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Oct 23, 2026
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MUSC 1117 - Aural Comprehension I
Credits: 2
Catalog Description
Aural Comprehension prepares the ear to perceive and identify both large and small patterns in music through ear training, sight-singing and rhythmic performance. Intended for students with prior performance experience in music, i.e., band, choir, etc. Students are required to register for MUSC 1116 . This course is required for music majors and/or minors.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): Required Co-registration with MUSC 1116
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: For students with prior music performance experience. Students preparing for a major or minor in music are required to have the Aural Comprehension sequence, i.e. Music 1117, MUSC 1127 , MUSC 2217 , MUSC 2227
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Write dictated melodies, harmonies, and rhythms.
- Recognize and write various major and minor scales.
- Sight-read a given composition at a beginning level.
- Perform given rhythms from beginning to advanced level.
- Perform major and minor scales.
- Analyze given intervals aurally.
- Analyze and define non-harmonic tones aurally.
- Analyze and define various cadences aurally.
- Sight-sing given melodies from beginning to advanced level.
- Aural recognition of chords, rhythms, intervals, scales, modes and embellishments.
- Transcribe recorded works.
- Improvise simple melodic and rhythmic phrases.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Melodic dictation
- Mode identification
- Melodic error detection
- Scale degree identification
- Melodic figure identification
- Two voice dictation
- Intervals
- Forms
- Chord function
- Cadence types
- Chord types
- Improvisation
Credit for Prior Learning Options
Course-Specific Exam, Credit by Portfolio Review
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