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Department ofMusic JockSchwarz, D.M.A., Choir Faculty Professors: Childs, Lock, Schwarz, Unfreid, Wiebe, Wong Associate Professors: Anderson, C Johnson, Lok, Liesch, Lutke, Owen, Will Objectives : l) to provide opportunities for all students to study music as on essential port of a liberal education; 2) to serve as a professional school preparing music specialists for teaching, grad uate study, performance, the ministry of church music and other careers in music; and 3) to prepare all of our graduates for effective contribution to the musi cal life of the evangelical church . Entrance Requirements: All students seeking admission must demonstrate musical background ond periormance strengths necessary for successful completion of the stated curriculum. Provisional acceptance is granted for the first year of study. Upon entrance, students will be givenplacement exams ond auditions in music history, music theory, keyboard skills and periormance. Specificinformation concerning the content of these examina tions and suggestions for preparationore available by writing the musicdepartment office. The placement examinations are given for the purpose of determining proper placement in music courses. Activities : The music department provides opportunities for experience in several types of vocal ond instrumental ensembles, including the Biola Chorale. ChamberMusic Ensembles, University Singers, Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Bond. All are open to non-music majors os well as music majors by audition at the beginning of each semester. Individual periormonce opportunities are offered through weekly student reci tals, and junior and senior recitals. The music department concert series features outstanding guest artists as well as its own widely-known foculty. Opportunities off Campus: The stature of Los Angelesosa music center provides exceptional opportunities for hearing the world's leading artists, as well os outstanding college and church music organizations. Service Opportunities , The Los Angeles metropoli tan area furnishes many opportunit ies for remunerative service in music. There ore frequent openings for competent organists, church choir directors, soloists, accompanists and instrumentalists. Scholarships: Music scholarsh ipsand periormance awards in varying amounts are available to qualified students. Complete information is available by wri ting: Choir, Music Scholarship Com mittee, Biola University, 13800 Biolo Avenue, lo Mirada, California 90639. Majors: Aprofessional degree (Bachelor of Music) is offered in one of the following areas: periormonce, composition and music education. Students interested in pursuing one of these degrees must demonstrate o high level of periormonce potential and commitment to music os o profession. Anon-professional degree (Bachelor of Arts) with oma jor in music is also offered. Candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree are exempt from the general education requirement in foreign language, literature and fine arts and need toke only five units in mathematics and/or science.
All music majors must complete obasic core of 35-36 units of music. Students in the major must maintain o 2.00 grade point overage in the major and receive ominimum grade of "C- " in eachmajor course. Thecore consistsof the following: ..60C, 106, lll, 112,1 17,200 (4 semesters), 207,211,212,215,216, 300 (3 semesters), 306, 311 , 312, 315, 323, 340 (4), 410, 440. Specific additional requirements for the available degree op tions for the Bachelor of Music are: l. Music Education: 42 units 161,162,263,264,320 (6), 324,334,365,366,420 (2), 467, 468, 470, Applied Secondary (4) +, Ensemble (8), Professional Educat ion or electives (9). + No more than one ensemble unit per semesterwi ll apply to the eight-unit requirement. Additional ensemble units moy fulfill elective requirements. 2. Periormonce: 42-43 units ·1s1 , ·1s2, 111 , 112, ·2s1, ·2s2, 273,274,370, 375, 376, ..420 (2), 430, 477, 478, 479, 490, Applied Secon dary (4), + Ensemble (8), music electives - non-voice majors (6), music electives - voice majors (5). ·\\lice majors only, ..voice majors exempt. + No more than one ensemble unit per semester will apply to the eight-unit requirement. Additional ensemble units moy fulfill elective requirements. + + \\lice periormonce studentswho pion further gradu ate study ore encouraged to toke courses in French, Germon or Italian since proficiency in two of these is usually required for entrance into graduate programs. 3. Composition: 42 units 132, 181, 233, 234, 324, 335, 336, '340 (4), 437, 438, 490, applied keyboard secondary (8), + ensemble (8), music electives (2). ·in addition to core requirements. + No more than oneensemble unit per semester will apply to the eight-unit requirement. Additional ensemble units may fulfill elective requirements. Specific additional requirements for the Bachelor of Arts are: 121, 122, 223, 224, 325, 326, 427, 428, applied secondary and.or music electives (5), ensemble (6). Additional requirements total 19 units. Music Courses 50 A, 8, C- INTRODUCTION TO THE PlAN0 (l,l,l) Designed for the non-music major. Notation, technique, rhythm, interpretat ion, sight-reading designed to develop general key board fac il ity. 60 A, B, C- VO ICE CLASS (l,l,l ) for the student with no previous voice training who desires to study applied music. (Section Cis designated for music majors.) 70 A, B, C- GUITAR CLASS (l,l,l ) for the student with no previous training in guitar. Survey of different styles of playing, together with music theory os related to the instrument. firs t position chords, bor chords, right ond leh hand technique. Subsequent classes more advanced. 80 A, B, C- CLASS INSTRUCTION (l,l,l ) Class instruction in instruments other than piano, voice or guitar. 90-99 APPLIED MUSIC - PRIVATE (l-2) Applied instruction far non-music majors ond for musicmajors, secondary instrument. Instruction in piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, brass instruments, string instruments, 1v□ odwi nd instru ments, percuss ion instruments, conducting, composition and hymn improvisation. 101 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (3) Elements of music ond media of periormonce in historical perspect ive. Provides basic background inmusic literature. for the non-music major. Offered each semester. l06 MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE MEDIEVAL THROUGH EARLY BAROQUE(2) Ahistorical ond critical study of the period including important contributions in musical li terature, theory ond periormonce prac tice. Special attention will be given to the analysis of selected vocal ond instrumental 1v□ rks.
