Developing Your Musicianship Course Syllabus
Full curriculum breakdown — modules, lessons, estimated time, and outcomes.
Overview: This course provides a warm and structured entry into music theory and ear training, designed for beginners or self-taught musicians. Over five weeks, you'll engage in bite-sized lessons that build your musical fluency through solfège, real musical examples, and active participation. With a focus on ear training, sight-singing, and foundational theory, each module takes approximately 3–4 hours to complete, making it ideal for busy learners. The course concludes with a final project to demonstrate your growing musicianship skills.
Module 1: Major Scale & Intervals
Estimated time: 4 hours
- Major scale structure
- Whole and half steps
- Interval quality
- Practicing singing scales
- Identifying intervals by ear
Module 2: Minor Scales & Modes
Estimated time: 4 hours
- Natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales
- Introduction to modes
- Solfège exercises using minor scales
- Modal examples in real music
Module 3: Rhythm & Meter
Estimated time: 4 hours
- Time signatures
- Note values
- Rhythm reading
- Clapping and vocal rhythm practice
Module 4: Chords & Harmony
Estimated time: 4 hours
- Triads and seventh chords
- Harmonic function
- Analyzing harmonic progressions in real music
Module 5: Ear Training Techniques
Estimated time: 4 hours
- Solfège syllables
- Interval identification by ear
- Chord identification by ear
- Interactive listening and singing quizzes
Module 6: Final Project
Estimated time: 5 hours
- Perform a sight-singing exercise using solfège
- Analyze a short melody and identify scales and intervals
- Submit a rhythmic reading and clapping performance
Prerequisites
- No prior music theory knowledge required
- Basic familiarity with listening to music
- Access to a musical instrument or voice for practice
What You'll Be Able to Do After
- Identify scales, intervals, and chords by sound and notation
- Improve sight-singing and rhythm-reading abilities
- Apply solfège to melodies and musical exercises
- Analyze harmonic progressions in real music
- Build a foundation for advanced musical study and performance