology of development,
testing and optimization
English Translation:
STRATIS MINAKAKIS
Music Notation and Layout:
DIMITRIOS DOULIAS
EPN 1049
ISMN 979-0-69151-180-0
Copyright 2006 by C. PAPAGRIGORIOU - H. NAKAS Co

39, Panepistimiou str., 10564 ATHENS-GREECE
All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured
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PART ONE
9
: . 25
Book: page 25

4.
2
4. Music dictation
Melodic intervals of a 2nd

Mark the direction and quality of the interval.

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CD - mp3: 001
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
2
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Harmonic intervals of a 2nd

Mark the quality of the interval.
CD - mp3: 002
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
: . 26
Book: page 26
Melodic intervals of a 3rd

Mark the direction and the quality of the
interval.
3

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CD - mp3: 003
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
Harmonic intervals of a 3rd

Mark the quality of the interval.
3
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CD - mp3: 004
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
2 3
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Melodic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

Mark the size, the direction and quality of the
interval.
CD - mp3: 005
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
10
Harmonic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

Mark the size and quality of interval.
2 3

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CD - mp3: 006
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
, 10
, 11
, 12
, 13
, 14
, 15
, 16
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Music dictation
The first note is given.
Mo

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CD - mp3: 007
2.
9
&

&
10
11
17
& b
b

13
19
b
12
18
14
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20
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15
22
#
16
24
23
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10
Music dictation
CD - mp3: 008
Book: page 28
Mo

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4a.
#
21
b
11
12
13
14
15
16
CD - mp3: 009
4b.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
11
Successive intervals of a 2nd minor and major
Mark the direction and quality of intervals per

pair.
Melodic intervals

CD - mp3: 010
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
Harmonic intervals
CD - mp3: 011
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
: . 29
, 8
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Successive intervals of a 3rd

Mark the direction and quality of intervals per
pair.
Melodic intervals
CD - mp3: 012
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
Harmonic intervals
CD - mp3: 013
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
Combined exercises
Mark the direction, the size and quality of
intervals per pair.

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Melodic intervals

CD - mp3: 014
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
Harmonic intervals

CD - mp3: 015
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 5
, 6
, 7
, 8
12
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Book: page 30
A
6.
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6. Music dictation exercises
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CD - mp3: 016
1
&
Before you dictate the exercises that follow, make

the necessary preliminary rhythmical exercises
as required by the corresponding complexity of
the musical text.

5
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CD - mp3: 017
1
&
&
CD - mp3: 018
1
&

2
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5
&

CD - mp3: 020
&
3

1

2

6

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CD - mp3: 021

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3
&
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4
13
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5

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6

CD - mp3: 022
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1
3

5

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CD - mp3: 023
&
1
2
4

&
CD - mp3: 024
2

&
Harmonic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

The starting note is given or notes are given.
2 3

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CD - mp3: 025
I N
CD - mp3: 026
CD - mp3: 027
I N

14
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Book: page 32
Music dictation
Mo

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CD - mp3: 028
&
4
&

5
b
#
CD - mp3: 029
& b
#
& #
#
CD - mp3: 030
&
b
b
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Book: page 34
9. A
9. Music dictation exercises
3/4. .
3/4 meter. The first note is given.
CD - mp3: 031
1
3
&4
4
&

CD - mp3: 032
1
& 34
& b
b
#
6
#
CD - mp3: 033

& 34
1
15
CD - mp3: 034
3
&4
CD - mp3: 035
& 34 b
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6/8 meter. The first note is given.
CD - mp3: 036
1
6
&8
4
b
& b
CD - mp3: 037
& 68 #
4
& #
b
b
b
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A

CD - mp3: 038
1
Music dictation exercises

The first note is given
& b
&
#
b
CD - mp3: 039
&
6
&
b
7
#

9
#
#
10
16
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A
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CD - mp3: 040
I D
1
CD - mp3: 041
D
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1
D
I
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CD - mp3: 042
10
D
5
&
CD - mp3: 044
1
&
Ear-training exercises
CD - mp3: 045
1
& #
For the student:

Identify the following trichords.
Oral answer
a) Ascending trichord A
b) Descending trichord A
b
2
#
2
b

Book: page 39

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CD - mp3: 043
1

) A
) K
#
b
#
Written answer
Abbreviation
Abbreviation A etc.

5
#
#
4
b
b
17
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Book: page 41
For the student:

Identify the following trichords.
.

)

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(&)
(&)
- () (&)
(&)
(&)
)
)
)
)
Oral answer
a) Attached trichord
Written answer
Tonic - Dominant (A&C)
b) Attached trichord
c) Attached trichord
Subdominant (A&B)
Supertonic - submedian
(B&A)
Median (G&A)
Leading-note (C& B)
d) Attached trichord
e) Attached trichord
CD - mp3: 046
, 2
, 3
, 4
, 6
, 7
, 8
- ,
Ascending trichords descending, attached

trichords

A
.

CD - mp3: 047
CD - mp3: 048
1
CD - mp3: 049
: . 42
Book: page 42
Attached Trichords


A
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CD - mp3: 050
&
b
18
CD - mp3: 051
&
CD - mp3: 052
b
& b
#
b
CD - mp3: 053
& #
b
b
: . 43
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The starting note or notes are given.

