MUS-206L Music Theory III Lab

This course is a continuation of Music Theory Aural Lab II, designed for individuals majoring in Music and Music Recording. Course content amplifies the material covered in the lecture portion. Course specific skills developed include sight-singing and ear training.

Credits

1

Corequisite

MUS-206

Department

• Visual and Performing Arts

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: In Person
• Spring: In Person

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

MUS 206L: Music Theory III Lab

Department

Visual and Performing Arts

Course Description

This course is a continuation of Music Theory Aural Lab II, designed for individuals majoring in Music and Music Recording. Course content amplifies the material covered in the lecture portion. Course specific skills developed include sight-singing and ear training.

Credit Hours

1

Contact Hours

Lecture	0
Lab	2
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Corequisites

MUS-206

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Build advanced sight-singing skills
2. Write from dictation (eg. advanced melodic, rhythmic, and intervallic)

Topic Outline

1. 1. Melody
2.     a. Dictations outlining all diatonic chords
3.     b. Error detection: excerpts from music literature
4.     c. Scale degree identification
5.     d. Sequence, rhythmic repetition, and other melodic devices
6.     e. Modulation
7. 2. Harmony
8.     a. Harmonic dictation: diatonic chords and inversions in chorale phrases
9.     b. Relationship between bass lines and inversions
10. 3. Rhythm
11.     a. Advanced-level simple and compound meter
12.     b. Syncopation
13. 4. Sight singing
14.     a. Melodic exercises that encompass the concepts listed above
15.     b. Arpeggiated progressions containing chromatic harmonies