MUS 126 - Aural Skills II

Class Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Clinic/WkExp Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite: MUS 125
Corequisite: None
Local Prerequisite: None
Local Corequisite: None

This course provides a foundation in aural skills. Emphasis is placed on the development of sight singing and ear training skills in diatonic melody, diatonic harmonic progression, and rhythmic patterns. Upon completion, students should be able to fluently read music in treble and bass clefs; utilize any solmization system while sight singing simple diatonic melodies; identify elementary diatonic chord progressions; perform rhythms in simple and compound meters; and dictate diatonic melodic, diatonic harmonic, and advanced rhythmic patterns. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.