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George—
I addressed the grading of melodic dictation in my book Aural Skills Acquisition (on pp. 103-110), surveying a few published approaches (e.g., the AP Exam in Music Theory) and making some recomendations for ways to develop a standardized gra…
Thank you all so very much for your helpful suggestions. The pieces you've mentioned will serve as additional fodder for my teaching and writing for years to come!
Brent raises an interesting topic, one that has been investigated by a variety of music theorists, cognition researchers, and music educators over the years. Although I merely mention the existence of this research in my textbook Manual for Ear Trai…