1.17 Melodic deviation

The exercises melodic deviation entry-level and melodic deviation melody recognize a follow-up exercise of the exercise Chapter 1.16 Recognizing melody.

The purpose of this exercise is to learn to hear the difference between two melodies. One melody is played and the other melody is notated. The melody played deviates from the notated melody, by only one tone. Discover the wrongly played note.

1. Exercise melodic deviation entry-level

Ear Training exercise 1c: melodic deviation. Being able to hear a wrongly played note.

Example question

In the next melodie a wrong note is played:

Which note is played incorrectly?

Practical steps

Sing the notated melody to train your inner hearing abilties. Pay particular attention to:

• the tonic of the melody.
• the ascending and descending shape of the melody.
• small or large skips in the melody.
• identical notes.

Then play the melody and notice that:

1. In the first measure, the notated melody ascends from C (tonic) to E (third) to G (fifth).
2. In the second measure, the notated melody descends from E (third) to D to C (tonic).
3. In the second measure, the played melody ascends from E (third) to F (fourth).

Answer: the wrong note being played is the second note D in the second measure (the second beat). A F is being played.

2. Exercise melodic deviation

Ear Training exercise 1d: melodic deviation. Being able to hear a wrongly played note.

Example question

In the next melodie a wrong note is played:

Which note is played incorrectly?

Practical steps

Sing the notated melody to train your inner hearing abilties. Pay particular attention to:

• the tonic of the melody.
• the ascending and descending shape of the melody.
• small or large skips in the melody.
• identical notes.

Then play the melody and notice that:

1. The played melody ascends from C (tonic) to G (fifth).
2. In the second measure, the notated melody ascends from E to F and then descends to E.

Answer: the wrong note being played is the second note E in the second measure (the second beat). A G is being played.

Ear Training exercise 1c: melodic deviation entry-level. Being able to hear a wrongly played note.

Ear Training exercise 1d: melodic deviation. Being able to hear a wrongly played note.