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Summer Music Theory and Ear Training

Feb 10, 2025

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High school-age students from around the world are invited to take college-level classes at Juilliard Extension in Ear Training and Music Theory and Analysis. Our courses are open to students ages 14-18 and range in level from fundamental concepts to advanced training. All ear training and music theory classes will be taught online. Classes will meet once per week, and students should be prepared for additional coursework outside of class hours. Music theory and ear training classes are designed for students interested in deepening their musical skills. Classes are structured to increase students’ proficiency in music with additional course options to prepare for Advanced Placement exams. Select courses are also available for eligible students to earn college credit. *Elements of Music Theory and Analysis(EVDIV-011) This course is appropriate for students who are in the early stages of learning music. In this online music theory class, students explore the elements of music and prepare for more advanced music theory studies. These include notation, symbols, solfège, clefs, key signatures, major and all three minor scales, modal scales, intervals, triads, and seventh chords as well as an introduction to four-part writing, analysis, and modulation. Students are introduced to the reading of simple scores and apply basic skills learned in class through discussion and analysis. This class requires outside preparation in the completion of weekly assignments in order for students to master the skills necessary to continue in the Music Theory and Analysis sequence. *Music Theory and Analysis I (EVCRT 111) This online music theory course provides an introduction to the theory and analysis of tonal music, and entering students are expected to be familiar with musical fundamentals. After a brief review to establish facility and speed in naming and spelling basic tonal materials, the course introduces species counterpoint, diatonic harmony, and the composition and analysis of musical phrases typical of the Baroque and Classical styles. *Music Theory and Analysis II (EVCRT-211) This is a basic preliminary online ear training course for students who have had prior musical training but require an accelerated review of the elements of music before moving on to Ear Training I. In this highly interactive class, students will focus on building their aural skills by learning to produce and identify various musical elements by ear. The covered topics include fixed-do solfège, key signatures, clef reading, scale singing, interval singing, sight singing, rhythmic exercises, and melodic dictations. In addition to studying these topics during class, students will need to prepare for weekly performance-based recitations outside of class. *Ear Training I (Part I) (EVCRT-121) Prerequisites: Introduction to Ear Training, or placement by application *Ear Training I (Part II)  (EVCRT 122) Prerequisites: Ear Training I (Part I), or placement by application *Ear Training I introduces a variety of fundamental concepts while setting students on a path toward mastery of the skills required to achieve a high level of musicianship. The overarching goal of this highly interactive online course is to help students achieve a deep understanding of sound as it functions in music. Upon successful completion of parts I and II, students will be fluent in fixed-do solfège, the treble and bass clefs, all diatonic intervals and triads, and will be able to perform rhythms in a variety of meters and subdivisions. Students will also gain experience with sight singing and dictation. In addition to studying the covered topics during class, students will need to prepare for weekly performance-based recitations outside of class.

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Rishab Jain

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