MUS 115 - Aural Skills II

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MUS 114 (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 Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate an ability to identify various pitches and intervals.
CLO#2: Demonstrate an ability to dictate melodies in various keys and rhythms. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Demonstrate an ability to sight-sing music in various keys and rhythms.
CLO#4: Demonstrate an ability to recognize types of chords.