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MUSC 1011: Preparatory Musicianship 1 

Effective date

January 2020 

Department

Music 

School

Arts and Sciences 
 




Description

Preparatory Musicianship 1 is the first of a two-course sequence that introduces beginners to practical musicianship. In level 1 students learn the fundamentals of reading rhythms and melodies, performing rhythms and sight-singing melodies, major, minor and pentatonic scales and diatonic modes. Kodaly Solfege (relative-pitch, moveable-Do) and South Indian Solkattu (rhythm syllables) are the primary technical foundations.  

Credits

2.0 

Year of study

Post-secondary Preparatory 

Prerequisites

None 

Corequisites

It is highly recommended (but not required) that students also take MUSC 1023 Preparatory Music Theory 1 and MUSC 1054 Preparatory Class Piano 1 concurrently. 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 30
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 15
Total Hours: 45
 

Instructional Strategies

Lecture-demonstrations, quizzes, assignments, group work in class involving performance. 

Grading System

Letter Grade (A-F) 

Passing grade

 

Evaluation Plan

Type

Percentage

Assessment activity

Assignments 

20 

In-class assignments 

Quizzes/Tests 

25 

Written midterm exam 

Midterm Exam 

10 

Individual midterm exam 

Midterm Exam 

10 

Individual midterm exam 

Final Exam 

15 

Individual final exam 

Final Exam 

20 

Written final exam 

Course topics

Notes:

  • Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
  • Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
    https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
  • To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.
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