Musicianship: Skills for All Musicians 1a

3 credits · Undergraduate

Musicianship: skills for all musicians is a core requirement course for all music students. The course combines aural skills (ear training, sight-singing, rhythmic/harmonic/melodic dictation) and keyboard skills. The course places equal emphasis on learning to sight-sing and sight-read exercises on a keyboard instrument as well as writing dictation. Topics include singing in major/minor keys and modes using moveable Do, alternative notation systems, playing one and two-part keyboard exercises, singing and playing scales and chords, as well as reading pop and lead sheet notations. EXCLUSIONS: MUSC 1272, MUSC 1274 FORMATS: Lab