Elementary Ear-Training II Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Course

MUSI-1117-001 Elementary Ear-Training II

Prerequisites

Corequisite: MUSI 1212

Course Description

Singing tonal music in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs.  Aural study, including dictation, of rhythm, melody, and diatonic harmony.

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Department Expectations

The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) have developed a comprehensive overview of neuromusculoskeletal, vocal and hearing health issues for postsecondary schools and departments of music.  Information of a medical nature is provided by PAMA; information regarding contextual issues in music programs, by NASM. The following links address the risk of noise-induced hearing loss, neuromusculoskeletal and vocal injury—all of which are widespread and serious public health issues for musicians and others.

NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Health

• Student guide: https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/4a_NASM_PAMA_NMH-Student_Guide-Standard_June-2014.pdf

NASM-PAMA Advisories on Hearing Health :

• Student guide: https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/publications/brochures-advisories/nasm-pama-nms-vocal-health/

Student information sheets:

• Musculosketal: https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/5a_NASM_PAMA_NMH-Student_Information_Sheet-Standard-NMH_June-2014.pdf
• Vocal: https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/6a_NASM_PAMA_NMH-Student_Information_Sheet-Standard-Vocal_June-2014.pdf
• Hearing: https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/publications/brochures-advisories/nasm-pama-nms-vocal-health/

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Hours

(1 sem hr; 1 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Murphy, Phillips, Marvin, and Clendinning:  The Musician's Guide to Aural Skills. W. W. Norton, 3rd edition.

Murphy, Phillips, Marvin, and Clendinning:  The Musician's Guide to Sight Singing. W. W. Norton, 3rd edition.

Additional materials will be provided in class.

 

Supplies

1. Manuscript paper

2. Pencils

3. Textbooks

4. Additional handouts provided in class

 

Student Performance

PREREQUISITE:

Must pass "Elementary Ear Training I" with a C or better, or by consent of the music theory department.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Continuation of Elementary Ear Training (first year freshmen), extending into seventh-chords and modulations, chromaticism, and contemporary idioms. Concurrent enrollment in Advanced Theory.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE/LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The goal of this course is improve aural and notation skills in the areas of harmonic dictation, melodic dictation and sight singing within a diatonic framework, and rhythmic dictation in simple and compound meters. Skills will be developed through singing, playing on piano, and notating listening examples.

After completion of the semester, the student will:

1. Identify and notate bass and soprano lines of a four part dictation, providing a chordal analysis (including inversions) after 5 hearings.

2. Sing and play on piano at sight 6-12 bar melodies that contain common diatonic and rhythmic structures.

3. Sing, play, and notate a melodic line of 6-12 bar length after 5 hearings.

4. Clap and notate rhythmic dictations of 6-12 bar length after 5 hearings.

5. Use music theory software in the music lab to enhance learning.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

1.  Attend all classes

2.  Practice concepts outside of class

3.  Form learning groups with classmates and other students who have taken the class.

4. Use the computer software available and online resources to practice

Grading Criteria

1. You will have a syllabus quiz at the start of term, worth 25 points.

2. You will have 3 major exams throughout the semester, each worth 100 points (70 points written portion and 30 points sight singing).

3. You will have a final examination ("Exam 4") worth 100 points (written and sight singing portions combined) during finals week.

4. You will also have frequent homework assignments and quizzes, graded on the basis of completion and apparent effort, to help you develop skill and practice for exams.  This work will be encompassed in your "Class Participation" grade, also worth 100 points.

   NOTE:  You may be required to use the music lab to practice specific assignments.

5.  Attendance in this class is critical from a skills-building perspective.  Therefore, every unexcused absence will cause your final grade to be reduced by 1/3 of a letter grade.  An absence is only "excused" under the following conditions:

   -  Instructor has been notified in writing by email or text message in advance of the class in question and has acknowledged receipt of the message and granted permission for the absence.

   -  The student had a medical, family, or other unforeseen emergency preventing attendance, and this was confirmed in writing with appropriate documentation (doctor's note, car repair invoice, etc.).

   -  In all cases, the student is responsible for ascertaining any assignments missed and for submitting any missed work within one week of return to class.

6.  Every tardy will be considered 1/3 of an unexcused absence.  Make a habit of arriving early to class, and you will thank yourself.

Final Grade is based on the following scale:

A= 90-100%

B= 80-89%

C= 70-79%

D= 60-69%

F= Below 60%

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class.   Students are required to contact the professor when they miss a class, and are responsible for the material covered in class.

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Additional Information

Software programs for ear training are available in the music lab, as well as online.   Students are encouraged to seek additional sources to practice ear training concepts.