MUS-2110 Musicianship III

Credits 1
This course continues from Musicianship II, focusing on sight-singing and dictation techniques of diatonic melodies of increased levels of difficulty. Students are introduced to chromaticism within melodic phrases, including chromatic embellishment, tonicizing the dominant, and modulation to the dominant or relative major. Students are introduced to contrasting 8-measure phrases in their melodic dictation that also features chromatic embellishment. Rhythmic dictations feature increased levels of syncopation from MUS-1740. Students are also introduced to harmonic dictation that includes modal mixture and chromatic embellishment continue to develop techniques for harmonic dictation, including inner voices of an SATB setting.
Prerequisite(s): MUS-1740 with a grade of C or higher
Course Outcomes

Sight-sing melodies in both major and minor modes in simple and compound meters at the sub-division level of the 16^th note with syncopation with chromatic inflection.
Sight-sing rhythms in simple and compound meters at the sub-division level of 16^th notes with moderate syncopation.
Aurally identify and notate simple and compound intervals, major and three forms of minor scales, and inversions of triads and 7^th chords.
Accurately transcribe simple rhythms, melodies, and harmonic progressions in both the major and minor mode that feature chromaticism and modal mixture.