Musicianship Skills I

(2 Credits)

This course provides an introduction to fundamental musical structures and practices that occur widely across many global genres. These include aural skills, dictation, listening, basic keyboard skills, notation, score reading, and applied aspects of music theory. Students participate in extensive in-class musical exercises and assignments in analysis and composition, developing proficiencies related to pitch, rhythm, and form in a wide array of musics. Students acquire hands-on skills and understandings that will support them in virtually every area of potential future musical study, including music practice (both performance and composition), music studies, and music technology.