MUSC 2301: Musicianship 3
Effective date
January 2020
Description
Musicianship 3 is the third of a four-course sequence that introduces music students to musicianship. In level 3 students expand upon skills learned in Level 2, with a particular emphasis on chromatic harmonic materials, more ostinato work, mixed meter conducting, and modes.
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Corequisites
It is highly recommended (but not required) that students also take MUSC 2303 Theory and Practice of Music 3 concurrently.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Sing while playing ostinatos
- Locate pitches in a given key and sing them out loud
- Identify melodic and harmonic intervals
- Sing and identify the minor key diatonic cycle of 5ths, chord progressions in major and minor keys, secondary dominants, mixture, modulation, and chromaticism
- Take melodic and rhythmic dictations
- Sing and identify V9, Vb9, V13, Vb13 chords, the Neapolitan 6 and the following 7th chords of the harmonic minor: M7, mi7, diminished 7, V7, mi7b5, M7#5, and miMa7
- Identify and apply solfege to modulation and tonicization aurally and analytically
- Sing through modulation and tonicization of different keys using solfege cells and the moveable-do system
- Sing a part within a quartet
- Improvise over chord progressions
- Use conducting patterns
- Identify song forms
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
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
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
lecture-demonstrations, quizzes, assignments in performance and improvisation; group work in class involving performance.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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45
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Midterm Exam
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10
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Individual midterm exam
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Midterm Exam
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10
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Written midterm exam
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Final Exam
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15
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Individual final exam
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Final Exam
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20
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Written final exam
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Course topics
- Melodic and rhythmic dictation
- 2-part Dictation
- Solfege syllables with hand signs
- Chromaticism
- Beat patterns
- Ostinatos
- Chord dictations
- Harmonic and melodic interval recognition
- Harmonic minor
- The 7th chords of the harmonic minor
- Diatonic cycle of 5ths major and minor
- Triads and diatonic 7th chords
- V9, Vb9, V13, Vb13 chords
- Secondary dominants
- Modulation and tonicization
- Improvising a melody and bassline to jazz harmonic progressions
- Song Forms
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.