1926-1927 Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Candidat s for graduation will be required to present a pro– gram comprising a standard aria in Italian, French or German; a group of ongs selected from the works of Schubert, Schumann, Franz, Brahms, Debussy, etc., and examples of modern English and American song writing. They will be examined orally in the subject of the voice, its mechanism and u se. The following subjects will be credited in this course:- Voice; Preparatory Piano; Theory and Compos.ition; Ear Drill; History and Literature of Music ; Dramatic Expression; Chorus Sing– ing; Academic Subjects (Languages). Stringed Instruments Students desiring to concentrate on Violin, Violincello or Viola must satisfy the examiners of a certain proficiency with the instru– ment of their choice. The equivalent of a four-year course in Violin should prepare the student to perform a Bach Sonata; Concerto by Mendelssohn or Bruch; Concerto by Vieuxtemps or Wieniawsky and a work selected by the instructor. The equivalent to the four-year course in Violincello would make possible the student's performance of a Bach Sonata, Concerto by Davidoff or Saint-Saens, Concerto by Haydn or Schumann, and a work selected by the instructor. Summary-Violin, Viola, Violincello; Preparatory Piano; Theory and Composition; Hist_ory and Literature of Music; Orchestra and Ensemble; Academic Subjects. Classifications and Examinations As the students of this department may be of any scholastic standard it is only necessary that satisfadory credentials be shown by those who desire enrollment to elect work in any of the branches taught. While the courses are of professional character in that they aim to give the student a sufficient rounded training to qualify for pursuit of musical activity as a career, they :should also make strong appeal to the musically interested amateur as of great cultural value. The courses of study have been outlined in such a way that re– gardless of the number of year,s the pupil has studied the degree of proficiency alone shall be the basis for recognition by the college in the granting of a diploma showing that a prescribed course has be-.!n satisfactorilly completed by the student. With all musical cour.ses there shall be a systematic course in elementary theory and ear drill and .a like course in Harmony as far as the dominant seventh chord completed. The department of music is lo_cated in the College Library, which is but a short distance from the campus. Tuition Instruction in Piano, by professors, per semester in advance, $18.00. Instruction in Piano, by instructors, per semester in advance, $15.00. Instruction in Voice, per semester in advance, $18.00. Instruction in Stringed Instruments, per semester in advance, $18.00. PAGE FORTY