Course Outline of Record

Item	Value
Curriculum Committee Approval Date	12/08/2021
Top Code	100400 - Music
Units	2 Total Units
Hours	36 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 36)
Total Outside of Class Hours	0
Course Credit Status	Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee	No
Basic Skills	Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable	No
Grading Policy	Standard Letter (S),  Pass/No Pass (B)

Course Description

A class to develop skill in sightreading basic melodies and rhythms. Students will learn to perform basic melodic and rhythmic musical phrases at sight. This course includes computer-assisted instruction and self-paced learning. Students should have basic music-reading skills, including knowledge of key signatures and scales. ADVISORY: Basic music-reading skills; Students must have a knowledge of key signatures and scales. Transfer Credit: CSU.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

1. Sight-sing a penta-tonic melody.
2. Clap rhythms from Kodaly basic rhythm: syncopa, dotted and sixteenth notes.

Course Objectives

• 1. Sight sing a pentatonic melody
• 2. Clap rhythms using basic sixteenth notes, dotted rhythms and syncopa rhythms.

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Lecture Content

Basic Kodaly Rhythmic Patterns Syncopa Dotted Sixteenth Two-part rhythmic exercises Melodic Singing simple intervals Sight sing pentatonic exercises Sing two-part exercises Sing canons        These exercises of increasing difficulty are practiced in and outside of class until the conclusion of the semester.

Method(s) of Instruction

• Lecture (02)

Instructional Techniques

Group lecture, group and solo performance practice.

Reading Assignments

In-class perfomance of rhymic and melodic studies.

Writing Assignments

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Out-of-class Assignments

Four hours of practice of assigned exercises per week. Exercises may be taken from Pentatonic Melodies and Diatonic Melodies (published by Masterworks Press and Rhythmic Studies) or similar resources.

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

Periodic performance testing.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

Students will perform musical notation.

Eligible Disciplines

Music: Masters degree in music OR bachelors degree in music AND masters degree in humanities OR the equivalent. Masters degree required.

Textbooks Resources

1. Required Sanders, P. D.. 200 Progressive Pentatonic Exercises, latest ed. Lacey, Washington: Masterworks Press, 2018 2. Required Starer, R. Rhythmic Training, 8th ed. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Universal Music Corp., 2018