ðə fˈɜːst ɪz mɛlˈɑːdɪk dɪktˈeɪʃən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ wˈʌnpˈɑːɹt mˈɛlədi ɪz plˈeɪd tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz wˌaɪl ɐ stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ pˈɪtʃ, tˈaɪm sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ, ænd kˈiː ɑːɹ ɡˈɪvən ɔnðɪ ˈænsɚ ʃˈiːt, ænd ðə stˈuːdənt mˈʌst ˈækjʊɹətli ɹˈɛkɚd bˈoʊθ ðə pˈɪtʃ ænd vˈæljuː ʌvðə plˈeɪd nˈoʊts.
The first is melodic dictation, in which a one-part melody is played two or three times while a starting pitch, time signature, and key are given on the answer sheet, and the student must accurately record both the pitch and value of the played notes.