1953-1955 Academic Catalog

MECHANICAL DRAWING 101- 102 M ECHANICAL DRAW ING M echa11ical drawing and descriptive geometry. I ns truction is la rge ly indiv idua l. E1ective. Two hours credit each semester . N ot given every year. MUSIC 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF M USIC A course designed to g ive a working knowled ge of the essentia ls of music, notes scales, t ime, terms, sign a tures, no t a tion, t empo, rhythm, intervals, musica l terms sigh t reading, and singing of simple me lodies. One hour c redit. 102 CONDUCTING Correct posture, tempo, interpre ta tion and conduc ting t echniques in leading ccngregat iona l singing or ch orus choirs a re t a ught and prac ticed. B eating t ime, choosin g hymns, a nthems. U se a nd interpre t a tions of hymns in solos ensembles, choir. Problems of leader, o rganization of choir, rehe arsa ls, equip– ment, repertoire. One hour c redit. 2 11 I NTRODUCTION TO M usi c Th is course is p rima rily intende d fo r e lementa ry t eache rs. The fundamentals of music includi ng no t a tion, sight sin ging, ear training and music materia ls are covered . T wo hours credi t . 212 l\1us1c E DUCATION The development of the n ecessary skills fo r teaching music effectively in the element a ry g rades. Collections a nd evalua tions of available music materia ls for u se with e lementary children a re ma de. T wo hours credit. 3 12 Music LITERATURE AND APPRECIATION T he aim of this course is t o develop a n unde rs t anding and appreciation of music as an a rt; t o acquaint the s tudent with music lite ra ture, the great composers a nd the human values of music. T wo hours credit. Privat e lesson s in voice pia 110, v io lin, or gan, and b and or orchestral instru– ments a re avail able for both beginning a nd advan ced stude nts. Those les– sons not ava ila b le through our own music d ep artment are provided through special a rran geme nt wit h Wittenbe r g Co llege S choo l of Music in Springfield, Oh io. T heory must precede or be tak en concurrently with the private lessons in order t o receive cred it. PHILOSOPHY 200 I NTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY A survey of the natu re and f u nction of p h ilosophy as it relates t o Biblical ~hristianity. T h ree credit hou rs. R equire d of a ll A. B . student~.