MUS 115 - Aural Skills II

MUS 114   (Note that MUS 114 , MUS115, MUS 116  must be taken in sequence, unless Instructor permission is granted.)

This Aural Skills sequence should be taken concurrently with the Music Theory sequence of MUS 111 , MUS 112 , MUS 113 .

Corequisite(s):  

MUS 112  

Course Description: This second of a three-term sequence provides instruction and practice in intermediate sight-reading, sight-singing, and ear-training. It includes melodic and rhythmic dictation as well as intervallic recognition. It covers more variety of rhythm, simple and compound meter, major and minor tonalities, diatonic and modal scales, triads and seventh chords, and cadences. This course is designed to be taken with MUS 112  concurrently.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Identify various pitches and intervals.
• CLO#2: Dictate melodies in various keys and rhythms. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Sight-sing music in various keys and rhythms.
• CLO#4: Recognize types of chords in all major and minor keys.