MUSIC 194

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Aural Skills 2

Music College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Continued development of aural skills through melodic dictation, rhythm dictation, harmonic dictation, and error detection; listening materials include longer, arpeggiated melodies, more advanced rhythms, and diatonic harmonic progressions.

When Taught

Winter

Min

1

Fixed/Max

1

Fixed

0

Fixed

2

Title

Melodic dictation

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to accurately transcribe diatonic melodies that contain large leaps and diatonic arpeggiations.

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Harmonic dictation

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to accurately transcribe the outer voices and identify the harmonies in diatonic chord progressions.

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Rhythmic dictation

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to accurately transcribe rhythms involving sextuple division, syncopation, and less common beat values.

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Error detection

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to correctly identify errors in longer melodies, rhythm patterns, and diatonic chord progressions.