MUSI 2116 - Sight Singing & Ear Training III (Sophomore) Course Syllabus

MUSI 2116:

Description
Singing more difficult tonal music in various clefs, aural study including dictation of more complex rhythm, melody, chromatic harmony, and extended tertian structures.

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Credits 1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3
Extended Hours
0
Contact Hours
48
State Approval Code
50.0904.57 26
Instructor Name
Sandra Bauer
Semester/Year
Fall 2024
Meeting Time and Location
Frances B. Ross Music Building
Choir Room
M,W,F 11:15-12:10 p.m.
Alternate Operations During Campus Closure

In the event of an emergency or announced campus closure due to a natural disaster or pandemic, it may be necessary for Panola College to move to altered operations. During this time, Panola College may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include, but are not limited to: online learning management system (CANVAS), online conferencing, email messaging, and/or an alternate schedule. It is the responsibility of the student to monitor Panola College's website (www.panola.edu) for instructions about continuing courses remotely, CANVAS for each class for course-specific communication, and Panola College email for important general information.

Student Basic Needs

Unexpected circumstances may arise, but Panola College offers various resources to support students. If you need mental health services or are facing challenges with transportation, affording class materials and supplies, or accessing food regularly—issues that may impact your class performance—please visit panola.edu/resources.

Class Attendance

Regular and punctual attendance of classes and laboratories is required of all students. When a student has been ill or absent from class for approved extracurricular activities, he or she should be allowed, as far as possible, to make up for the missed work. If a student has not actively participated by the census date, they will be dropped by the instructor for non-attendance. This policy applies to courses that are in-person, online, hybrid, and hyflex.

Attendance in online courses is determined by submission of an assignment or participation in an activity. According to federal guidelines, simply logging into a distance learning course without participating in an academic assignment does not constitute attendance. Distance learning is defined as when a majority (more than 50%) of instruction occurs when the instructor and students are in separate physical locations. Students must engage in an academic activity prior to the course census date. 

When an instructor feels that a student has been absent to such a degree as to invalidate the learning experience, the instructor may recommend to the Vice President of Instruction that the student be withdrawn from the course. Instructors may seek to withdraw students for non-attendance after they have accumulated the following number of absences: 

Fall or spring semesters: 

3 or more class meeting times per week - 5 absences

2 class meeting times per week - 3 absences

1 class meeting per week -  2 absences

The student is responsible for seeing that he or she has been officially withdrawn from a class. A student who stops attendance in a class without officially withdrawing from that class will be given a failing grade; consequently, the student must follow official withdrawal procedures in the Admissions/Records Office.

Please note: Health Science and Cosmetology courses may require more stringent attendance policies based on their accreditation agencies. Please see the addendum and/or program handbook for further information concerning attendance.  

Pregnant/Parenting Policy

Panola College welcomes pregnant and parenting students as a part of the student body. This institution is committed to providing support and adaptations for a successful educational experience for pregnant and parenting students. Students experiencing a need for accommodations related to pregnancy or parenting will find a Pregnancy and Parenting Accommodations Request form in the Student Handbook or may request the form from the course instructor.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Course Policy

No use of Generative AI permitted.

This option assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves, whether they are working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person or entity do the writing of any portion of an assignment, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and/or using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT. Use of any AI-generated content in this course qualifies as academic dishonesty and violates Panola College’s standards of academic integrity.

Instructional Goals and Purposes

The purpose of this course is to provide music majors with sight-singing skills, and to successfully transcribe musical excerpts through dictation using chromatic harmony and rhythms through the second and third subdivisions of the beat.

Learning Outcomes

After studying all materials and resources presented in the course, the student will be able to:

  1. Sing complex melodies with correct pitches and rhythms
  2. Identify intervals and chord qualities
  3. Identify chord progressions
Course Content

Students in all sections of this course will learn the following content:

  1. Major, minor, and chromatic scales using solfege
  2. Major and minor melodies outlining diatonic and chromatic harmony.
  3. Rhythm in both simple and compound meters
  4. Four-part harmonization
Methods of Instruction/Course Format/Delivery

This course is offered in a face to face setting with classroom activities. Supplemental technology is used to enhance classroom instruction.

Course Grade

Classroom Participation
Canvas Participation/Online
Homework Assignments

Major Assignments/Assessments

The following items are assigned and assessed during the semester and used to calculate the student's final grade.

Assignments

Classroom Participation/Online activities

Assessments

Class Participation Sight Singing Tests Ear Training Tests
Course Grade:
Classroom Participation
Canvas Participation/Online
Homework Assignments

Other