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Conservatory o f Music

Transfer of Credi t/Advanced Standing \Yirh the exception of courses in m us ic rhcor,·, kevboard skill s, and indi, ·idual perfor!llan ce, courses taken at other regiona ll y accred ited co ll eges a nd univers ities in thc Unirc;d Scares will be acceprc;d on a comparable course basis. Prior sw dv in the areas of m usic rheorv kcvbo'.1rd skill s, and individ­ ual p~'rfor;,,a nce will be \'alidated t hro ugh placement exa!llina ri ons. Ad,anced sta nding !llay be ga ined thro ugh placement cxallli­ nat ions in the areas of music the­ o ry, kc\'board skills, a nd indi,·id­ u ,; I pe~formancc, however n o unit s of c red it wil l be allowed for wai\'cd courses. \\' ai\'cr of courses o n the bas is o f placemcm exa min at ions without compa ra­ ble prior course cre dit will increase clcct i\'e unit" a\'ailabk. Cred i t for cou rses taken at a non-accredited college or uni\'crsits will be granted only through place­ mcm or challenge e"1111inarions.

Sign Language (HUFA) 101, 102 Elementary American Sign Language (4,4) Basic principles and practice in rhc funda111cnral skills of signs and fingerspclling from the AS I , pcrspccti\ ·c for communication with the deaf. 201 Intermediate Ameri can Sign Language (4) Designed fo r those II ho possess the basic skills of manual com­ munication. Further instruction in the de, elopment of t\SL , ·ocabular,, fingcrspcl lin g, flu­ e nc y, recepti, ·e and cx pressi,·c skills . Prerequisites: 10 1, 102 o r permiss ion. Special Offerings (HUFRJ 101, 102 Foreign Language (1-4, 1-4) The funda111cntals of pronuncia­ tion, grammar, con, c rsation , and reading in a dcsi ,gnared fore ig n language. Course ma,· in clude such languages as Chinese, Japan ­ ese, Russian and 1' orean. \ lay be repeated II ith different con tent. ;\ioc offered on a regular ba:-.i~. 201 Foreign Language (1-4) I ntcrmcd iarc gran1ma r and com­ position II ith emphasis on com­ muni cation and readin g. Course mav include such langua ,gcs as Chinese, J apanese, Russian and 1'orean. ;\la\ be repeated II ith different content. ~or offered on a regular basi"i.

co convey th e 111 essage of C hri s­ t ian itv. Deve lop111enc and pres­ entation o f s hort didactic plays. Prerequi s ites: -t20 and -t30 or per­ mission of instructor. 470 Teaching Assistant Practicum (2) This praeticu111 and associated train­ ing wil l provide opportunities for third and fo urth year swdencs w par­ ticipate in a var iety of profess ional function s, s uch as working with sma ll groups of lowe r division stu­ d ents, resea rching and developing inscrucr iona l materials. Two ri111cs required for the 111ajor: rwo more rimes may be applied ro electives. 485 Internship (3) Inte rn ship in a n app roved Span­ ish-speak ing institution or serr ing related to the intended se rvi ce area of rhc student. t\lay be taken tw ice in different serr ings. By perm ission of inscrucro r onlv. 490 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (1-3) In-depth srml v of sc lt:ctcd iss ues, thc111c s or lite rary ge nres . Topi cs w ill va ry. t\ lav be repeated with diffcre1~t conr~nt. Prerequisites will vary depending on the ropic. Permi ss ion of inscrucror required. French (HUFF) Students des iring to enro ll in F rench shou ld do so during thei r fre s hman and sop ho111orc yea rs. Ir i s impossib le ro complete requ irement fo r general educa­ tio n (13.A . de gree) if student sta rt s in hi s sen ior n;ar. Students with high sc hool French sho uld cons u lt w i th dcparr111enr for p lace111ent . 101 , 102 Elementary French (4,4) Basic principles of pronunciation and g ram mar 1 voca bulary drill, graded read ing. From the begin­ ni ng, classroom con,·crsation,;; in French. Five hours each week. 201 Intermediate French (4) Intermediate grammar and co n­ ve rsation, with cmphasi~ on read­ ing fo r meaning and s peed. C lass cond ucted in Frenc h. F ive hours each week. 202 Conversational French (3) Prerequis ite: Frenc h 20 1. Tvpical aspects of French dai lj li fe wirh special c111phas is on idioms, useful phrases and convcrsarional parrcrns. Topics dea l with true to life s itua­ t io ns a nd practi ca l aspects of the language. Th ree hours each week. Nor offe red on a regul ar basi s.

