Preparatory Music (Summer) is an online course that improves skills in music theory and practical musicianship. Through written, aural, and vocal exercises, students develop fluency in reading and performing major, minor, pentatonic, and diatonic scales, rhythms, and melodies. Kodaly Solfege (relative-pitch, moveable-Do) and South Indian Solkattu (rhythm syllables) are the primary technical foundations. Preparatory Music (Summer) is for students who require review and practice of theory and musicianship skills for successful entry to the Music Diploma program. It is also available as a refresher course for domestic and international students with some musical background. This course is not suitable for beginners and permission of the department is required for enrolment.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- - Reading and Writing Bass and Treble Clefs
- Basics of vocal production
- Moveable-Do/La-Based Minor Solfege
- Singing simple melodies
- South Indian Solkattu (Rhythm Syllables)
- Performing and writing basic rhythms
- Simple and compound time signatures
- Simple phrase structure
- Identifying and writing intervals
- Rhythmic, Melodic and Harmonic Cadences
- Identifying, writing and singing Major and Minor Scales
- Identifying and writing triads in Major and Minor
- Basic Harmonic Analysis
How to register
Please contact the School of Instructor Education at 604.871.7488 or 604.871.7499 or by email at advising@vcc.ca to apply.
For more information, please see the PIDP Program Content Guide.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† 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.