2017-2018 Catalog

MUS 290 Ear Training and Aural Skills

This course is designed to improve the student's ability to recognize, notate, and reproduce vocally fundamental musical gestures such as melodies, rhythm and meter, basic chord progressions, cadences, and modulations. To achieve this goal, students will work on a variety of exercises, including but not limited to sight singing (using solfege), harmonic and melodic dictation, and error detection.

Prerequisite

MUS 222 or permission of the instructor. MUS 323 is recommended but not required

Instructor

O'Riordan