Musicianship 4 is the last of a four-course sequence that introduces music students to musicianship. In level 4 students expand upon skills learned in Level 3, with a particular emphasis on more chromatic harmonic materials, including listening, sight-singing, rhythm, inner ear hearing, intonation, part-singing, dictation, music theory, analysis, ostinato work and mixed meter conducting. Intervals from the harmonic and melodic minor, chord progression dictations with inversions and augmented 6th chords are introduced. More idiomatic jazz chord progressions are introduced, as well as more improvisational and other jazz stylistic strategies. Other topics introduced in this course are the application of solfege to chromatic music, intervals outside a given tonality, octatonic scales and 12-tone rows.
Prerequisites
MUSC 2301.
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What you will learn
- Melodic Dictation, 2-part Dictation and chord dictation
- Solfege analysis in chromatic contexts
- Pitch location
- Beat patterns
- Harmonic and Melodic Interval Recognition including compound intervals
- Singing in harmonic and melodic minor
- Singing and identifying the 7th chords of the harmonic and melodic minor Diatonic Cycle of 5ths
- Major and minor triads and diatonic 7th chords
- V9, Vb9, V13, Vb13 chords,diminished 7ths, mixture, and the Neapolitan 6.
- Chord progressions in a minor and major using inversions
- 12-tone rows and their permutations
- Switching solfege: modulation, tonicization, and use of solfege cells
- Sight-singing strategies
- Ensemble singing
- Improvising melodies in various contexts
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41441 |
January 5, 2026 to April 24, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building A | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62135 |
July 6, 2026 to September 4, 2026 |
Online Lecture |
Varies | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
Additional information
1. Practical and/or written examinations that demonstrate ability at or above the final exam and learning outcomes of this course.
2. A successful interview with the Music Department Leader and one other regularized music faculty member
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.