Musicianship 2

Course code MUSC 1401

Credit 3.0

Length 60.0 hours

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Musicianship 2 is the second of a four-course sequence that introduces music students to musicianship. In level 2 students expand upon skills learned in Level 1, with a particular emphasis on diatonic harmonic materials, including seventh-chords.

Prerequisites

MUSC 1301 or equivalent.

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Solfege with hand signs
  • Melody singing
  • Sight-singing
  • Singing in polyphonic contexts
  • Ostinatos
  • South Indian rhythmic solfege (Solkattu)
  • Melodic and rhythmic dictations
  • Mode recognition including Spanish phrygian and super-locrian
  • Chord (sonority) recognition including diatonic 7th chords
  • Chord progressions in major
  • Small form recognition
  • Theoretical structure recognition
  • Improvisation in a diatonic context

1. Practical and/or written examinations that demonstrate ability at or above the final exam and learning outcomes of this course.
2. A successful interview with the Music Department Leader and one other regularized music faculty member

For more information about Music courses, please email [email protected].

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
41431 January 5, 2026
to April 24, 2026
Lab/Rehearsal VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule
41432 January 5, 2026
to April 24, 2026
Lab/Rehearsal VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.

How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.