MUSC 281 Ear Training IV. Upon successful completion of this course you have will have mastered basic aural skills for professional musicianship. The emphasis on this level is chromatic and modal melodies. Mixed meters and odd time signatures are explored. Emphasis is given to transcribing pre-recorded songs.
Prerequisites: MUSC 280 with a minimum grade of 70%
Crosslisted: MUSC 275
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Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 30 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Conduct and sing syncopated 16th notes with ties, quarter note triplets and half note triples, quintuplets, sextuplets, septuplets and 32nd notes
- Sing harmonic minor, mixolydian b9b13, diminished, symmetrical dominant, whole tone, and blues scales in all intervals from the root
- Sing and transcribe modal and chromatic melodies
- Identify all triads, seventh chords, and ninth chords relative to tonic
- Transcribe and understand chord progressions and turnarounds using: modal interchange, substitute dominants, and, diminished chords
- Use double note relative pitch to enhance note identification
Teaching and Learning Approach
Group singing and dictation of chords, rhythms, melodies and chord progressions.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 – Lydian melodies, relative chords, modal chord th progressions, advanced scales and modes, advanced 16 notes in variety of time signatures, double note diatonic relative pitch
2. Chapter 1 - Continued exploration of concepts
3. Chapter 2 – Mixolydian melodies and relative chords, ½ note triplets and quadruplets, substitute dominant progressions
4. Chapter 2 - Continued exploration of concepts
5. Chapter 3 – Dorian melodies and relative chords, 6/4 rhythms, diminished chord progressions
6. Chapter 3 - Continued exploration of concepts
7. Chapter 4 - Phrygian melodies and relative chords, double note chromatic relative pitch, 7/4 and 7/8, turn-around progressions
8. Chapter 4 - Continued exploration of concepts
9. Chapter 5 – Single chromatic approach note melodies, relative chords using modal 7ths chords, mixed meters, chord progressions using #IV-7b5
10. Chapter 5 - Continued exploration of concepts
11. Chapter 6 – Double chromatic approach note melodies, relative th 7 chords (all), quintuplets – sextuplets etc., chord progressions from popular songs
12. Chapter 6 - Continued exploration of concepts
13. Chapter 7 – advanced chromatic approach note melodies, review of all modes, review of all rhythms in all time signatures
14. Practice Final Exam review
15. Final ExamAssessment
| Title | Learning Outcomes | Value |
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| Homework | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 15% |
| Quizzes | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 35% |
| Final Written | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 25% |
| Final Sung | 1, 2, 3 | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Grading Table
Standard Contemporary Music and Technology Program Grading Table
| Percentage | Letter Grade | GPA |
| 97 - 100 | A+ | 4.33 |
| 94 - 96.9 | A | 4.00 |
| 90 - 93.9 | A- | 3.67 |
| 87 - 89.9 | B+ | 3.33 |
| 83 - 86.9 | B | 3.00 |
| 80 - 82.9 | B- | 2.67 |
| 77 - 79.9 | C+ | 2.33 |
| 73 - 76.9 | C | 2.00 |
| 70 - 72.9 | C- | 1.67 |
| 60 - 69.9 | P | 1.00 |
| Less than 60% | F | 0.00 |
| Did not withdraw | DNW | 0.00 |
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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.