Stage 1 · Single Tones over a Drone
Melody 1.3
Major (Ionian)
1, 2, 7, 3
New tone: 3
A drone plays the root of a major key. Over it you hear single tones from the scale degrees 1, 2, 7, 3. Identify each tone by how it relates to the root – not by the step from the tone before. You will hear twelve keys with twelve tones each.
Tip: From this level on, tones appear in different octaves. Don't follow the direction of the jump – listen to how each tone relates to the root.
Video coming soon on YouTubeStep 1 · Listen
Write down what you hear
Print the worksheet. For every key, write the scale degree of each tone – as numbers or in notation. Any octave is correct.
Done? Check your answers
Video coming soon on YouTubeStep 2 · Sing
Sing it, then check
A number appears. Sing that scale degree before the tone sounds, then compare. Sing in your own range – if the tone comes an octave higher or lower, that is part of the exercise.