HILL COLLEGE
112 Lamar Drive
Hillsboro, TX 76645
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Prefix and Number
Course Title
MUSI 2117
Intermediate Sight-singing
and Ear-training
Catalog Description:
This course includes sight-singing and dictation of intervals and
difficult melodies in modes and melodies that modulate. Must be
taken concurrently with MUSI 2311 and 2312.
Lecture Hours__1__Lab. Hours__1__Semester Credit Hours__1__
Pre-requisites:
MUSI 1116-1117
Introduction and Purpose
This course is designed to correlate with Intermediate Harmony. The
student can sing materials and take dictation of music covered in
theory.
Instructional Materials
Textbook:
Sightsinging Complete
Bruce Benward
2007
McGraw-Hill
7th Edition
Supplies and additional materials:
Manuscript Paper
Objectives At the completion of this course the student should be
able to:
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Sight-sing easy and more complex melodies that modulate.
Sing all notes of chords covered in sophomore harmony such as
7th, 9th, etc.
Take dictation of more advanced rhythm patterns.
Sing selected excerpts at sight with little or no preparation and
minimal mistakes.
Methods of Instruction
Some lecture, some group singing of melodic and harmonic materials.
Rhythmic rehearsal utilizing percussive syllables.
Methods of Evaluation
75% on laboratory quizzes such as sight-singing individually, tapping
out rhythm patterns, etc.
25% on written exams and quizzes including a comprehensive final.
Class policies:
Student honesty and attendance policies as stated in the catalog and
student handbook are followed.
Disabilities/ADA
In accordance with the requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and the regulations published by the United
States Department of Justice 28 C.F.R. 35.107(a), Hill College’s
designated ADA coordinator, Melanie Betz, Director of Academic
Advising & Student Success, shall be responsible for coordinating the
College’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities
under ADA. Students with disabilities requiring physical, classroom,
or testing accommodations should contact the Director of Academic
Advising & Student Success, Melanie Betz, at (254) 659-7651.
Course Outline
Unit 12.
A. Rhythm – Compound Meter and Simple Meter:
Subdivisions of the Beat into Eight Parts
B. Diatonic and Chromatic Models and Melodic Fragments
C. Melodies with Unusual Modal Characteristics
D. Ensembles
Unit 13.
A. Rhythn – Simple Meter: The Supertriplet
B. Diatonic and Chromatic Models and Melodic Fragments
C. Melodies Related to Jazz
D. Ensembles
Unit 14.
A. Rhythm – Simple Meter and Compound Meter: The
Supertriplet
B. Diatonic, Chromatic, Whole-Tone,; and Octatonic Models
and Melodic Fragments
C. Twentieth Century Songs
D. Ensembles
Unit 15.
A. Rhythm – Changing Meters
B. Atonal Models and Melodic Fragments
C. Twentieth-Century Melodies
D. Ensembles
Unit 16.
A. Rhythm – Twentieth-Century Excerpt for Percussion
B. Twelve-Tone Models and Melodic Fragments
C. Twentieth-Century Melodies
D. Ensembles of the Twentieth Century