Orientation to the philosophy, psychology and practice in church music. Hymnology, ordering worship, and practical aspects such as service playing, choir organization, and leadership. Study of conducting patterns and techniques such as attack, release, cue, dynamics, and interpretation. Music History II 3 s.h. Study of music from the high Renaissance to the early Classical period, with attention to the evolution of styles and forms during these periods.
Emphasis is placed on listening to examples of the music studied.
Music History III 3 s.h. Study of the development of music from the late Classical period to the present. Composers, forms, styles, and representative works of the Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century periods will be studied. Emphasis is placed on listening to and analyzing music from these periods. Analysis and construction of counterpoint in the eighteenth century style.