SIGHTSINGING AND AURAL TECHNIQUES
Mus 202.01

MF 10:20 – 11:10

FALL SEMESTER, 2007

Florence M. Jowers, M.M.
Mauney 228

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Office:  328-7195
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Email: jowers@lrc.edu

Prerequisite:  MUS 104 or proficiency exam.

Objective:  A continuation of MUS 104:  systematic training, including computer assisted instruction, in sight singing and in the aural techniques of music for one to four voices; development of thinking musically; meeting difficulties in pitch and rhythm.

Teaching Methodology:  Class will be in a lab format, with class attendance and participation essential.  There is also a computer-assisted lab component,  to be done outside of class time.

Materials needed: 

                        • Listen and Sing:  Lessons in Ear-Training and Sight-Singing, David Damschroder; Schirmer/Thompson Learning, 1995

• Staff paper and pencils (not pens)

Course Outline:  The time will be evenly divided between sight singing and dictation.  Singing as a class, singing individually, and frequent audits and dictation tests will be employed.  Ear training techniques to be studied will be recognition of the following in both major and minor keys:  scales, intervals, chords (root position and inversions), common progressions, and melodic and rhythmic dictation.

This course will cover Chapters 7 - 18 of Listen and Sing, have dictation tests and audits after every three chapters, three individual graded audits, computer-assisted assignments,  and a final exam.  Dates (subject to change) are listed below for the organization of the course:

Chapter 7:  Aug. 24^th – Aug. 27^th

Chapter 8:  Aug. 31^st  - Sept. 3^rd 

Chapter 9:  Sept. 7^th – Sept. 10^th

TEST and Audit 1:  Friday, Sept. 14^th   

Chapter 10:   Sept. 17^th  -  Sept. 24^th    

Chapter 11: Sept. 28^th – Oct. 1^st    

Chapter 12:  Oct. 5^h – Oct. 8^th

TEST and Audit 2:  Fri., Oct. 12^th

Chapter 13: Oct. 15^th – Oct. 26^th  

Chapter 14: Oct. 29^th – Nov. 5^th  

Chapter 15: Nov. 9^th  – Nov. 12^th 

TEST and Audit 3:  Fri., Nov. 16^th

Chapter 16:  Nov. 19^th – Nov. 26^th

Chapter 17 and 18:  Nov. 30^th – Dec. 3^rd

The final exam will be given on  Saturday, December  8th from 10:30 12:30.

Method of Evaluation:  Attendance in class is absolutely mandatory!  Grades will be computed as follows:

            15% - Assignments and quizzes

            30% - Three major tests

            30% - Computer assignments

            25% - Final exam

            ••Each unexcused absence will result in the lowering of the final grade by

            one letter grade. 

Academic Integrity Policy:  As stated in The Cub, cheating is not acceptable at L-R, and if practiced could result in expulsion from the school.

NC State Competencies met by this course:

1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.4, 4.11, 6.7, 6.10