MUS 114 - Aural Skills I

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 or equivalent knowledge. (MUS114, MUS 115, 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): WR 115 and MUS 111

Course Description: This first of a three-term sequence of courses provides instruction and practice in beginning sight-reading, sight-singing, and ear-training. It includes melodic and rhythmic dictation as well as intervallic recognition. It covers the fundamental concepts of rhythm, meter, major and minor tonalities, diatonic and modal scales, triads and seventh chords, and cadences. This course is designed to be taken with MUS 111 concurrently.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate an ability to recognize various pitches and intervals.
CLO#2: Demonstrate an ability to dictate simple melodies and rhythm. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Exhibit an ability to sight-read simple melodies.
CLO#4: Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of major and minor tonalities.