MUS 226 - Aural Skills VI

MUS 225  

(MUS 224 , MUS 225 , and MUS226 must be taken in sequence, unless Instructor permission is granted.) 

Corequisite(s):  

MUS 213  

(This Aural Skills sequence should be taken concurrently with the Music Theory sequence of MUS 211 , MUS 212 , and MUS 213 .)

Course Description: Aural Skills VI is a continuation of MUS 225  and serves to augment the subject matter in MUS 213  with an emphasis on musical aural/oral training. Students develop their ability to hear, identify, and sing intervallic, tertial, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic patterns in music. Through in-class study and drill, combined with out-of-class computer-assisted learning and self-guided practice, students will develop skills in sight singing and aural transcription with a focus on harmonies through secondary dominant and leading tone. This course is designed to be taken with MUS 213  concurrently.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Exhibit an understanding of chromatic harmonies including secondary dominants and modulations. Aurally identify and sing examples of simple and compound intervals, major and minor scales, triadic chord qualities, dominant/non-dominant/leading-tone 7th-chord qualities, secondary dominant/leading-tone 7th-chords, modulations to near keys, and simple/compound time signatures. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#2: Transcribe melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic material from dictated music examples.
• CLO#3: Sight-sing/transcribe tonal melodies and chord progressions (both modulating and non-modulating), and rhythmic exercises.
• CLO#4: Recognize musical patterns and detect errors in music examples.