MUSA 1090 Ear Training/Sight-Singing Lab
For music majors. In meetings twice a week students learn to sing melodies by sight through a solfege system of drilling scales and intervals (sight-singing) and learn to notate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns (ear-training). The course principally helps students pass the Ear Training/Sight Singing requirement for the major but can benefit individuals in singing groups or those who wish to improve their practical musical skills. Preference given to majors & minors. Usually taken concurrently with MUSA 2100 Harmony or MUSA 3100 Chromatic Harmony. Open to Music majors; pending space, open to non-majors with instructor permission.
Course overview
- Department
- Music Academic
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.43 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.65 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Julia Carey | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Fall 2025 | Julia Carey | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 2 of 3 |
| Fall 2024 | Julia Carey | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 of 2 |
| Spring 2024 | Julia Carey | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 3 of 3 |
| Spring 2023 | Michael Burgo | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Fall 2022 | Michael Burgo | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2022 | Michael Burgo | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 1 of 2 |
| Fall 2021 | Michael Burgo | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 7 |