MUSC 1130 Aural Skills II

Melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, sight singing and keyboard harmony. Designed to be taken in conjunction with MUSC 1120.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

MUSC 1100 and MUSC 1110

Corequisite

MUSC 1120

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Hear, recognize, identify, and sing scale degrees, scales, melodic intervals, and rhythms.
2. Sight sing melodies using scale degrees and/or solfège syllables.
3. Hear, recognize, and identify chords (function, position, and quality), cadences, phrase structure, harmonic rhythm, and nonharmonic tones.
4. Notate diatonic melodies, rhythms, and chorale phrases (bass line, soprano line, nonharmonic tones, and chordal analysis) upon dictation.
5. Identify discrepancies between written and audible melodies and rhythms (error detection).
6. Transcribe sections of performed music, in specific notes and/or chordal analysis.
7. Think critically as it relates to score study and aural analysis of melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and structural aspects of music.