MUS 215 Aural Skills 5

Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credits: 2

Provides instruction in advanced concepts of Late-19th and Early-20th century western harmony, with special emphasis on advanced rhythm. Also provides practice in ear training including but not limited to sight-singing, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and completion of MUS 214; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Student Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate expertise in movable-do solfège in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clef.
Sing and conduct treble, alto, tenor and bass clef chromatic, and modulating melodies in all major and minor modes, with accuracy and appropriate musical expression.
Perform advanced rhythmic exercises with accuracy and appropriate musical expression.
Sing complex melodies.
Notate music accurately and efficiently through dictation and transcription assignments.
Sing improvised melodies given modulating chord progressions.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life.
Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.

Content Outline

Sight -Singing Elements
- Direct, chromatic, and enharmonic modulation
- Rapidly shifting and unexpected tonalities
- Rhythmic concepts
  - Complex changing meters
  - Polyrhythm
  - Asymmetric meters
Dictation Elements
- Direct, chromatic, and enharmonic modulation
- Rapidly shifting and unexpected tonalities
Rhythm Elements
- Complex changing meters
- Polyrhythm
- Asymmetric meters