CORONATION CHOIR. (2 every semester) The officid College choir composed of sixty selected voices for a study and perform ance of the classics and hymns. Singing in four, six, and eight parts accompanied and a cappella. A study of the art of interpretation in all its •phases. ORCHESTRA. (2 every semester) The official College orchestra composed of sixteen selected instruments which accompames the Coronation Choir in its musical presentations. PRODUCTION I-IV. (2 every semester) Courses studying the technique of platform management covering the building of sets, the making of costumes, the placing and blending of lights, painting, and the use of the microphone. Demands the presence of all class members for the current produc- tion irrespective of time or place involved. Required of all music majors not in Corona tion Choir or orchestra, and open to others as an elective. PRODUCTION SEMINAR. (2-2) A survey of all approaches to program productions for church and school. The creation by students of original productions. Demands the presence of all class members m the current production irrespective of time or place involved.
APPLIED MUSIC COURSES VOICE
FIRST YEAR. Fundamentals of tone production; song preparation. Application of these principles m simple songs. Stage presence, poise, program building, musicianship and its importance; methods of choosing worthwhile song literature are studied. One group of three or four songs (to be chosen by the instructor) is memorized. Hymns and Cospel songs are studied, with emphasis laid upon the better class of material in this category. SECOND YEAR. Plans initiated for junior and senior recitals. Work begun on n standard oratorio. Rules of pronunciation of one or more foreign languages and a language memorized. Student must be able to sing all selections (one complete Voice role) from a standard oratorio. THIRD YEAR. The student is assigned a group of songs to be prepared unaided by the instructor. Junior recital is given, and senior recital planned in detail. FOURTH YEAR. Senior recital is memorized and given. Voice teaching methods voice problems of all types of voices are covered; singing with orchestra. A thorough sight-reading examination constitutes the final examination.
PIANO CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS. Students semesters. First semester students will be classified students as PIANO II, etc., through PIANO VIII.
will be classified according to as PIANO I, second semester
PREREQUISITE FOR PIANO I. Ability to play compositions of the grade similar to Clementi, “ Sonatina in C” ; Bach, “Four-Part Chorales” ; or the easiest compositions by Chopin. The student must demonstrate to the instructor that he is capable of meeting the graduation requirements after four years of study. Those ™ ™ l t0 meet the Prerequisites for PIANO I will be classified as ELEMENTARY Jr1AJNU. SEMESTER REQUIREMENTS. The student must fulfill the following require ments each semester: thirty half-hour lessons; written'report of compositions studied- memorization of at least two compositions; a final examination. Course of study must include exercises, scales and arpeggios, sonatas, compositions of the Romantic period compositions by contemporary composers. 60
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