Music Technology

Students explore trends in media and their impact on society. The course emphasizes historical, ethical, legal, and societal issues in relation to Christianity.

This course briefly considers the fundamental elements of music theory, including notation, scales, intervals, key signatures, meter and rhythm, and triads and their respective inversions. The majority of the course focuses on harmonic analysis, figured bass, cadences, non-harmonic tones, melodic organization, and texture/textural reduction.

This course is devoted to the development of musicianship skills through ear training, sight singing, and functional keyboard instruction. Course content includes the recognition and execution of intervals, diatonic melodic and rhythmic patterns in symmetrical meters, scalar materials, and triads and seventh chords found in folk, pop, and classical music by chanting, singing, playing, and transcription.

This course is designed as a continuation of the work encountered in MUSC 1111. Course contents include voice leading and melodic motion, cadences and harmonic progression, secondary chords structures, modal mixture, an introduction to modulation, and modern song forms. Applicable content from classical, popular, and world music is examined.

This course is a continuation of the work encountered in MUSC 1131.
Course content includes continued development of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic reading and recognition skills, scalar materials, non-diatonic chords, recognizing modern song forms, basic Nashville numbers, chord chart, and lead sheet realization, basic harmonization techniques, harmonic progression, and basic ornamentation and improvisation by chanting, singing, playing and transcription.

The study of popular music from the perspective of practicing its foundational elements as an arranger/planner for musical events.

This course is a study of commercial music from vaudeville to the Internet and beyond with an emphasis on music technology and how it has enabled the music industry and commercial music to explore ever-expanding paths.

This course provides individual instruction in piano technique and classical music appropriate for the level of each student. One half-hour lesson per week and solo class participation are required. Music majors with piano as their primary or secondary instrument must present a jury performance before the Communication & Creative Arts faculty and/or perform in a student recital at the completion of the term to receive credit.

Students receive private instruction in piano tailored to the maturation level of the individual student. The instructor provides one half-hour lesson per week. Music majors with piano as their primary or secondary instrument must present a jury performance before the Communication & Creative Arts faculty and/or
perform in a student recital at the completion of the term to receive credit.

Live Production I
Students develop a comprehensive foundation of live production principles, both from the perspective of production engineers and worship leaders.

Studio Recording & Acoustics
To introduce students to the theories, practices, and tools used in studio production environments. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to operate audio signal equipment technically and creatively, effectively plan, set-up, and engineer recording sessions, select “appropriate equipment for a variety of recording standards, use outboard gear practically, and develop auditory facets through critical listening and perceptual engagement.

Students engage in a community forum dedicated to the exploration of the digital arts and technology. Students will receive critiques on their technical and creative works, participate in group discussions, engage with guest presentations, and explore related fields such as grant writing, entrepreneurship, and career development.