MUSC215 Ear Training III
Department of Arts and Communication: Music
- I. Course Number and Title
- MUSC215 Ear Training III
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- MUSC116 (C or better) and by qualifying exam or
- Corequisites
- MUSC211 Music Theory III
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Ear Training III applies sight-singing and dictation to chromatic tonal relationships (including modal mixture and secondary dominants). A continuation of Ear Training II and intended for music majors, MUSC215, must be taken in conjunction with MUSC211 Music Theory III.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- Sight-sing chromatic melodies and harmonies involving modal mixture and secondary dominants; and
- Notate musical dictation with regard to chromatic melodies and harmonies involving modal mixture and secondary dominants.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- practice applications of movable-do solfege with respect to diatonic melodies and harmonies as a brief, intensive review
- define and apply principles of movable-do chromatic solfege with respect to inflected scale degrees, scalar variants in minor keys, modal mixture; perform related notation and aural identification tasks
- practice modulation via secondary dominants to closely-related keys, using movable-do chromatic solfege; related notation and aural identification tasks
- practice sight-singing and dictation in quintuple meters; related notation and aural identification tasks
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Course-specific content will be assessed via homework assignments (workbook and instructor-generated), quizzes, and exams. A departmentally-generated final comprehensive examination will be administered to assess all subject matter components that are detailed in the Learning Goals for this course. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
A departmentally-selected textbook and workbook are required for this course. See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 4/08; New Core 8/2015;Revised: 6/20/2023