MUSA 125 Ear Training and Musicianship II

Previously MUSC 111P. This is the second of a four-semester sequence of ear training and musicianship courses required of all music majors. Along with Music Theory II, the course focuses on sharpening student skills in sight reading, sight singing, and taking dictations.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

MUSA 123 with a grade of C or better, or MUSC 110P with a grade of C or better

Corequisite

MUSA 124 and MUSA 127

Hours Weekly

2 hours lab and additional practice time weekly

Course Objectives

1. Sight sing melodies in major/minor keys with intervals from the dominant triad, seventh
   chords, and tritone using syllables.
2. Identify keys and notes in alto and tenor clef.
   
3. Take dictation of a diatonic melody of moderate rhythmic difficulty which includes leaps of up
   to a major seventh and intervals from the dominant triad and dominant seventh chord.
   
4. Take dictation of two-part texture.
5. Take choral dictation of cadential progression in root position and inversions.
6. Perform rhythmic exercises in one or two-part which include the divided and subdivided beat in
   simple and compound time.
7. Take dictation of the outer voices of a simple chorale excerpt and analyze the harmonic
   progression.
   

Course Objectives

1. Sight sing melodies in major/minor keys with intervals from the dominant triad, seventh
   chords, and tritone using syllables.
2. Identify keys and notes in alto and tenor clef.
   
3. Take dictation of a diatonic melody of moderate rhythmic difficulty which includes leaps of up
   to a major seventh and intervals from the dominant triad and dominant seventh chord.
   
4. Take dictation of two-part texture.
5. Take choral dictation of cadential progression in root position and inversions.
6. Perform rhythmic exercises in one or two-part which include the divided and subdivided beat in
   simple and compound time.
7. Take dictation of the outer voices of a simple chorale excerpt and analyze the harmonic
   progression.