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Hear the passing tones
What to do
Melodic dictation and chord trainer in context.
- Step 1Listen to the phrase and locate the stable notes that fall on the strong beats (the chord tones).
- Step 2Notice the notes that connect them by step on weak beats: these are the passing-tone candidates.
- Step 3Check that each passing tone comes from a chord tone and resolves at once into another, in a single direction.
- Step 4Transcribe the line and repeat until you tell passing tones apart from chord tones by ear.
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