MUS 212 - Aural Skills II

1 credits (Spring)

Development of aural understanding through singing, dictation, conducting, and improvisation. Topics include identification and singing of chromatic intervals and harmonies, singing of chromatic melodies using “moveable do” solfège, notation of chromatic and modulating melodies and chord progressions by dictation, improvisation of phrase and period structures, conducting patterns, and aural analysis of binary and ternary forms.

Prerequisite: MUS 111 or placement test. Normally taken in conjunction with MUS 213, this course may also be taken separately.
Instructor: N. Gaub