Undergraduate Course: Listening and Musicianship 2 (MUSI08065)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| 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 |
The complete musician is one who can easily recognize, analyze, and articulate harmonic and structural elements of music. This course therefore develops the aural and analytical skills required using ear training and dictation exercises, recordings, and online resources.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Musicianship 1 (MUSI08066)
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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. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate listening skills through the aural analysis of a wide range of musical pieces.
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of various elements of musical expression, such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture and structure.
- demonstrate the ability of aurally recognise various more complex harmonic progressions.
- demonstrate the ability to accurately transcribe 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
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1) Develop an awareness of personal strengths and areas for development; develop techniques for continual improvement.
2) Develop an ability to be flexible and to participate in a diverse range of musical contexts.
3) Manage time, and work effectively and realistically to schedules and deadlines.
4) Communicate effectively with other people, using audible, graphic, verbal and written means.
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| Keywords | music,aural skills,listening,musicianship |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nikki Moran
Tel: (0131 6)50 2423
Email: n.moran@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Noureen Ehsan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9179
Email: Noureen.Ehsan@ed.ac.uk |
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