Objectives

Students enrolled in MUS 222 will achieve the following curricular goals:

• Learn to solfege music that modulates to closely-related minor keys
• Practice improvisation & rhythm
• Practice melodic & harmonic dictation

The material in this course is advanced musicianship for students who are ready to achieve higher proficiency in ear training.

The Textbook

Horvit, Koozin & Nelson, Music for Ear Training, 2nd Ed. (Belmont. CA: Thomson Schirmer, 2005).

This textbook and its accompanying CD/ROM provides students with the reinforcing experiences necessary to develop the tools to take music dictation with ease, assurance and fluency.

Attendance Policy

I will award 3 points to the final average of any student who attends every class all semester. Students who do not want the 3 points may miss two class days without penalty; each additional unexcused absence drops the final average by a letter grade.

Grading Policy

Final Grade is comprised of 66% homework average and 33% solfege juries.

Late work will be penalized 3 points for every class day that transpires after its due date. No assignment will be accepted two weeks past its original due date.

Dr. Rust's Contact Information

Office: Hurley 205
(office hours Tues. 3:30-4:30 pm, Wed. & Fri. 10:00-11:00 am)
Phone: (318) 841-7326
Email: drust@centenary.edu

Disability Policy

It is the policy of Centenary College to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law, state law, and the College's commitment to equal educational opportunities. Any student with a disability who needs accommodations, for example in seating placement or in arrangements for examinations, should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. Students with disabilities need to contact Disability Services (a division of Counseling Services), which is located in the ground floor of Rotary Hall to obtain services. Telephone 318-869-5466/5424.