For non-majors, it is often best to consult with the instructor regarding your previous music background and the course content. Open to beginners in voice. No previous musical background required. Students learn breathing techniques and basic music reading. A continuation of Music 109.
Students learn beginning repertoire and sight-reading, basic scale and chord patterns in major keys.
Review of scales and chords. Individual assignments in other areas, depending on the student's major and his or her individual strengths and weaknesses. Music majors only or permission of instructor. The course aims to teach students that research is a logical process. Perception through sound of diatonic materials with special emphasis on melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation and the singing of simple melodies, rhythms, and intervals.