Musicianship 4 (MUSC 2401)
Musicianship 4 is the last of a four-course sequence that introduces music students to musicianship. In level 4 students expand upon skills learned in Level 3, with a particular emphasis on more chromatic harmonic materials, including listening, sight-singing, rhythm, inner ear hearing, intonation, part-singing, dictation, music theory, analysis, ostinato work and mixed meter conducting. Intervals from the harmonic and melodic minor, chord progression dictations with inversions and augmented 6th chords are introduced. More idiomatic jazz chord progressions are introduced, as well as more improvisational and other jazz stylistic strategies. Other topics introduced in this course are the application of solfege to chromatic music, intervals outside a given tonality, octatonic scales and 12-tone rows.
Course code: MUSC 2401
Credits: 3.0
Length: 60.0 hours
Course outline:
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Prerequisites
MUSC 2301.Corequisites
It is highly recommended (but not required) that students also take MUSC 2403 Theory and Practice of Music 4 concurrently.
| CRN # | Dates | Day/Time/Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42195 | January 6, 2025 to April 25, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: Blended Location: Varies | Kremer, Paula |
Additional Information
- Melodic Dictation, 2-part Dictation and chord dictation
- Solfege analysis in chromatic contexts
- Pitch location
- Beat patterns
- Harmonic and Melodic Interval Recognition including compound intervals
- Singing in harmonic and melodic minor
- Singing and identifying the 7th chords of the harmonic and melodic minor Diatonic Cycle of 5ths
- Major and minor triads and diatonic 7th chords
- V9, Vb9, V13, Vb13 chords,diminished 7ths, mixture, and the Neapolitan 6.
- Chord progressions in a minor and major using inversions
- 12-tone rows and their permutations
- Switching solfege: modulation, tonicization, and use of solfege cells
- Sight-singing strategies
- Ensemble singing
- Improvising melodies in various contexts
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
2. A successful interview with the Music Department Leader and one other regularized music faculty member
† 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.