MUS 136 - Aural Skills II

Prerequisite, pass MUS 135 with a “C” or better, or pass aural skills placement examination. Prerequisite for B.M. composition major, pass MUS 135 with a “B” or better, or pass aural skills placement examination. Exercises in singing major and minor scales and chromatic intervals. Exercises in sight singing and prepared singing of chromatic melodies in both major and minor mode. Sight and prepared syncopated rhythmic exercises and exercises in changing asymmetrical meters. Melodic dictation using chromatic melodies in major and minor modes. Chromatic harmonic progression dictation including inversions. MUS 136 can be met by passing the appropriate section of the music theory placement exam. (Offered spring semester.) 1 credit