Stage 1 · Single Tones over a Drone
Melody 1.4
Major (Ionian)
1, 2, 7, 3, 5
New tone: 5
A drone plays the root of a major key. Over it you hear single tones from the scale degrees 1, 2, 7, 3, 5. 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: Tones appear in different octaves. The 5 is the second anchor after the root – use it to orient yourself.
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.