MUS 1156 - Ear Training II

1 sem hr cr

This course provides new elements for the alto and tenor clefs, the subdivided beat in simple and compound meters, diatonic seventh chords, and diatonic chord progressions involving I (i), IV (iv), V, ii6 (ii6) and vi (VI). Students will learn to read (sing) and write (by aural dictation) pitch and rhythm together.

This course satisfies the one-hour program requirement for the TTP agreement in accordance with the A.F.A. degree in music. Prerequisite: MUS 1058  

In rare and unusual circumstances, a course prerequisite can be overridden with the permission of the Department Lead for the discipline.

Formerly/Same As (Formerly MUS 1400)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

As a result of taking this course, the student will be able to…

• demonstrate ability to sight sing diatonic melodies (including all possible skips) utilizing sol-feg syllables (movable do), letter names, and/or scale-degree numbers. These will include melodies in alto and tenor clef in addition to treble and bass clef.
• perform and analyze notated rhythms exhibiting beat division in simple and compound meters utilizing a counting system.
• write, from dictation, rhythms exhibiting beat subdivision in simple and compound meters.
• write, from dictation, diatonic melodies (including all possible skips). These will include melodies in alto and tenor clef in addition to treble and bass clef.
• identify, by ear and by sight, major and minor scales; major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads as well as diatonic seventh chords and simple diatonic intervals including half steps, whole steps, and intervals from all diatonic triads and seventh chords.