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.
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.
Convening Group
School
Arts, Humanities and Education
Credits
4
Prerequisite
Complete ALL of the following Courses: