MUS 116 - Aural Comprehension II
Description
In this course the student continues developing aural capacity through exercises in intermediate melodic, rhythmic, harmonic dictation, and mastery of solfeggio while singing intermediate melodies at sight. This is the second of two courses in first year college aural skills. Objectives of this course are concurrent with, and complementary to, MUS 114 . Additional Auralia practice hours are required each week.
Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Music
Discipline: MUS
Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-04-17 11:44:18
Course Review & Revision Year: 2024-2025
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Sight-sing diatonic melodies containing intervals from the dominant triad in major and minor keys.
2. Sightread rhythms in both simple and compound time.
3. Sing duets of intermediate melodies with other students.
4. Sight-sing simple melodies in the alto clef.
5. Sight-sing melodies containing the interval of the tritone.
6. Sight-sing melodies containing intervals from the dominant seventh chord.
7. Transcribe melodies outlining the tonic, subdominant, dominant, and leading tone triads.
8. Aurally distinguish between all possible musical intervals, including tritones, sevenths, ninths, and tenths.
9. Aurally distinguish between the harmonic functions of the tonic, subdominant and dominant triads, with their inversions in major and minor keys.
10. Aurally detect errors in notation of melodies played on the piano.
11. Notate rhythms of examples played on the piano or via computer containing beats, their divisions and subdivisions in simple time.
12. Aurally distinguish between the harmonic functions of the tonic, supertonic, subdominant, dominant and submediant triads in root position in major keys.
13. Notate rhythms of examples played on the piano or via computer containing borrowed triplet divisions of the beat.
14. Notate diatonic melodies containing larger intervallic leaps.
15. Aurally identify nonharmonic tones in four-voice chorale texture.
16. Aurally discern errors in notation of triads played at the piano or via computer.
17. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it.
18. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.
19. Know and use active listening skills.
20. Manage time effectively.
Approved for Online Delivery?: No
Course Outline:
I. Sight singing
A. Melody
1. Melodies in major and minor keys using intervals from the tonic triad
2. Duets in major and minor keys involving intervals from the tonic triad
3. Single line melodies written in alto clef
4. Duets involving melodies written in the alto clef
5. Melodies in major and minor keys using intervals from the dominant triad and seventh chord
6. Duets in major and minor keys using intervals from the dominant triad and seventh chord
B. Rhythm
1. Simple meter with the beat and its division into two parts
2. Compound meter with the beat and its division into three parts
3. Rhythm duets in simple and compound meter
4. Rhythm exercises in tandem with melodic skill development
II. Eartraining
A. Melodic dictation
1. Melodies outlining the I, IV, V and viio6 triads
2. Melodies involving the interval of the seventh
3. Melodies involving two phrases
4. Melodies containing various large leaps
B. Harmonic dictation
1. Progressions involving the tonic, supertonic, subdominant, and dominant triad and dominant seventh chords
2. Detection of errors in triads in four-part harmony
3. Progressions involving the tonic, supertonic, subdominant, dominant and submediant triads
4. Progressions involving the tonic, supertonic, subdominant, dominant, submediant and leading tone triads
C. Rhythmic dictation
1. Transcribe rhythms with subdivisions of the beat value
2. Detecting errors in rhythms with subdivisions of the beat value
3. Transcription of rhythms in simple time involving triplet division of the beat value
Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
Daily Drill and Repetition: 75-95%
Auralia Skills Work: 20-25%
Mandatory Course Components:
Auralia Cloud Software skill levels.
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: C or Higher in the following courses: MUS 113 and MUS 115
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): MUS 114
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Instructors who teach MUS 116, must be successful music educators who have a strong background in aural comprehension, sight singing and dictation. Additionally, strong choral and piano skills are recommended.
General Room Request: None
Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit Accepted: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Associate of Music, A.M., Music, A.M. (Western Michigan University), Recording Technology, A.M.
Course Fees: $10.00
People Soft Course ID Number: 102202
Course CIP Code: 50.09
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA
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