1984-1985 Academic Catalog

Music Methods Materials for Children and Youth - Sp 3 hours The establishment of the graded music ministry in the local church, particularly the grades choir system with special attention given to methods and materials used in the organization and maintenance of the groups which comprise this ministry. Field experience is a part of this class. Prerequisite: 51-350 History and Administration of Church Music. (Alternate, odd years) Music -A, W, Sp, Su 5-15 hours Senior church music majors and engage in church music activ- ity in a local church under the supervision of one faculty member of the Department of Music. The department determines the number of credit hours that will be given. Prerequisite: Completion of all courses in the B.S.M. program and senior classification. l-A 3hours An mtroctuc:t10in to the basic materials and concepts of music. Funda– prclgr1ess10n and introduction to the piano keyboard. and dictation. Competency equivalency required and elementary education majors. Open to W hours A study of harmonies and tone relations used in musical composition including elementary written and keyboard harmony, melody writing and analysis. Prerequisite: 51-101 Theory I or passing pJ<tce:m<~nt examinations. ~ 3 A study of the principles of diatonic harmony, including two-, three-, and writing, analysis, keyboard harmony, and creative work. 51-111 Theory II. Theory -A hours A study of non-chord tones, seventh chords, and secondary domin– ants. continuing emphasis on four-part writing, analysis, keyboard har– and creative work. Prerequisite: 51-112 Theory III. Skills I - A 1 hour Basic technique of dictation, sight singing, and rhythmic reading. To be taken concurrently with 51-101 Theory I. Open to all students. Skills II W 2 hours Singing and writing of major and minor scales, intervals, triads, tonal and rhythmic groups, tonal melodies and canons. To be taken concur– rently with 51-111 Theory II. Prerequisite: 51-110 Aural Skills I or passing grade on placement examinations. 51-115 Aural Skills Ill-Sp 2 hours Singing and writing of chromatic scales, tonal and rhythmic groups, more difficult tonal melodies, and two-part work. To be taken concur– rently with 51-112 Theory III. Prerequisite: 51-114 Aural Skills II. 51-116 Aural Skills IV -A 2 hours Singing and writing of seventh- and ninth-chord outlines, tonal melodies, harmonic progressions with modulations, syncopated rhythmic figures, and two-part work. To be taken concurrently with 51-113 Theory IV. Prerequisite: 51-115 Aural Skills III. 51-212 Theory V - W 4 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony and formal struc– ture of 18th and 19th century music. Creative work in traditional com– positional forms. Prerequisite: 51-113 Theory IV. 51-213 Theory VI-Sp hours A survey of 16th and 18th century contrapuntal techniques and analyti– cal study of 20th century compositional techniques including impre– ssionistic, serial, neo-classical, and electronic practices; creative work in contemporary styles. Prerequisite: 51-212 Theory V. 51-214 Functional Piano-A 3 hours The development of skills in harmonization at sight, transposition, playing by ear, and other keyboard harmony skills specifically designed to meet the piano proficiency requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. 51-310 Counterpoint -A 3 hours A survey of polyphonic music of the 18th century including analysis and experimental writing of species counterpoint, canons, two-part in– ventions, fugal expositions, and trio sonata movements. Prerequisite: 51-213 Theory V, VI. (Alternate, odd years) Form and Analysis - A 3 hours A study of the structure ofmusic approached through analysis of repre– sentative works. Prerequisite: 51-212, 51-213 Theory V, VI. (Alternate, even years) 51-413 Orchestration-A 3 hours A development of skills in scoring for various instrumental groups. Prerequisite: 51-212, 51-213 Theory V, VI. 51-331 Music History I-Medieval and Renaissance-A 4 hours A study of the music of western civilization traced from its primitive sources with special attention given to medieval and Renaissance music, the beginnings of opera, and the early works of Monteverdi and Schuetz. 51-332 Music History and Classical -W 4 hours A study of the music of western civilization traced from 1580 through