Courses of Study - William Jewell College

Courses of Study – Music
453.Instrumental Methods in the School.
2 cr. hrs. Methods, materials and techniques for
teaching instrumental music in the public school.
Majors only. Also listed as EDU 453.
462. Choral/Vocal Techniques. 2 cr. hrs. A study
of comparative vocal pedagogy including concepts
of vibrato, registers, dynamics, range, breathing,
support, tone, placement, resonance, and voice classification.
Practical application through observation
and supervised teaching. Also listed as EDU 462.
Conducting
361. Advanced Instrumental Conducting.
2 cr. hrs. Instrumental conducting techniques
including the use of the baton. Prerequisites: MUS
260, 120 and 121 or permission of instructor. Fall
semester.
362. Advanced Choral Conducting. 2 cr. hrs.
Choral conducting techniques including experience
with campus ensembles. Prerequisites: MUS 260,
120 and 121 or permission of instructor. Spring
semester.
Church Music
344. Christian Hymnody: A Window into the
Bible, Christian History and Theology. 4 cr. hrs.
Using a study of the Psalms and selected Old
Testament and New Testament Canticles, the hymns
of the early and medieval church, the hymns of the
Lutheran Reformation, the psalmody of the
Genevan, Scottish and English Reformation movements
and the development of English and
American hymnody, the course explores the importance
of congregational song in biblical understanding,
Christian history, and Christian theology and
worship. A background in music is not necessary.
Also listed as GEN 233.
Performance Labs/Ensembles
A wide variety of performance labs/ensembles is available
to qualified students. Performance laboratories
(ensembles) are for most students an extension of
applied study and/or choral and instrumental techniques
classes. Non-music majors may use up to eight
hours of lab/ensemble credit as elective hours toward
graduation. The same course number is used when
repeating the course. Auditions are usually required.
Not all ensembles may be offered each semester.
Chamber Organizations
0-1 cr. hr. ea.
280. Beginning Handbells
281. Advanced Handbells
282. Chamber Singers
283.Vocal Ensemble
284. Cardinal Brass
285. Chamber Orchestra
286. Flute Choir
287. Woodwind Ensemble
288. Guitar Ensemble
289. String/Piano Ensemble
290. Percussion Ensemble
291. Jazz Combo
Large Organizations
0-1 cr. hr. ea.
380. Chapel Choir. Membership in the Chapel
Choir is open to the student body. Membership
auditions are held each semester. The choir sings for
college worship services, presents concerts in area
churches, and makes an annual tour. The tour choir
consists of approximately 80 voices and is selected
from the membership of the Chapel Choir.
Applicable to vocal lab/ensemble requirements for
music majors.
381. Concert Choir. An organization of limited
membership selected for tone production and musicianship
surveying great choral literature. This
organization represents the college in public engagements,
makes annual tours and periodic international
tours. Its repertoire includes sacred and secular
works. Members are selected by audition from
the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. Those
auditioning should plan to remain in the group for
the entire school year. Applicable to vocal
lab/ensemble requirements for music majors.
382. Symphonic Band. Open to all students by
audition, this 60 piece band meets three times
weekly. Primarily a concert organization, the band
does not march. The group presents area concerts
and tours regularly. Applicable to instrumental
lab/ensemble requirements for music majors.
383. Jazz Band. The Jazz Band offers a creative
outlet for the instrumental musician through performance
of a variety of jazz literature. The Jazz
Band performs concerts on campus and in the
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