Building Better Dictation Skills

Nathan O. Buonviri

doi:10.5771/9781475813937

Summary

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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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2015
Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-1392-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-1393-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 144
Product Type: Monograph

1. CONTENTS No access
2. FOREWORD No access
3. INTRODUCTION No access
1. Ch01. MENTAL PREPARATION No access
2. Ch02. THE BIG PICTURE No access
3. Ch03. IGNORING EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION No access
1. Ch04. PITCH AND RHYTHM No access
2. Ch05. CHRONOLOGICAL DECISIONS No access
3. Ch06. CHANGING PRIORITIES No access
1. Ch07. INCORPORATING MUSICAL SKILLS No access
2. Ch08. NOTATION STRATEGIES No access
3. Ch09. MUSICAL PROOFREADING No access
4. Ch10. POLISHING YOUR PERSONAL APPROACH No access
APPENDIX A. Answer Key No access Pages 111 - 138
APPENDIX B. Brief Description of the Research Base No access Pages 139 - 140
GLOSSARY No access Pages 141 - 142
ABOUT THE AUTHOR No access Pages 143 - 144