1928-1929 Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Also, those passing the necessary examination will be admitted to the Girls' Glee Club, and Boys' Glee Club. These choruses will appear in public concert during the year. Note-Students' recitals will be held bi-monthly. Public recitals will be given at intervals during the year. The benefit that pupils derive from playing in these recitals is inestimable. 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 Vi euxtemps 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; History and Literature of Music; Orchestra and Ensemble; Academic Subject s. Classifications and Examinations As the students of thi s department may be of any scholastic standard it is only necessary t hat satisfactory credentials be shown by those who desire enrollment to elect work in any of the branches t aught. While the courses are of professional character in that they aim to give the s tudent a sufficient rounded training to qualify for pursuit of musical activity a s a career, they should also make strong appeal to t he musically interested amateur as of great cultural value. The courses of study have been outlined in such a way that re– g ardless of t he number of years the pupil has studied the degree of proficiency alone shall be the basis for r ecognition by the college in the granting of a diploma, showing that a prescribed course has been satisfactorily completed by the student. With all musical courses there shall be a systematic course in element::try theory and ear drill and a like course in Harmony as fa.r a s the domi nant seventh chord completed. The departmen t of music is loca ted in the College Library, which is but a short distance fro m the campus. Registration Fee Instruction in Piano, by professors, per semester in advance, $21.00. Instruction in Piano, by inst r uctor s, per semester in advance, $18.00. Instruction in Voice, per semest er in advance, $21.00. Instruction in Stringed Instruments, per semester in advance, $21.00. Harmony-two lessons per week (in class) , $6.00. H istory of Music-two lessons per week (in class), $6.00. Theor y of Music-two lessons per week (in class), $6.00. P.\GE THIU1'Y-SEVE