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MUSC 2227 - Advanced Aural Comprehension II

Credits: 2

Catalog Description
Advanced Aural Comprehension II continues the sequence of ear training and sight-singing. Aural comprehension continues to develop the ear and its ability 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 2226 . This course is required for students pursuing the Music, AFA .

Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): MUSC 2217 , Required Co-registration with MUSC 2226   
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: For students with prior music performance experience. Students preparing for the Music, AFA  major are required to have the Advanced Aural Comprehension sequence, i.e. MUSC 1117 , MUSC 1127 , MUSC 2217 , and MUSC 2227

Additional fee to student: No

Learner Outcomes
  1. Write dictated advanced melodies, harmonies and rhythms.
  2. Recognize and write all modes, scales and non-traditional scales.
  3. Sight-read a given composition at an advanced level.
  4. Perform given rhythms from advanced level.
  5. Perform all modes and scales both traditional and non-traditional.
  6. Analyze given melodic and harmonic intervals aurally.
  7. Analyze and define all embellishment tones aurally.
  8. Analyze and define all harmonic progressions aurally.
  9. Sight-sing given melody’s from advanced level.
  10. Aural recognition of advanced harmonic progressions, extended chords, rhythms, melodic and harmonic intervals, all scales, modes and embellishments.
  11. Transcribe recorded works.
  12. Improvise melodic, rhythmic and harmonic elements.

Major Areas of Course Content
  1. Melodic dictation - non-diatonic tones
  2. Five-note melodic figures
  3. Three-phrase excerpts
  4. Secondary dominants and leading-tone chords
  5. Aural analysis: phrase, key, cadence
  6. Modulations - foreign keys
  7. Melodic figure identification
  8. Chorale phrase dictation
  9. Aug. 6th, Neo. 6th
  10. Forms - binary, ternary
  11. Rhythmic dictation: quartolet
  12. Harmonic progression
  13. Non-dominant chord types
  14. Improvisation

Credit for Prior Learning Options
Course-Specific Exam, Credit by Portfolio Review


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