2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUSI 132 - Aural Comprehension/Music Reading 1

1 CR
Students are required to take MUSI 130  concurrently with MUSI 132. A sequential course designed to develop critical listening skills in music reading with special emphasis on ear training and sight singing. Students will be encouraged to participate in computer-assisted instruction for additional assistance. [16-16-32] Lab Fee

Requisites: Take MUSI 130 .
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Dictate a short melodic phrase after hearing the passage.
  2. Be able to distinguish and identify higher and lower pitches.
  3. Be able to sing short passages, at first sight, using solfege.
  4. Be able to perform rhythmic passages at first sight.
  5. Be able to identify intervals within an octave.
  6. Be able to identify meters, such as 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8, and rhythmic devices, such as syncopation and hemiola.
  7. Identify larger and smaller intervals when compared with each other.