A
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Write the pitches with the appropriate
accidentals.
Add the key signature at the end of each
exercise.
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5. Recognise the following attached trichords and

find the scale degrees that contain them.
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8.
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Fill in the key signature after the end of the

dictation.
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The exercise follows three stages:

a) dentifying the pentachord type (for example,
ascending supertonic 5ch, descending submedian
pentachord).
b) The first pitch of the pentachord is given and
the student must write down the succeeding
pitches.
Then the student must identify the scale(s) in
which this particular pentachord can be found.
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Melodic exercises and music dictation

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Each two-bar exercise is performed three times,
with a time gap between successive hearings.
After checking the accuracy of the written
response, identify the scale or scales in which
the exercise belongs. If the written response is
inaccurate, suggest the appropriate preliminary
exercises so that substantial progress can be
made.
The starting note is given.
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1. Melodic Intervals of a 4th and a 5th
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2. Harmonic intervals of a 4th
2. 4
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3. Harmonic intervals of a 5th
3. 5
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4. Harmonic intervals of a 4th and a 5th

Write the size and quality of the interval.
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5. Melodic intervals of a 2nd and a 5th

Identify the following intervals.
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6. Harmonic intervals of a 2nd - 5th
6. 2 - 5
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7. Two-part exercises
The starting note or notes are given
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Successive intervals of a 2nd, minor

and major
1. Melodic intervals
Identify the following pitch pairs.
1.
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2. Harmonic intervals
Identify the following harmonic intervals.
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Music dictation
Identify the following chord types.
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Identify the chord pairs.
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Identify the following triads.
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Music dictation
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Identify the quality, position and structure of

the chords in the following progressions.
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The first note or the first chord is given.
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Music dictation
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Identify the quality, position and structure of

the chords in the following progressions.
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The first chord is given.
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Identify the chord quality and its inversion.
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V7 .
Find the V7 chord of A major.
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minor.
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Find the minor minor 7th chords of E major

and minor.
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Find the minor major 7th chord of D harmonic

minor.
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Find the chord diminished 7th chords (both

fully and half-diminished) in F major and
minor.
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Find the dim7 chord of C minor.
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7.
Music dictation
Listen to the arpeggiation of the chords.

Provide the figured bass of the following
dominant 7th chords.
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Find the inversion and structure of the following

(. .)

7.
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The bass note is given.

Find the remaining notes of the chord.
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chords
The bass of the first chord is given.

Find the remaining notes as well as the dominant
seventh chord that follows.
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Music dictation

7.
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Book: page 178
Find the inversion and structure of the following

major seventh chords.

7 .
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Find the remaining notes of the chord.
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Op) of the following major seventh chords.
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Harmonic progressions involving seventh chords
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The bass note of the first chord is given.

Find the remaining members of the chord as well
as the 7th chords that follow.
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Music dictation

Provide the figured bass of the following minor
seventh chords with a minor seventh.
7 .
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Find the inversion and structure (Cl or Op) of

the following minor seventh chords.
(. .)

7.
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Find the remaining notes of the following
chord.
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b
7

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Find the remaining notes as well as the following
seventh chords.

7 .
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Music dictation

seventh chords with a major seventh.
7 .
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the following minor major seventh chords.
(. .)

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Find the remaining members of the chord.
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seventh chords.
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Music dictation

seventh chords with a half-diminished seventh.
7 .
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the following minor seventh chords.
(. .)

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seventh chords.
7 .
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Provide the figured bass of the following fullydiminished chords.
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seventh chords.
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Music dictation

augmented major seventh chords with a major
seventh.
7 .
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(. .)
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the following augmented major seventh chords.
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seventh chords.
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The bass note is given

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The bass of the first chord is given.
Find the remaining members of chords.
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Chord progression identification

Music dictation
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Music dictation
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Music dictation
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Music dictation
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Music dictation
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Music dictation
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c.
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d.
d.
e.
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Music dictation
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Music dictation (the first chord is given).
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Melodic and music dictation exercises
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Melodic intervals of a 2nd

Harmonic intervals of a 2nd

Melodic intervals of a 3rd

Harmonic intervals of a 3rd

Melodic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

Harmonic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

Successive intervals of a 2nd minor and major

Mark the direction and quality of intervals per

Successive intervals of a 3rd

6. Music dictation exercises

The first note is given.

Before you dictate the exercises that follow, make

Harmonic intervals of a 2nd and a 3rd

9. Music dictation exercises

3/4 meter. The first note is given.

6/8 meter. The first note is given.

Music dictation exercises

Music dictation exercises

For the student:

For the student:

Ascending trichords descending, attached

Music dictation exercises

Music dictation exercises

Music dictation exercises

Two-bar music dictation exercises

Music dictation exercises

5. Recognise the following attached trichords and

Fill in the key signature after the end of the

The first note is given.

Identify the following pentachords.

The exercise follows three stages:

Music dictation (Ear-training)

The first note is given.

Melodic exercises and music dictation

Two-bar Melodic exercises and music dictation

The first note is given.

Melodic exercises and music dictation

The first note is given.

2. Harmonic intervals of a 4th

3. Harmonic intervals of a 5th

4. Harmonic intervals of a 4th and a 5th

5. Melodic intervals of a 2nd and a 5th

6. Harmonic intervals of a 2nd - 5th

Successive intervals of a 2nd, minor

Book: page 114

Melodic exercises and music dictation - Major

The starting note is given.

Book: page 115

Melodic exercises and music dictation - Minor

The starting note is given.

Music dictation exercises

The starting note is given.

Book: page 120

Book: page 123

Book: page 123

The starting note or notes are given.

Book: page 160

Identify the following chord types.

Identify the chord pairs.

Identify the following triads.

Book: page 161