Course

Ear Training & Sight Singing II

Important Notice

This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.

Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Department
Music
Course code
MUSC 1211
Credits
1.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
20
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Typically offered
Winter

Overview

Course description
This course provides further development of aural and sight singing skills with a focus on more complex melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of diatonic tonal music.
Course content
  1. Aural Recognition
    • Melodic intervals within a tonal context.  Speed recognition will be stressed.
    • Harmonic intervals within two octaves. Speed recognition will be stressed.
    • Simple two-part textures with non-chord tones.
    • Triads and four-note chords in all positions.
    • Six-four chord types: cadential, passing, pedal.
    • Dominant seventh chords in all positions.
    • Diatonic melodies which include more complex rhythms, larger intervals and sequences.
    • Soprano and bass factors, quality, and position of chords in diatonic progressions which include:  diatonic triads and dominantseventh chords.
    • More complex rhythmic patterns in both simple and compound meters including syncopation, duplets and triplets.
  2. Sight Singing
    • Diatonic melodies which contain more complex rhythms.
    • One- and two-part rhythm exercises.
  3. Musicianship Skills Performance
    • Diatonic intervals with emphasis on speed and accuracy.
    • Triads and dominant seventh chords in broken chord progressions.
    • Increased fluency with a relative pitch labelling system (movable-doh solfège or scale degree numbers).
    • Increased fluency with Kodály hand signs.
    • Ensemble exercises emphasizing timing and tuning.
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.

Means of assessment
Sight Singing Tests (minimum 4) 40%
Melodic, Rhythmic and Harmonic Dictation Tests (minimum 4) 50%
Weekly homework assignments 10%
  100%

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 Mar. 21, 2011.

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.

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.

Requisites

Prerequisites

MUSC 1111                              

Corequisites

MUSC 1210 or MUSC 2410

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for MUSC 1211
University of Victoria (UVIC) UVIC MUS 170B (0.5)

Course Offerings

Winter 2025