APPENDIX
B

Music Theory Ear Training Course

Welcome to the Music Theory Ear Training Course! This audio course leads you step-by-step through the essential concepts of music theory, including pitches, scales, intervals, rhythms, chords, and melodies. The course itself is online, at this book’s website: idiotsguides.com/musictheory. From there, you can listen to the streaming audio tracks on any computer or connected mobile device by clicking each track in turn.

To work through the Music Theory Ear Training Course, all you have to do is listen to the examples on the website and then test yourself with the audio exercises. Click to listen to each exercise and then write down your answer on a piece of blank staff paper. Feel free to repeat each exercise as many times as necessary. You can then check your answers against those in this appendix.

Track Listing

Track Contents
1. Introduction
2. Lesson One: Pitches
3. Pitch Exercises 1–5
4. Pitch Exercises 6–10
5. Pitch Exercises 11–15
6. Pitch Exercises 16–20
7. Pitch Exercises 21–25
8. Pitch Exercises 26–30
Track Contents
9. Pitch Exercises 31–35
10. Pitch Exercises 36–40
11. Lesson Two: Intervals
12. Interval Exercises 1–5
13. Interval Exercises 6–10
14. Interval Exercises 11–15
15. Interval Exercises 16–20
16. Interval Exercises 21–25
Track Contents
17. Interval Exercises 26–30
18. Interval Exercises 31–35
19. Interval Exercises 36–40
20. Interval Exercises 41–45
21. Interval Exercises 46–50
22. Interval Exercises 51–55
23. Interval Exercises 56–60
24. Lesson Three: Scales
25. Scale Exercises 1–5
26. Scale Exercises 6–10
27. Lesson Four: Rhythms
28. Rhythm Exercises 1–5
29. Rhythm Exercises 6–10
30. Rhythm Exercises 11–15
31. Rhythm Exercises 16–20
Track Contents
32. Rhythm Exercises 21–25
33. Rhythm Exercises 26–30
34. Rhythm Exercises 31–35
35. Rhythm Exercises 36–40
36. Lesson Five: Melodies
37. Melody Exercises 1–5
38. Melody Exercises 6–10
39. Melody Exercises 11–15
40. Melody Exercises 16–20
41. Lesson Six: Chords
42. Chord Exercises 1–5
43. Chord Exercises 6–10
44. Chord Exercises 11–15
45. Chord Exercises 16–20
46. Coda

Answers to Audio Exercises

Compare your answers to the audio exercises with the correct answers listed here. (Don’t cheat!)

Pitch Exercises (Tracks 3 to 10)

Identify the following pitches, using the treble clef, as played on the website.

Track Contents
1. A
2. C
3. G
4. B♭ (or A♯, enharmonically)
Track Contents
5. F♯ (or G♭, enharmonically)
6. B
7. A♭ (or G♯, enharmonically)
8. C♯ (or D♭, enharmonically)
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9. D
10. B
11. E♭ (or D♯, enharmonically)
12. B♭ (or A♯, enharmonically)
13. F
14. A♭ (or G♯, enharmonically)
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15. E
16. C
17. C♯ (or D♭, enharmonically)
18. F♯ (or G♭, enharmonically)
19. E
20. A

Identify the following lower pitches, using the bass clef, as played on the website.

Track Contents
21. C
22. B♭ (or A♯, enharmonically)
23. D
24. F
25. A♭ (or G♯, enharmonically)
26. G
27. E
28. C♯ (or D♭, enharmonically)
29. E♭ (or D♯, enharmonically)
30. F♯ (or G♭, enharmonically)
Track Contents
31. A
32. C
33. G
34. B
35. F♯ (or G♭, enharmonically)
36. B♭ (or A♯, enharmonically)
37. E
38. E♭ (or D♯, enharmonically)
39. A
40. D

Interval Exercises (Tracks 12 to 23)

Identify the following ascending intervals, as played on the website.

Track Contents
1. Perfect fifth
2. Octave
3. Perfect fourth
4. Major third
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5. Minor third
6. Perfect fifth
7. Major sixth
8. Major seventh
Track Contents
9. Major second
10. Minor sixth
11. Perfect fourth
12. Minor second
13. Minor third
14. Perfect fifth
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15. Tritone (or augmented fourth or diminished fifth, enharmonically)
16. Major third
17. Minor seventh
18. Octave
19. Major sixth
20. Major seventh

Identify the following descending intervals, as played on the website.

Track Contents
21. Major third
22. Perfect fourth
23. Minor third
24. Octave
25. Perfect fifth
26. Perfect fifth
27. Major sixth
28. Major seventh
29. Major second
30. Minor sixth
31. Minor second
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32. Minor third
33. Perfect fourth
34. Perfect fifth
35. Major third
36. Tritone (or augmented fourth or diminished fifth, enharmonically)
37. Minor seventh
38. Major sixth
39. Octave
40. Major seventh

Identify both the interval and the second note in each series, as played on the website.

Track Contents
41. Minor third (A-C)
42. Perfect fifth (D-A)
43. Major seventh (G-F♯)
44. Minor third (B♭-D♭)
45. Perfect fourth (C-F)
46. Major sixth (A♭-F)
47. Octave (C♯-C♯)
48. Tritone (G-C♯ or G-D♭, enharmonically)
49. Major third (D-F♯)
50. Minor second (B-C)
Track Contents
51. Minor sixth (C-A♭)
52. Minor seventh (B-A)
53. Minor ninth (G-A♭)
54. Minor third (E-G)
55. Perfect fifth (F♯-C♯)
56. Major second (D-E)
57. Major third (E-G♯)
58. Major sixth (A-F♯)
59. Major seventh (G-F♯)
60. Octave (A-A)

Scale Exercises (Tracks 25 and 26)

Identify the following scale types and the starting note of each scale, as played on the website.

Track Contents
1. A Major
2. C Major
3. A natural minor
4. F Major
5. E natural minor
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6. E harmonic minor
7. E melodic minor (ascending)
8. B♭ Major
9. D natural minor
10. G melodic minor (ascending)

Rhythm Exercises (Tracks 28 to 35)

Transcribe the following rhythms, as played on the website.

Melody Exercises (Tracks 37 to 40)

Transcribe the following melodies, as played on the website.

Chord Exercises (Tracks 42 to 45)

Identify the chord types (major, minor, diminished, and augmented), as played on the website.

Track Contents
1. Major
2. Minor
3. Major
4. Major
5. Minor
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6. Diminished
7. Major
8. Augmented
9. Minor
10. Diminished

Identify the following types of extended chords, as played on the website.

Track Contents
11. Major seventh
12. Minor seventh
13. Dominant seventh
14. Major seventh
15. Dominant seventh
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16. Major ninth
17. Dominant seventh
18. Minor ninth
19. Major seventh
20. Minor seventh

Repeat the previous exercises, this time writing out the actual chord names (with the correct starting pitch) for each chord.

Track Contents
1. C Major
2. F minor
3. E Major
4. B♭ Major
5. G minor
6. B diminished
7. E♭ Major
8. E♭ augmented
9. D minor
10. G diminished
Track Contents
11. F Major seventh
12. G minor seventh
13. E♭ dominant seventh (E♭7)
14. D Major seventh
15. A dominant seventh (A7)
16. C Major ninth
17. F dominant seventh (F7)
18. D minor ninth
19. E♭ Major seventh
20. F♯ minor seventh
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