Aural Perception 2 (3cr)

Objectives

Students have an understanding of music from Gregorian chant to the late Romantic period through singing and playing the material. In addition, students have a command of basic rhythms with irregular rhythmic patterns. Students have the capacity to use theoretical and conceptual information to further their understanding of music. Students have the ability to apply their knowledge and skills in practice.

Content

Melodic Perception:
- singing tonal melodies, including melodies with accidentals, altered chords and modulation and modal melodies
- dictations of tonal music for two voices
- singing of and dictations of tonal and modal melodies
- singing and aural perception of scales and chords
- transposition
Harmonic Perception:
- dictations and aural examples of tonal harmonies that include diverse altered chords
Rhythmic Perception:
- dictations of and singing basic rhythms and irregular rhythmic patterns