• MUS 224: Performance&Inst For Woodwind

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A study of instruments in the woodwind family. The flute and clarinet will be the main instruments of study. Students will discover through analysis how composers have scored for woodwind instruments and how to apply basic principles of instrumentation. (Fall)
  ShareMUS 224 - Performance&Inst For Woodwind

• MUS 303: Applied Music: Piano

  0.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  Applied instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, and orchestral instruments, with emphasis on learning appropriate techniques and literature for the voice or instrument being studied. Music majors must earn at least three hours in this course toward their degree. Prerequisite: Proficiency audition. (Fall, Spring)
  ShareMUS 303 - Applied Music: Piano

• MUS 309: Church Musician as Worship Leader

  2.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is a study of the philosophy of music in Christian worship. It will examine the biblical roots, historical development commensurate with artistic style periods, and the practice of worship today. The course will also enable students to articulate and defend the use of music in worship based on biblical and theological perspectives.
  ShareMUS 309 - Church Musician as Worship Leader

• MUS 310: Music In The Church

  2.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A study of the philosophy and objectives of the church music program. Topics will include personnel involved in the program, the music budget, the music library, the rehearsal room, instrumental music, and acoustics. (On demand)
  ShareMUS 310 - Music In The Church

• MUS 312: Counterpoint

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This is an upper-level music theory class focusing on the technique and skill of musical counterpoint. The course takes a topic which is introduced in the music theory sequence of courses and gives upper-level historical context as well as advanced score study. Prerequisites: MU 212, MU 212 L.
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• MUS 313: Classical Form

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course will examine different manifestation so form and formal principles in music, and their relationship to harmony and tonality. Starting with contrapuntal tonal music (Bach), the course will concentrate mainly on the classical repertoire of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Formal and tonal principle in the nineteenth-century music will be the final section of the course. Pre-requisites: MU 212, MU 212 L.
  ShareMUS 313 - Classical Form

• MUS 314: History Of Music I

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A survey of stylistic periods in music history from the primitive origins to the developments of the twentieth century. Analysis of the formal elements of style, especially as they relate to the performance of music, will be a major emphasis. Special attention will be given to the aural comprehension of stylistic characteristics. Prerequisites: MU 214 and MU 215. (Fall)
  ShareMUS 314 - History Of Music I

• MUS 315: History Of Music II

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A survey of stylistic periods in music history from the primitive origins to the developments of the twentieth century. Analysis of the formal elements of style, especially as they relate to the performance of music, will be a major emphasis. Special attention will be given to the aural comprehension of stylistic characteristics. Prerequisite: MU 314. (Spring)
  ShareMUS 315 - History Of Music II

• MUS 324: Beginning Conducting

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A study of the basic techniques of conducting, including use of the baton, expressive gestures, clefs and transposition, and principles of orchestral, band, and choral core reading. Prerequisite: MU 112 or permission of the instructor. (Fall)
  ShareMUS 324 - Beginning Conducting

• MUS 325: Advanced Conducting/Choral Tech.

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  A study of more advanced conducting techniques, including recitative and operatic conducting, with an emphasis on choral ensembles. The choral topics will include intonation, tone production, balance, diction, style, repertory, rehearsal techniques, and organization as they apply to school, church, and civic choral organizations. Prerequisite: MU 324. (Spring)
  ShareMUS 325 - Advanced Conducting/Choral Tech.