Aural training (solfa) 3C
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- Start Date: 01 May 2025End Date: 17 Jul 2025This course has startedThu (Daytime): 15:45 - 17:45In PersonFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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What is the course about?
A continuation from Aural training (solfa) 3B, this course develops students’ aural awareness, sight singing and transcription skills. The course is suitable for those wanting to improve their musicianship with a focus on deep internalisation of musical concepts where the musical experience is at the centre of learning.
The course is suitable for those wanting develop their own musicianship or to develop further a Kodály-based approach for their teaching practice.
What will we cover?
• Sight sing melodies using relative solfa (moveable 'doh' / tonic solfa)
• Transcribing rhythm and melodies
• Develop understanding of key relationships and modulation
• Read scores and identify salient musical features.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Sight-sing melodies with greater confidence
• Write down melodies and rhythms that you hear with increased confidence
• Sing and hear key changes in music
• Develop confidence with hearing salient features in a score.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is a continuation from Aural training (solfa) 3B, so you should have fluency with relative solfa, be able to pitch notes accurately with your voice and be familiar with music theory to at least ABRSM grade 5 (or equivalent).
You need to be able to follow written and verbal instructions in English, participate in class discussions and practical activities, and take your own notes.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Classes will consist of lots of practical exercises involving group singing, movement, clapping and listening. There will be no mandatory homework, but practice of the material between classes will be very beneficial.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You will need to bring manuscript paper, pencil and eraser. Other materials will be provided in class and via Google Classroom.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You may be interested in other target="_blank">Practical musicianship or Music theory courses, or one of our many singing, instrumental, ensemble or music appreciation courses.
Selena began her musical career as a composer, gaining a Dutch Government scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague with Louis Andriessen. As a student she won numerous prizes including BBC Young Composers, resulting in a commission for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. She has wide musical interests ranging from Renaissance counterpoint and the origins of tonality to twentieth-century composition techniques and electronic music. Selena performs in an experimental electronic music duo KOGG with Cerys Hogg. They create music by sampling vocals, sound objects, and home-made instruments, combining composed and improvised material. They have performed live and are producing an album. Selena has a keen interest in music pedagogy, particularly the social and cognitive benefits of music education, and is a specialist Kodály practitioner. She is also advisor in further education for the British Kodály Academy. Selena holds BMus (Hons), MMus and PGCE degrees, has held positions at Goldsmiths and Middlesex University and currently teaches at City Lit and Morley College.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
