MUSI210
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MUSICIANSHIP II
Course Description
The purpose of Ramapo’s Musicianship course sequence is to give students tools to understand
the construction of music and create music from a more knowledgeable and comprehensive
approach. Musicianship II focuses on chromatic harmony (including tonicization, modulation,
altered and borrowed chords, and other chromatic phenomena) and its relationships with melody,
rhythm, sound/timbre, arrangement, lyrics, and form. Comprehension will be gained through
examination of representative music from the classical and popular canons as well as through ear
training, composition/songwriting, and keyboard performance. Fluency in diatonic harmony is
required for taking this course. All students must first take the Musicianship Placement Test in
order to determine if they should start their Musicianship sequence with Music Fundamentals,
Musicianship I, or Musicianship II.
the construction of music and create music from a more knowledgeable and comprehensive
approach. Musicianship II focuses on chromatic harmony (including tonicization, modulation,
altered and borrowed chords, and other chromatic phenomena) and its relationships with melody,
rhythm, sound/timbre, arrangement, lyrics, and form. Comprehension will be gained through
examination of representative music from the classical and popular canons as well as through ear
training, composition/songwriting, and keyboard performance. Fluency in diatonic harmony is
required for taking this course. All students must first take the Musicianship Placement Test in
order to determine if they should start their Musicianship sequence with Music Fundamentals,
Musicianship I, or Musicianship II.