MUSC 1110 Aural Skills I

Melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, sight singing, and keyboard harmony. Designed to be taken in conjunction with MUSC 1100.

Registration Name

Aural Skills I

Lecture Hours

1

Lab Hours

0

Credits

1

Prerequisite

MUSC 1050, score of 3 or higher on the AP Music Theory Test, or passing score on the Music Theory Placement exam

Corequisite

MUSC 1100

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Hear, recognize, identify, and sing scale degrees, scales, melodic intervals, and rhythms.
2. Sight sing melodies using scale degrees and/or solfège syllables.
3. Hear, recognize, and identify chords (function, position, and quality), cadences, and nonharmonic tones.
4. Notate diatonic melodies, rhythms, and chorale phrases (bass line and chordal analysis) upon dictation.
5. Identify discrepancies between written and audible melodies and rhythms (error detection).
6. Transcribe sections of performed music, in specific notes and/or chordal analysis.
7. Think critically as it relates to score study and aural analysis of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic aspects of music.