Building Better Dictation Skills
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Building Better Dictation Skills

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eBook - ePub

Building Better Dictation Skills

About this book

Melodic dictation plays an important role in music theory classes, but instruction is often based on tradition rather than research. Dictation teachers and students do not just need more exercises and drills; they need to see deeper into the materials, consider how we connect to them, and practice wisely. Building Better Dictation Skills offers teachers and students the "why" and "how" of melodic dictation, through research-based exercises aimed at developing proactive musical listening. During dictation, students must actively involve themselves in the unfolding of an unfamiliar melody—using all of their musical skills in a concerted effort—to get into the composer's mind and understand what is played. The author's published research, on which this book is based, provides a level of insight unlikely to be discovered simply through drilling more melodies. Building Better Dictation Skills provides music educators and students with a concise, specific, and affordable resource that focuses on what they really need: dictation strategies aimed at learning beyond the "right answer."

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I: Attention Direction
  5. Chapter 1: Mental Preparation
  6. Chapter 2: The Big Picture
  7. Chapter 3: Ignoring Extraneous Information
  8. Part II: Task Prioritization
  9. Chapter 4: Pitch and Rhythm
  10. Chapter 5: Chronological Decisions
  11. Chapter 6: Changing Priorities
  12. Part III: Skills Coordination
  13. Chapter 7: Incorporating Musical Skills
  14. Chapter 8: Notation Strategies
  15. Chapter 9: Musical Proofreading
  16. Chapter 10: Polishing Your Personal Approach
  17. Appendix A
  18. Appendix B
  19. Glossary
  20. About the Author