I. Course Title: Ear Training and Sight Singing I (GE)
II. Course Number: MUSC 114
III. Credit Hours: 1 credit
IV. Prerequisites: Music Major, Music Minor or permission of instructor.
V. Course Description:
In this course, students learn foundational musicianship skills through exercises in listening, singing and chanting rhythmically, improvising, reading and writing music through dictation and composition.
Note(s): General Education and Applied Learning designated course.
VI. Detailed Description of Content of the Course:
In this course, students will:
VI. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:
The class is conducted as a group practice time for the skills taught in the course. The practice takes the form of singing tunes, chord roots, tonal pattern and rhythm pattern exercises, tonal, rhythm, and melodic improvisation, sight singing melodies, tonal and rhythmic dictation, simple, guided composition, and other appropriate exercises. Students work individually outside of class time with assigned materials, such as the Auralia and SightReadingFactory.com.
VII. Goals and Objectives of the Course:
At the conclusion of the course, the student will have developed beginning-level aural skills in ear training and sight singing and will understand how to use these skills for their career or avocation in music.
Students will develop the ability to:
VIII. Assessment Measures:
Learning Outcomes will be met through a combination of the following activities:
Other Course Information: None
Review and Approval
DATE ACTION REVIEWED BY
Revised February, 2009
March 01, 2021