Undergraduate Course: Listening and Musicianship 2 (MUSI08052)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The main aim of this course is to expand the students' musical awareness by developing a perceptive and analytical approach to listening. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Listening and Musicianship 1 (MUSI08051)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least one semester of aural skills training. We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Students will develop their listening skills through the aural analysis of a wide range of musical pieces.
Students will acquire a broad knowledge of various elements of musical expression, such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture and structure.
Students will be able to aurally recognise various more complex harmonic progressions.
Students will be capable of accurately transcribing more complex melodic and four-part harmonic dictations.
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Reading List
There is no compulsory text book for this course. However, published text books and audio resources do exist for ear training, and students are encouraged to discover and to use these for themselves, alongside the course!
For example, items held in the University library include:
Mayfield, Connie. (2003). Theory essentials: an integrated approach to harmony, ear training, and keyboard skills. California & London: Thomson Schirmer.
Phillips, Joel. (2005). The musician's guide to aural skills. New York & London: W.W. Norton.
Pratt, George. (1990). Aural awareness: principles and practice. Milton Keynes & Philadelphia: Open University Press.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Taught in 2 tutorial groups in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Students will be assigned to tutorial groups at the beginning of the academic session. |
| Keywords | music aural skills listening musicianship |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Wagner
Tel: (0131 6)50 2423
Email: twagner@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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