Note: Semesters listed are when courses are normally offered. However, course offerings may change due to low course enrollment or unexpected staffing changes.

101 MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS (3)	FALL
An introduction to the practical skills of music theory and musicianship, including staff notation, rhythmic notation, intervals, scales, chord construction, sight reading, and ear training. Recommended for students with limited experience reading music notation to be taken before enrolling in MUSC 201. Does not fulfill the fine arts requirement.

111 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE (3)	FALL
This course introduces the basic materials of music and an overview of the most important forms, styles, and composers of Western music, with an emphasis on intelligent listening. This course is a prerequisite for Music 311, 312, and 313. Fulfills the fine arts requirement.

121 PIANO LESSONS (1)
Private instruction in applied piano. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 121) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 221). Applied music fee required.

122 ORGAN LESSONS (1)
Private instruction in applied organ. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 122) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 222). Applied music fee required.

123 VOICE LESSONS (1)
Private instruction in applied voice. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 123) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 223). Applied music fee required.

124 STRING LESSONS (1)
Private instruction on violin, viola, cello, or guitar. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 124) or one hour-long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 224). Applied music fee required.

124D GUITAR CLASS (1)
Group instruction on guitar for beginners for one hour of credit.

125 WOODWIND LESSONS (1)
Private instruction on flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, or bassoon, by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 125) or one hour- long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 225). Applied music fee required.

126 BRASS LESSONS (1)
Private instruction on trumpet, trombone, horn, or tuba by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 126) or one hour-long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 226). Applied music fee required.

127 PERCUSSION LESSONS (1)
Private instruction on percussion by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 127) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 227). Applied music fee required.

128 COMPOSITION LESSONS (1)
Private instruction in music composition. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 128) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 228). Applied music fee required.

130 CAMPUS CHOIR (1)
Students study and perform choral music. Emphasis is placed on building choral tone, developing vocal technique, and improving sight-reading skills. The Campus Choir will perform for campus events and concerts each semester.

131 CONCERT CHOIR (1)
Students study and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir is open to students who successfully complete an audition with the director. Previous singing experience and good sightreading skills are expected of Concert Choir members. The choir performs a major concert and several church services each semester, and tours annually.

132 WIND ENSEMBLE (1)
The study and performance of instrumental music literature. The course is open to players of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.

133 HONORS ENSEMBLE (1)
The members of this select vocal ensemble are chosen by competitive audition and are recipients of the Janet De Maa Ozinga Memorial Scholarship. Members are required to sing in Concert Choir.

134 STRING ENSEMBLE (1)
An ensemble devoted to the study and performance of standard string chamber music literature. The ensemble is open to students who successfully complete an audition with the director. The ensemble performs a recital once a semester, with possible additional on-campus performance opportunities.

135 MASTERWORKS CHORALE (1)
A choral ensemble open to students, alumni, and community singers who successfully complete an audition with the director. The group performs significant choral literature in one major concert each semester.

136 JAZZ BAND (1)
An ensemble devoted to the study and performance of historic and contemporary jazz instrumental music, including Dixieland, ragtime, blues, and swing/big band arrangements. Prerequisite: membership in wind ensemble or permission of instructor.

137 WOODWIND ENSEMBLE (1)
Students study and perform representative woodwind literature. The course, open to all students who successfully complete an audition with the director, provides performance opportunities in concerts, churches, and community events. Members are required to participate in wind ensemble.

137 FLUTE ENSEMBLE (1)
Students study and perform representative music literature for flutes. The course, open to all students who successfully complete an audition with the director, provides performance opportunities in concerts, churches, and community events. Members are required to participate in wind ensemble.

138 GOSPEL CHOIR (1)
Students study and perform representative choral literature from the African-American gospel tradition. Open to all students. No audition required.

139 BRASS ENSEMBLE (1)
Students study and perform representative brass literature. The course is open to all students who successfully complete an audition with the director. This course provides extensive performance opportunities in concerts, churches, and community events. Members are required to participate in wind ensemble.

140 SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY (1)

171 STUDIO CLASS: PIANO AND ORGAN (1)	FALL/SPRING
A practical forum for the development of skills in piano and organ performance. The primary focus will be performance, but the course will also address techniques of accompaniment and pedagogy, with additional training in critical listening and in keyboard repertory.

200 CLASS PIANO (1)	SPRING
An introduction to basic keyboard facility in a group setting. This course is designed to help students to learn to play major and minor scales and basic harmonic progressions in major and minor keys. Required of all music majors; can be fulfilled by passing a keyboard proficiency test. Prerequisites: Music 111 and concurrent enrollment in Music 201.

201 MUSIC THEORY I (3)	SPRING
This course is an introduction to the structures and fundamental materials of music, including intervals, scales, keys, and chord structures. Emphasis is placed on the study and analysis of music of the 17th-19th centuries. Prerequisite: Music 111 or permission of instructor.

203 MUSIC THEORY II (3)	FALL
This course continues the study of the structures and materials of music, including harmonic analysis, figured bass, non-harmonic tones, and cadences. Prerequisite: Music 201.

204 MUSIC THEORY III (3)	SPRING
This course is a study of music theory focusing on eighteenth-century counterpoint, chromatic harmony, and twentieth-century compositional techniques. Prerequisite: Music 203.

221 PIANO LESSONS (2)
Private instruction in applied piano. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 121) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 221). Applied music fee required.

222 ORGAN LESSONS (2)
Private instruction in applied organ. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 122) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 222). Applied music fee required.

223 VOICE LESSONS (2)
Private instruction in applied voice. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 123) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 223). Applied music fee required.

