MUSC& 121 - Ear Training 1

2 Credits

Learn to sight-sing basic vocal parts with correct pitches and rhythm. Train the ear to identify and notate intervals, chords and their inversions, rhythms, melodies and major/minor scales.

Course Note Previously MUSIC 113.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve For music theory, instrumental, and vocal students desiring to improve their music reading skills. Required of all music theory students in MUSC& 131. Students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and/or needing Humanities Area II distribution credits.
Active Date 2011-06-14

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 22
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area II
Performance

Course Outline
Includes, but is not limited to, the following: Pitches notation: Introduction to basic notation in treble and bass clefs; naturals, sharps, flats; basic musical notation rules and conventions. Rhythm: Simple and compound meters; basic rhythmic notation. Intervals: Introduction to simple intervals (2nds, 3rds, Perfect unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and octaves). Scales: Major and minor scale constructions and key signatures. Sight-singing: Introduction to solfege and development of skills in simple keys. Aural skills: Simple tonal pattern identification in notation; basic intervallic identification. Rhythm skills: Tapping and notation of simple rhythmic patterns.

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify melodic patterns and elementary intervals

Sight-sing simple melodies, perform rhythms

Demonstrate understanding of intervals, simple major and minor tonal melodies, rhythmic patterns

Demonstrate understanding of notation, scales, intervals, and rhythm