MUSC 181 Ear Training II

School of Arts and Technology

MUSC 181 Ear Training II. A continuation of the skills learned in MUSC 180. The focus is on harmonically based melodies with larger intervallic skips. Rhythms are explored primarily through syncopated eighth notes, triplets and sixteenth notes. This ear training class provides an aural perception of MUSC 175, which is taught concurrently.

Prerequisites: MUSC 180 with a minimum grade of 70%

Crosslisted: MUSC 175

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours45
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Conduct and sing in 2/4 time
  2. Sing and transcribe pentatonic melodies and melodies based on the leaps found in diatonic triads
  3. Sing all diatonic interval from the root of major and melodic minor derived modes
  4. Sing and transcribe syncopated 16th note and triplet rhythms in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time
  5. Sing and identify all 7th chords
  6. Transcribe and understand diatonic seventh chord progressions and secondary dominant progressions
  7. Use relative pitch to enhance note identification of all chromatic pitches over a 5 octave range
  8. Sing and identify all intervals within 1 octave

Teaching and Learning Approach

Group singing, dictation, playing on piano, echoing the instructor.

Learning Resources

Required:


Hear it, Sing it, Write It (Books 1-4), written by Paul Landsberg Recommended: Recorded audio for dictation and practice from Hear it, Sing it, Write it.

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Chapter 1 – Melodic Minor Modes, 7 chords introduction, MA7, 7, -7, 7sus4, -7b5, Low range chromatic relative pitch, th syncopated 1/8 notes, Key of D, Progressions – Triad Inversions

2. Chapter 1 - Continued exploration of concepts

3. Chapter 2 – Pentatonic Scale, Chords – dim7, +7, Intro to 16 th note cells, Keys of C, F and G, Progressions – diatonic 7 chord

4. Chapter 2 - Continued exploration of concepts

5. Chapter 3 – Chords – Maj6, -6, -(Maj7), 7b5, syncopated 16 notes rhythms, ties, pick-up notes, pentatonic scales Bb, D, Eb

6. Chapter 3 - Continued exploration of concepts

7. Chapter 4 - High note relative pitch, all 7 chords, 2/4 time and triplets, melodies skips on the V chord, secondary dominant progressions

8. Chapter 4 - Continued exploration of concepts

9. Chapter 5 – ¼ note triplets, melodic skips on the IV chord

10. Chapter 5 - Continued exploration of concepts

11. Chapter 6 – Advanced tied rhythms, melodic skips on diatonic triads

12. Chapter 6 - Continued exploration of concepts

13. Chapter 7 – Maj modes and Melodic minor modes review, chromatic relative pitch uses 5 octave range, rhythm and melody duets

14. Practice Final Exam review

15. Final Exam

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Homework15%
Quizzes35%
Final Written25%
Final Sung25%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Contemporary Music and Technology Program Grading Table

PercentageLetter GradeGPA
97 - 100A+4.33
94 - 96.9A4.00
90 - 93.9A-3.67
87 - 89.9B+3.33
83 - 86.9B3.00
80 - 82.9B-2.67
77 - 79.9C+2.33
73 - 76.9C2.00
70 - 72.9C-1.67
60 - 69.9P1.00
Less than 60%F0.00
Did not withdrawDNW0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.