Music ensemble repertoire representing many genres and stylistic periods will be explored. This course focuses on providing students with experience playing their instrument in a large ensemble context. The wind ensemble rehearses four times each week plus sectionals, performs several concerts each semester, and enjoys a regional tour each year. Membership is open to all with high-school-level proficiency, as assessed by the conductor. Fall and Spring 209-1 Chapel Choir Membership by audition. This choir performs at campus functions and at area churches. Two regular rehearsals per week. Fall and Spring 210-1 Concert Choir Membership by audition. The choir has a spring tour to various sections of the United States and Canada. Five regular rehearsals per week. Fall and Spring 212-1-2 Small Ensembles Both vocal and instrumental ensembles are offered to enrich the music experience of interested and qualified performers. Rehearsals are held at the convenience of the director and the students involved. Fall and Spring 212A Jazz Ensemble The jazz ensemble allows music majors to refine their professional skills while providing others an opportunity to continue making music at a high level. Music from the swing, jazz, funk, rock, Latin, and popular repertoire representing many genres and stylistic periods will be explored. This course focuses on providing students with experience playing their instrument in a small ensemble context. The jazz ensemble rehearses two times plus sectionals each week and performs several concerts each semester. Membership is open to all with high-school-level proficiency, as assessed by the conductor. Fall and Spring 212B Men’s Choir The Men’s Choir is a non-auditioned group providing opportunity for the performance of male chorus literature. A multi-faceted range of repertoire includes classical, hymns, spirituals, folk songs, and popular arrangements.
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212C Drumline The Pride of the Big Orange drumline performs for various athletic and recruiting events on and off campus. The repertoire will be representative of all styles of music. The ensemble is open to all university students by audition. Fall and Spring 212D Chamber Ensembles Chamber ensembles allow music majors to refine their professional skills while providing others an opportunity to continue making music at a high level. Music from the orchestral repertoire representing many genres and stylistic periods will be explored. This course focuses on providing students with experience playing their instrument in a small ensemble context. Chamber ensemble rehearses two times each week, accompanies the fall music one presents a concert in the spring. Membership is open to all with high-school-level proficiency, as assessed by the conductor. Fall and Spring 239-3 Music History I: Medieval and Renaissance This is the first semester of a three-semester sequence of courses. The purpose of the course is to acquaint the student with the major trends in Western music from ancient civilizations through the sixteenth century. The student will study the style, forms, and major composers of the given historical periods. Prerequisite: Mus 161. Fall 262-2 Ear Training III Advanced intervallic and melodic dictation including intervals ascending and descending through the major 10th. Advanced harmonic dictation including secondary triads and sevenths. Advanced sight singing of diatonic and chromatic melodies including modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 163. Fall 266-2 Introduction to Conducting An introduction and beginning study of the essential skills and techniques involved in the use of the baton, score reading, and in organizing and directing an ensemble. The course includes practices that apply to both choral and instrumental conducting. Prerequisites: Mus 161 and Mus 163. Fall, alternate years