MUS 1141 - Aural Skills II

1 Credits

Further development of aural skills; the ability to listen and recognize harmonic and melodic structure in music and sight singing; the ability to read both melodic and rhythmic patterns in music at sight. Emphasis will be placed upon melodic and harmonic dictation, interval recognition and continued practice of sight reading examples.

One credit hour per semester.

Prerequisite: MUS 1131 - Aural Skills I.

Corequisite: MUS 1123 - Music Theory II.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Recognize aurally basic musical phrase structures and forms. (GEO 1, 2, 3, 4)
2. Demonstrate correct sight-reading of melodies and rhythms. (GEO 1, 2, 3, 4)
3. Demonstrate accurate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation. (GEO 1, 2, 3, 4)