Direcror: George Boespflug, D.1\1.A.

FACULTY

Professo rs : Boes pflug, Liesc h, Lock, Robi so n, \Vong t\ssociare Professors : Browning, Feller, Owen Assistant Professo rs: Hulling, Stewa rt , \\'oodruff

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

i\ lcna he 111 Pressle r, P ia ni st Basi l \ ·e nd rycs, \ ·iolisr

OBJECTIVES

( ! ) ro serve as a profess ional sc hool prepa rin g music s pecialists for reaching, graduate swdv, per­ fo r111ance and o ther caree rs in m u sic; (2) to provide opport un i­ ties for a ll stu dents to s tudy mus ic as .in esse ntial part of a lib­ era l educat ion; and (3) ro prepare a ll of our grad uates for effective contribution to the musica l life of the e, ·ange lical ch urch.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

/11 orrln- 10 {(md11r11e, 11111sir s111- de11/s 11111st 1H1th ;11111111,y 11pplil'd pro­ fi1ie11ry level s1r111dr1rrl.,· desig1w11'11 for /'(l(W depee progm111. For 1110,r, i11(01° 111r,1io11, see the Co11snv11!01_1' Offire. Th e B111-helor of :Ins degree i11 ,1/usir is offered upon colllp lcrion of the universit y baccalaurearc and 111ajor req ui rements. t\ lajor require !llcnts includ e: I02, I 13 A a nd\\' , 114 A a nd \\ ', 118, 11 9, 200 (four scmc s rcrs), Z11 , 2 I 3 A and \\' , 2 1-t A and \\' , 260 A/B, 300 (three ~emesrc rs), 307. 308, 309, 312,323, -t!0, -t-+0, Applied !-ti , -t 2 ! (8 unit s thro ug h l<.:\'el -+ 28), Ensemb le (6 units). Electives (6 units) . Total unit s: 57. .\ 'ote: l'oiff p,i11ciprd x111den1.,· I/ff e.\'/'111/JI fm111 / 0.!. f.:evboard p1i11ci­ p11! s111dm1s are exe111p1 ji-0,11 I /8, I /9. k eyboard pri11cip11! s111dm1s 011zv me 1eq11ilt'd 10 take .!60 ,1/IJ. Note: Ca11didr11es for the B11rhe­ lor of A11s degtff i11 .1/usic are ext'III/JI (ro111 the Fi11e A,1s ffq11ire111m1. · By using r hc e lccti\'e uni ts ava il able in t he B.A. i\ lus ic degree program, srudenrs arc ablc ro effect an emphasis in c hurch mus ic with special focus on ethnic or mulri-cul­ ru ra l set tings. Ch u rc h music courses arc offe red bv the Conser­ \'atory that are des igned to meet the needs of s rnd cnrs fo r whom 1•:ng­ li sh is a second language, and \\'ho arc preparing ro work in the field of c hurc h music in ethni c or rnulri-cul-

All s tud ents seeking adm iss ion must demon s rrnre mu s ic,1 I back­ ground an d pe rformance stre ng th s necessarv for successfu l comp le­ tion of rhe s cared c u rric ulum . Admission inro Biola l ·n ive rsiry docs not guarantee ad miss ion into the Conservatory as a music major. A swdcnt wi ll be adm itted ro rhc conservatory of mus ic after: I. I\ lccring rcqui remenrs for univers ity admi ss ion 2. Complet in g a Co nse rva­ wry app li ca tion wit h rhe required number of references. 3. Comp leting a Consc rva­ torv a udition, in cludi ng a ba~i c musicianship exam inati on designed to demonstrate univer­ s ity level Illu sic swd y readi ness. After ac°Cepra nce and up on e ntrance, students wi ll be g i, ·e n rlaccmcnt examinations and auditio n s in music theor y, key­ board s kill s and performa nce. ' l 'hcse examinat ions arc given for the purpose of va lid at in g prior srudv and dere r!llinin g proper placement in musi c courses. Spec ific infor!llation conce rn ing the content of these exa mina ­ tions a nd suggestions for prepara­ tion a rc ava ilable by contacting the Consc rvarory Offi ce.

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