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Course Descriptions

CourseCourse TitleCredit Hours
MUSIC 137 Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 (2-0) 2 Cr. Hrs.
Course Description

This course will focus on sight singing melodies outlining the intervals of I and V chords of first and second inversion and non-harmonic tones. The course will include simple rhythmic, melodic and harmonic dictations.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

  • A basic knowledge of scales, key signatures, intervals, and triads.
Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Transcribe in music notation aurally presented rhythm patterns.
  • Identify aurally presented common intervals.
  • Identify aurally presented common triads.
  • Transcribe aurally presented simple melodies.
  • Perform simple rhythms at sight.
  • Perform simple melodies at sight.
  • Perform melodies using the movable-Do system.

 

Note: This course may not be offered every semester.
Please check the MUSIC section of the current course schedule for availability.

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