COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ence in public performance. May be repeated one time for credit. 370 Junior Recital (0) Preparation for junior leve l appli ed major 30-minute recital. 381 Church Music Principles - Philosophy and Practice (3) Music of the Bibl e. Music in ethnic
ture, choral literature, organ literature, instrumental literature (s trings, wood winds, brass, percussion instruments), American music, the symphony, the string quartet, the concerto, th e sonata. 430 Pedagogy (2) For the private teacher. Practical pro cedures in training a student in gen eral musici anship , memor ization , proper practice habits, sight-reading and other areas peculiar to spec ific instruments. Sur-·ey of graded litera ture and methods. Sections will be offered in areas such as: piano, organ, voice, wind and orchestral instruments. 440 Church Music (2) The biblical foundation for church music; its historical development; cur rent trends; the development of a church music program. 450 Music Practicum (1-3) Fieldwork experience in music under the supervision of the music faculty and professionals in the field. Open to junior and senior music majors with the consent of the music faculty. 460 Principal Applied Instruction (1-3) Beyo nd degree requirements , any music degree objective. Same areas of instruction as under 121 and 131 above. (For music majors.) 470 Senior Recital/final Project (0) Preparation for senior level music education major (30-minute recital). 480 Directed Research (1-3) Independent study in areas such as history, literature , pedagogy, church music. Each student assigned to a fac ulty member for guidance and evalua tion. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. 490 Senior Recital (2) Preparation for senior level perform ance major (60-minute recital). Ensembles 001 Biola Chorale (1) Performance of standard choral litera ture representing a variety of styles and periods. Membership byaudition. 002 Chamber Music Ensemble (1) Encompasses a wide variety of chamber grouping and chamber music literature. The following ensemble combinations are commonly organized under this heading: brass quintet, woodwind quin tet, flute ensemble, string quartet, per cussion ensemble, piano chamber ensembles. Open to keyboard and other instrumental students by audition.
and multicultural churches. 382 Church Music Leadership - Administration (3)
Planning and organizing worship serv ices and other church events invo lving music. Conducting musi c ensembles and congregational singing. Working with the pastoral sU\IT and volunteers. Communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on ethnic and multicultural contexts. 383 Congregational Music (3) Hymns, songs, praise and worship music, ethnic music, accompaniments. 384 Church Music Literature (2) Choir, keyboard instruments, drama resources, art, symbolism, banners , audio-visual techniques. Emphasis will be placed on ethnic and multicul tural contexts. 390 Opera Workshop (1-3) The study and performance of cham ber operas, one-act operas, scenes from major operas and selected Broadway musicals. Open to all stu dents by audition. 394A/B Music/Opera Theatre: Acting for Singers (2) This course is designed to develop act ing skills in singers who wish to per form on the lyric stage. Students will be taught techniques for text and character analysis and will explore vari ous music-theatre styles through obser vation and improvisation, and will apply these concepts to the perform ance of excerpts from contemporary music theatre and opera repertoire. 410 Music Cultures of the World (3) An introductory study of the interrela tionships between music and culture through the examination of the music of varying cultures. Basic elements of music as they are found in world cul tures will be studied with specific application to the work of the church. 420 Special Studies In Music Literature (2) An in-<lepth study of music literature as it relates to specific instruments, ensem bles, periods of history, geographical locations, individual composers or ethnic groups. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as piano litera-
003 Chamber Orchestra (1) Performance of standard chamber music literature encompassing a wide variety of styles and periods. Member ship by audition. 005 Chamber Choir (1) Performance of standard chamber choir literature representing styles ranging from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Membership open
ence in jazz techniques and literature. A large volume and wide variety of lit erature is played, discussed and evalu ated as to its prospective use at the various levels of secondary and colle giate education. At least one public performance per semester is sched uled. Membership by audition. 008 Symphonic Winds (1) Performance of standard wind ensemble literature. For advanced wind and per cussion players. Membership by audition. 009 Handbell Choir (1) Performance of a wide spectrum of handbell literature as separate ensem ble and in conjunction with other instrumental and vocal ensembles. Membership by audition.
to all students byaudition. 010 Vocal Jazz Ensemble (1)
Performance of standard vocal jazz music representing the broad range of jazz styles which have developed over the past century in this country. Mem bership open to all students by audition. 007 Jazz Ensemble (1) To provide music education majors and other interested students experi-
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