1930-1931 Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Also, those passing the necessary examination will be a,dmitted 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 Sona,ta; 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 Schuma,nn, and a work selected by the instructor. Summary-Violin, Viola, Violincello; Preparatory Piano; Theory and Composition; History and Literature of Music; Orches tra and Ensemble; Academic Subjects. Classifications and Examinations As the students of this department may be of any scholastic standard it is only necessary that satisfactory 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 ~ppeal to the musically interested ama,teur as of great cultural value. The courses of study have been outlined in such a way that re– gardless of the number of years 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 been satisfactorily completed by the student. With all musical courses 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 located in the College Library, which is but a short distance from the campus. Registration Fee Instruction in Piano, by professors, per semester in advance, $25.00. Instruction in Piano, by instructors, per semester in advance, $25,00. Instruction in Voice, per semester in advance, $25.00. Instruction in Stringed Instruments, per semester in advance, $25.00. Harmony-two lessons per week (in class), $8.00. History of Music-two lessons per week (in class), $8.00. Theory of Music-two lessons per week (in class), $8.00. PAGE THIRTY-NINE