MUS-2120 — Musicianship IV
This course continues from Musicianship III, focusing on sight-singing and dictation techniques of chromatic melodies of increased levels of difficulty. Students are introduced to melodies that modulate to closely-related keys other than the dominant or relative major. Students transcribe 8-measure parallel and contrasting phrases that feature chromaticism, modulation, and rhythmic syncopation. Students are introduced to complex meter, diatonic modes, pentatonic scales, and the chromatic scale. Harmonic dictations include modal mixture, and chromatic chords including common-tone diminished seventh chords and augmented 6 th chords. Sight-sing rhythms in complex meter. Accurately transcribe melodies within different diatonic modes. Accurately transcribe harmonic dictations that feature chromaticism.
Prerequisites: MUS-2110