Ear Training & Sight Singing IV

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Course
MUSC 2411
Discontinued
Yes
Course Code
MUSC 2411
Descriptive
Ear Training & Sight Singing IV
Department
Music
Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Credits
1.00
Start Date
End Term
202010
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
20
Contact Hours
3 hours per week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Learning Activities

Presentation of concepts, demonstration of learning strategies and modelling of skills by the instructor, integrated with drills and practice exercises by the students.  Skill reinforcement through assigned use of auxiliary online and/or computer aural skills resources.

Course Description
This course provides development of aural and sight singing skills with a focus on more complex melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of tonal music, including chromaticism, modulation and asymmetrical metres.
Course Content
  1. Aural Recognition
    • Melodies in various phrase groupings including double periods, with chromatic tones, and modulation to closely- and distantly-related keys.
    • Modulating melodies in two-part textures.
    • Soprano and bass factors, quality, and position of chords in progressions which include: borrowed chords, the Neapolitan Sixth chord, augmented sixth chords, and modulation.
    • Complex rhythmic patterns including asymmetrical and changing meters.
  2. Sight Performance
    • Melodies which contain more complex rhythms, chromatic tones, and modulations.
    • Complex rhythmic exercises including irregular beat divisions.
  3. Musicianship Skills Performance
    • Modulating melodic fragments
    • Broken chord patterns.
    • Ensemble exercises emphasizing multi-part awareness including canons and sing-and-plays.
Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the successful student should be able to demonstrate satisfactory skill and musicianship in aural recognition and sight performance of tonal melodies, harmonies, and rhythms as outlined in Course Content.

Means of Assessment
Sight Singing Tests (minimum 4) 40%
Melodic, Rhythmic and Harmonic Dictation Tests (minimum 4) 50%
Weekly homework assignments 10%

N.B.: This course includes final testing worth more than 10% during the last 14 days of classes. A standing variance to the Evaluation Policy was granted by Education Council on March 21, 2011.

Textbook Materials

The latest editions of required texts, such as the following:

Ear Training Textbook

  • Horvit, Michael, Timothy Koozin and Robert Nelson. Music for Ear Training (CD-ROM and Workbook). Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Or

  • Karpinski, Gary S. Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing. New York:  W. W. Norton.  Plus accompanying CD-ROM.

Sight Singing Textbook

  • Berkowitz, Sol, Gabriel Fontrier, Leo Kraft, Perry Goldstein and Edward Smaldone. A New Approach to Sight Singing. New York:  W. W. Norton.
Prerequisites

MUSC 2311                                

Corequisites

MUSC 2410