224 STRING LESSONS (2)
Private instruction on violin, viola, cello, or guitar. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 124) or one hour-long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 224). Applied music fee required.

225 WOODWIND LESSONS (2)
Private instruction on flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, or bassoon, by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 125) or one hour- long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 225). Applied music fee required.

226 BRASS LESSONS (2)
Private instruction on trumpet, trombone, horn, or tuba by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 126) or one hour-long lesson per week for two hours of credit (Music 226). Applied music fee required

227 PERCUSSION LESSONS (2)
Private instruction on percussion by special arrangement with the music department. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 127) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 227). Applied music fee required.

228 COMPOSITION LESSONS (2)
Private instruction in music composition. Students may take one half-hour lesson per week for one hour of credit (Music 128) or one hour-long session per week for two hours of credit (Music 228). Applied music fee required

231 MUSICIANSHIP I (1)	SPRING
Foundational training in and practice of aural, sight singing, improvisation, and keyboard harmony skills. To be taken in conjunction with Music 201.

233 MUSICIANSHIP II (1)	FALL
Continuation of Music 231, providing more advanced training in aural, sight singing, improvisation, and keyboard harmony skills. To be taken in conjunction with Music 203.

252 WORLD MUSIC - CCS (3)	SPRING
This course studies music in cultures outside the mainstream of North American and western European traditions, including Native American, African, African-American, Eastern European, Indian, Asian, and Latin-American cultures and traditions. Fulfills one of the cross-cultural studies general education requirements. Required of all music education majors.

303 MUSIC THEORY IV: FORM AND ANALYSIS (3)	FALL-ODD
This course is a study of formal organization in music, encompassing not only the major patterns of musical structure but also the means by which these patterns are formed and broken. Related topics include issues in orchestration and aesthetics. Prerequisite: Music 204.

304 COMPOSITION AND ORCHESTRATION (3)	FALL-EVEN
An exploration of the creative process, through analysis and original composition, which provides an integration of the fundamental elements of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form). A study of instrumental characteristics, notation, scoring, and arranging for orchestral instruments. Prerequisites: Music 201, 203, and 204.

311 MUSIC HIST:MEDIEVAL/RENAISSANCE (3)	SPRING-EVEN
This course examines Western music in the Medieval and Renaissance periods (up to c. 1600) within its historical, cultural, social, and liturgical contexts. Prerequisite: Music 111.

312 MUSIC HISTORY:BAROQUE/CLASSIC (3)	FALL-EVEN
This course examines the history of Western music in the Baroque and Classic eras (c. 1600-1820) with an introduction to American musical traditions. Prerequisite: Music 111.

313 MUSIC HISTORY:NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (3)	SPRING-ODD
This course examines the history of Western music from the nineteenth century to the present with particular consideration of American musical traditions. Prerequisite: Music 111.

331 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING (2)	FALL-EVEN
This course introduces the techniques of conducting a musical ensemble, including the study of manual technique, musical interpretation, and score preparation. Prerequisites: Music 201 and membership in an ensemble, or permission of instructor.

332 CHURCH MUSIC: HISTORY AND ISSUES (3)

FALL-ODD

Emphasizing the biblical and theological foundations of church music, this course examines church music literature from the early church to the present day. It includes an overview of liturgy, hymnology, and choral and instrumental music for the church, with particular emphasis on American church music of diverse Christian traditions. It further explores current issues related to church music within the context of present musical practices. Recommended for anyone involved in church music, including musicians, pastors, worship leaders, and lay leaders.

334 PIANO PEDAGOGY (2)	VARIES
This course introduces the field of piano teaching, and includes a study of the learning process and its application to teaching and performing. Materials, procedures, and techniques pertinent to beginning, intermediate, advanced, and pre- music major students are examined. Offered on demand.

351 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING (2)	SPRING-ODD
This course focuses on topics of importance to choral conductors, including score study and preparation, rehearsal techniques, developing choral tone, repertoire selection, and conducting choral-orchestral works. Prerequisite: Music 331.

352 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING (2)	VARIES
This course focuses on topics of importance to instrumental conductors, including score study and preparation, rehearsal techniques, instrumental pedagogy, and advanced conducting gestures. Prerequisite: Music 331.

380 ELEMENTARY MUSIC E DUCATION (2)	FALL-ODD
This course gives an overview of the aims, content, and procedures of a music program from kindergarten through middle school, emphasizing the elementary music curriculum. The course may include observations of actual elementary music teaching situations. Prerequisite: Music 201 or permission of instructor.

383 SECONDARY MUSIC EDUCATION (3)	SPRING-EVEN
This course gives an overview of the objectives, content, and methodology of vocal and instrumental music programs at the secondary level. Topics include rehearsal techniques, music selection, music budgets and program administration, and vocal and instrumental methods. Prerequisite: Music 380.

399 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1)	FALL/SPRING
Topics are selected from qualified students’ major interests. Prerequisite: permission of the department.

400 FIELD EDUCATION (1)
Fulfillment of the field education requirement is determined by the music department for each graduating music major. Music education majors fulfill the requirement by student-teaching. Recitals fulfill the requirements for music performance majors. The music department makes individual assignments to general music majors for fulfillment of the requirement.

401 SENIOR SEMINAR (1)

FALL/SPRING

Senior music majors are required to participate in senior seminar their senior year. Students will attend and critique several performances, discuss assigned readings, and present a final project or recital incorporating implications of the Reformed Christian worldview in their chosen area of concentration in music. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Senior standing and at least 25 course credits in music major.