MUSI 252 - Musicianship III

A continuation of MUSI 251, including diatonic 7th chord inversions, secondary functions, modulation, and an introduction to formal analysis. Required of all music majors. Aural Skills component will include two-voice dictation, harmonic intervals, phrase relationships and cadences, modulation to closely-related keys. Identification of 2nd inversion chords, non-harmonic tones, V7 and inversions, vii7 and inversions, modulations to closely-related keys, nondominant 7th chords, and foreign key modulation. Practice with compound meter with sub-beat values, triplet subdivisions, and two-voice rhythms. Sight-singing melodies involving modulation and subdivision in compound meter. Rudimentary improvisation of melodies over a ground bass. Required of all music majors. Two laboratory hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 251
Credits: 4 hours