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MCGY1003: Aural Perception 2
2025 unit information
Students continue to work on dictation and sight singing exercises, broadening the scope of these to include modes, species counterpoint, and short improvisation tasks. The studied harmonic vocabulary continues to grow, with a particular focus on the identification of seventh chords and their inversions.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Analysis, History and Cultural Studies |
| Credit points | 3 |
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Prerequisites:
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MCGY1000 or MCGY1002 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Accurately notate the pitch, rhythm, and harmony of music sound examples that use the Western tonal vocabulary, to the standard set out in relevant units of the course textbook
- LO2. Accurately vocalise the pitch, rhythm, and harmony of notated music examples that use the Western tonal vocabulary, using solmisation syllables where appropriate
- LO3. Discern and represent important musical features from a range of examples (including vernacular and non-Western music), and draw deeper conclusions as to how this music works and why
- LO4. Evaluate and refine transcription strategies through the process of reflective annotation
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Semester 1 2025
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