Apr 21, 2026  
2025-2026 DCC Catalog 
  
2025-2026 DCC Catalog
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MUS 113 - Aural Skills I


Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 2
This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to read music. Students learn how to sing a melody from written music (sightsing), and write down music by ear (dictation). Material includes rhythms in simple and compound meter, scales, triads, and simple intervals. Students learn to use moveable “do” solfege and conducting patterns.
Notes: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 115 - Music Theory I  is recommended.
Prerequisite(s): None



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