Random Tonal Dictation (RTD):

Extending, and Providing Tonal Context for, the Standard Interval Identification Exercise

This page presents an exercise that is midway between the conventional tasks of melodic interval identification and melodic dictation.

Begin by pressing the red button. Try to write the random melody that is played. You can hit the yellow button to replay the melody without affecting your score. When you think you have written the melody correctly, hit the green button to find out how you did. If you were not successful, you can hit the yellow button again, make some changes in your melody, and hit the green button to get another assessment. When you are ready to move on to a new random melody, hit the red button.

The first note will always be the tonic (one of the C's). The last note will always be tonic or dominant (G). The notes in between will not extend beyond the octave (i.e., they will not go above or below the two C's).

Even with these restrictions, there are 384 possible melodies.