111 MUSIC THEORY: AURAL EMPHASIS (l-2) Designed far entering music students with sufficient back ground. Timbre discrimination, singing of Gregorian chant. Devel opment of professional notation habits. Minimum terminal perior- • monce: ability to recognize, dictate, sing intervals (m2 to PS), triads ond mojor/minor/modol scales and periorm rhythms in simple meters. May be repeated for a total of two units. 112 MUSIC THEORY: AURAL EMPHASIS (2) Continuation of Music 111, but with more emphasis on sight singing. Introduction to changing meters, additive rhythms, cross rhythms ond improvisation. Minimal terminal periormance: ability to identify, dictate and sing all major and minor scales, all simple intervals in isolation within the compass of an octave, all triads, to dictate basic chord progress ions. Prerequisite: 111. 117 MUSIC THEORY WRITTEN EMPHASIS (2) Diatonic harmony, melodic construction, non-chord tones, har monization of melodies in four ports, creative project. for the music major, B.A. degree objective, semesters 1-8. Piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, brass instruments, string instru ments, 1v□ odwind instruments, percussion instruments. 131, 132; 233, 234; 335, 336; 437, 438 PRINCIPAL APPLIED INSTRUCTION (1,2) for the music major, composition degree objective, semesters 1-8. Instruction in composition. 150 A, BKEYBOARD PROFICIE NCY (l,l) literature, technique, scales, harmonization, sight reading and transposition. Designed to prepare the student for the piano proficiency examination. Class instruction. 151, 152 SONG LITERATURE-DICTION (l,l) Principles of pronunciation andenunciationof English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. Textsore studied as these languages relate to song literature from periods of history, geographical location, individual composers or ethnic groups. 121, 122; 223, 224; 325, 326; 427, 428 PRINCIPAL APPLIED INSTRUCTION (1,2) for the music major, music education degree objective, se mesters 1-8. Same areas of instruction os under 121 above. 171, 172; 273, 274; 375,376; 477,478,479 PRINCIPAL APPLIED INSTRUCTION (2,3) for the music major, applied music degree objective, semes ters 1-9. Same oreos of instruction as under 121 above. 181 INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION (2) Awriting course designed to provide opportunity for developing basic skills or crah in the manipulation of musical materials. 200 CONCERT MUSIC(0) Attendance at specified number and types of concerts each semester. four semesters required for graduation. Pass/fail , no tuition. 207 MUSIC HISTORY ANO LITERATURE: BAROQUE THROUGH EARLY ROMANTIC (2) Ahistorical ond cri tical su rvey of the period including important contributions in music literature, theory and periormance practice. Special attention will be given to the analysis of se lected vocal and instrumental 1v□ rks. 211 MUSIC THEORY WRITTEN EMPHASIS(2) Dominant and nondominont seventh chords, modulation and secondary dominants. Creative project. Prerequisite: 117. 212 MUSIC THEORY WRITTEN EMPHASIS(2) Borrowed chords, Neapolitan sixth chord, augmented sixth chords, altered dominants, chromatic medionts, commercial har mony. Creative project. Prerequisite: 21 l. 161, 162; 263, 264; 365, 366; 467, 468 PRINCIPAL APPLIED INSTRUCTION (1,2)
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