MUSI 102 - Aural Skills I

Introductory course in ear training and sight-singing, identification of scale forms, conjunct diatonic melodies, arpeggiations of tonic and dominant, sequences. Identification of I and V triads, major, minor, and diminished triads, ii and IV chords. Practice in dictation of half-beat values, identifying duple and triple subdivision, syncopation of half-beat values. Sight-singing stepwise melodies, intervals, scales, simple syncopation and compound meter, melodies emphasizing tonic, subdominant and dominant harmonic background. Rudimentary improvisation of melodies with primary harmonic background. Required of all music majors and minors. Two laboratory hours per week.

Co-requisite(s): MUSI 152

Credits: 1 hour (Spring)