MU106/107 Voice Class (2 hours)

Through group instruction, students encounter the fundamentals of singing (proper breathing, breathing control, diction, tone production) and an introduction to song literature. Class performance is required. Offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: Audition first day of term.

MU120-138 Music Lessons: Secondary Emphasis (1 hour per half hour weekly lesson)

Secondary lessons may be taken by any non-music major student. Any music minor or music major will take these lessons for the secondary performance emphasis. Private music lessons is an acquired skills course. Evaluation will be based on regular lesson attendance, proper preparation and practice techniques, overall progress, and performance. Performance will include at a minimum a “jury” at or near the end of each semester. A student taking private lessons will sign up for his or her particular performance medium as listed below. The following lesson numbers will be used for the first four semesters of private lessons.

MU120 - Piano		MU126 - Bassoon		MU130C - Tuba		MU135 - Guitar
MU121 - Voice		MU127 - Saxophone		MU131 - Viola		MU136A - Comp.
MU122 - Organ		MU128 - Trumpet		MU132 - Violin		MU136B - Harp
MU123 - Flute		MU129 - Fre. Horn		MU133A - Cello		MU136C - Harps.
MU124 - Clarinet		MU130A - Trombone		MU133B - String Bass		MU136D - Nyckel.
MU125 - Oboe		MU130B - Euphon.		MU134 - Percussion		MU136E - Flugel.

MU150 Music Theory I (4 hours)
This is the first semester of a four-semester course examining the materials and structure of music. The course meets daily, and is organized into the two subject areas: Written Theory (3 credit hours, 3 class sessions per week), Sight Singing and Aural Development (1 credit hour, 2 class sessions per week integrated with computer lab). These areas will be graded and recorded separately on the transcript. The focus of the course is to develop comprehensive musicianship through analyzing music, composing, rehearsing, and performing music, and critically evaluating the process and structure of creating music. Prerequisite: Acceptable performance on the music theory examination offered by the Department of Music or MU105.

MU151 Music Theory II (4 hours)

The second semester of the four-semester materials and structure of music sequence. See MU150 for content description. Prerequisite: Piano Proficiency Level I or consent of the instructor.

MU165 Bethany Choir (1 hour)

The purpose of the Choir is to study choral music intensively and to present frequent public performances of the best literature in this form of vocal art. Membership is open to all students by audition.

MU166 Bethany Symphonic Band (1 hour)

Bethany Band, the pioneer musical organization at Bethany College, is noted for its variety of performance. Programs include standard works for band and orchestral transcriptions. The bands perform at many college and regional functions. Membership is open to all students by audition or instructor consent.

MU167 Bethany College Symphony Orchestra; Bethany College Chamber Orchestra (1 hour)

A full symphonic orchestra comprised of students and community members, this group performs four full concerts each year. Many members also participate in the Messiah Festival Orchestra. Bethany College string students will also participate in the Bethany College Chamber Orchestra. Membership is open to all by audition or instructor consent.

MU168 Small Ensemble (1 hour)

A variety of performing ensembles are organized each semester to acquaint the student with representative literature for vocal, string, brass, woodwind, and percussion ensembles. Open to all students with the consent of the instructor.

MU169 Bethany Chapel Choir (1 hour)

All students of Bethany College are eligible to join the Chapel Choir with no auditions necessary. Chapel Choir rehearses regularly. Its literature is basically sacred and ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary composers. The Chapel Choir offers practical training for future church musicians and lay music leaders and participants.

MU170 Bethany Jazz Ensemble (1 hour)

Rehearsal and concert experience in current and traditional stage band styles, opportunities for student composers and arrangers to hear their works performed and to receive professional criticism and assistance. Membership is open to all by audition or instructor consent.

MU171 Bethany Brass Ensemble (1 hour)

Reading and concert experience of representative literature for brass ensembles. Various ensembles may also participate in college, community, and church functions. Membership is open to all by audition or instructor consent.

MU173 Blue Dozen (NC)

The “Blue Dozen” is the traditional name for the Bethany Pep Band. It is affiliated with the Bethany Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. The group performs at school spirit functions, and at home football and selected basketball games.

MU174 Bethany College Oratorio Society (0-1 hour)

The Bethany College Oratorio Society consists of a chorus of 300 voices and a symphony orchestra of 50 players. Their performances of Handel’s “Messiah” and Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” have been broadcast on national public television. Membership is required of all music majors and minors, and is open to all students by audition, as well as to all other interested individuals.
 

MU180-196 Music Lessons: Principal Emphasis (2 hours credit per 1 hour weekly lesson)
These lessons are for the music major student to develop thoroughly in all phases of performance (style, technique, musicianship, interpretation, and repertoire) on his/her principal performance medium. Evaluation will be based on regular lesson attendance, proper preparation and practice techniques, overall progress, and performance. Music majors are to perform in a department recital a minimum of one time each semester and for a “jury” at or near the end of each semester. A student taking private lessons will sign up for his/her particular performance medium as listed below. The following lesson numbers will be used for the first four semesters of private lessons.

MU180 - Piano		MU186 - Bassoon		MU190C - Tuba		MU195 - Guitar
MU181 - Voice		MU187 - Saxophone		MU191 - Violin		MU196A - Comp.
MU182 - Organ		MU188 - Trumpet		MU192 - Viola		MU196B - Harp
MU183 - Flute		MU189 - Fre. Horn		MU193A - Cello		MU196C - Harps.
MU184 - Clarinet		MU190A - Trombone		MU193B - String Bass		MU196D - Nyckel.
MU185 - Oboe		MU190B - Euphon.		MU194 - Percussion		MU196E - Flugel.

MU/TH205* Musical Theatre (3 hours)
A survey of the evolution of the American musical from the 19th century to the present. The class will also explore the rise of the British musical and its impact on the American form.