MUS 213 - Ear Training and Sight Singing IV

As the final course in the musicianship and aural skills sequence, this class deepens students' aural and analytical engagement with chromaticism, formal structures, and complex rhythmic practices. Students will explore chromatic melodic and harmonic features--including modal mixture, Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, and distant modulations--through performance, transcription, and analysis. The course emphasizes rhythm and meter in both historical and contemporary contexts, including super-divided beats, asymmetric meters, and syncopation in jazz, ragtime, blues, and popular music. Students will also study phrase structure and form in repertoire ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries. Through integrated aural work, rhythm training, and ensemble performance, students will apply advanced musicianship skills across diverse musical traditions.