Aural 2 (Intermediate) continues from the foundation that was provided in Aural 1, and develops the student's ability to hear and apply concepts of musical language.

It continues to introduce students to inner hearing, aural awareness and skills in listening and notation through sight-singing, sight-reading, dictation and aural analysis on a more demanding level. It aims to develop the student's understanding of fundamental musical vocabulary and structures, and of harmonic, rhythmic and melodic concepts.

On successful completion of this course, students will have become musically independent, able to:

1. apply rhythmic, melodic and harmonic tools to enhance and support their study of music;
2. develop further from this knowledge base; and
3. add to the pool of musical wisdom that musicians can draw from.

Progress tests (50%) will assess student development in rhythmic and melodic acuity and harmonic understanding.

In-class assessment (50%) will account for student development in skills listed above, and also assess the expansion of their individual knowledge base and their capacity to contribute to the pool of musical wisdom.

2 hours per week, one weekly lecture and one weekly tutorial.  In addition to the weekly lecture and tutorial, students are expected to develop their skills in their own time, to the value of one hour per week for every contact hour.

MUSM1277 Aural 1 Advanced or MUSM1276 Aural 1 (depending on results achieved)

MUSM1278 Aural 2 Foundation level

Modus Vetus by Lars Edlund
The Refinement of Rhythm by Bengt-Olov Palmqvist