# Advanced Ear Training & Sight-Singing, Music theory

Dictation, solfège, and reading string repertoire at sight

True musicianship is hearing and singing what you see and writing what you hear. This module advances into melodic and rhythmic dictation, solfège systems, and sight-singing real string repertoire, the skills tested at conservatory auditions.

Advanced · 6 lessons · approximately 113 minutes of material (not a mastery deadline).

## Before this module
- [Orchestration & The String Section](/learn/theory/orchestration), Writing for and reading the string section like a professional

## What this module covers
1. **Singing Intervals**, Internalizing interval size through your own voice (12 min)
2. **Melodic Dictation**, Hearing a melody once and writing it down accurately (15 min)
3. **Rhythmic Dictation**, Transcribing rhythm, the hardest part of dictation (14 min)
4. **Solfège Systems: Fixed and Movable Do**, Two approaches, which one works for you and why (24 min)
5. **Sight-Singing String Repertoire Excerpts**, Reading melody at sight from cello and violin parts (24 min)
6. **Advanced Ear Training Challenge**, Dictation, identification, and sight-singing in one session (24 min)

## Practise with a free reference
- [Free metronome](/tools/metronome), Use a steady pulse while you count or repeat a short phrase.
- [Free note-reading practice](/tools/note-reading), Check note names in the clef you are studying before adding instrumental technique.

## What comes next
- [Chromaticism & Late Romantic Harmony](/learn/theory/chromaticism), Wagner, extended tertian chords, and the edge of tonality

## Where should I start with advanced ear training & sight-singing?
The curriculum places Orchestration & The String Section before this module. Review those topics if they are unfamiliar. The first lesson is “Singing Intervals”: Internalizing interval size through your own voice. The order is a study guide, not proof that every learner needs the same pace.

## How long is the advanced ear training & sight-singing module?
The 6 listed lessons total approximately 113 minutes of material. That estimate describes lesson content, not the practice time needed to become comfortable with dictation, solfège, and reading string repertoire at sight. Revisit one task at a time and use feedback from a teacher where physical technique is involved.

## What can I try here without an account?
The advanced ear training & sight-singing description, lesson sequence and prerequisite links are public. There is no full worked lesson sample for this module yet. The linked public tools and references are free. A free account includes the complete five-lesson foundation module in each instrument and five lessons in music theory, with saved progress and no expiry. Later lessons require the relevant paid package.

## Continue in Arco
The complete five-lesson foundation module in each instrument and five music theory lessons are free with an account, including saved progress and no time limit. Later lessons require the relevant paid package. Public samples do not assess your physical technique or certify exam readiness.

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Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/learn/theory/ear-training-advanced