2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

MLA 6386 Art Impressionism
This course is designed to cover the movement of Impressionism in art during the latter part of the 19th century; it is
recognized as the beginning point of the modern era in art. Works by the major artists of the group to be examined
include Degas, Monet, Manet, Renoir, and Pissaro.
MLA 6387 Music of Paris, 1870-1930
This course is a survey of music composed, performed, and experienced in Paris at the turn of the century and through
World War I. The survey will include a study of influences shared by the arts – visual, literary, ballet, opera, and other
musical genre.
MLA 6392 Modern Masters: Picasso
This course consists of a thorough study of the life and art of the twentieth-century master artist, Pablo Picasso. His
long and productive career is studied in the context of the complex arena of twentieth century art.
MLA 6397 Shakespeare: History and Film
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to William Shakespeare‘s plays about the Wars of the Roses; to
examine those plays in the contexts of Shakespeare‘s era and our own; to analyze his use and misuse of his sources for
dramatic and political purposes; and to study the major modern cinematic and televised adaptations of the plays.
MUSIC: COGNATE COURSES — KEYBOARD
MUAP 1114 Class Piano I
Remedial keyboard instruction for music majors whose applied instrument is not piano.
MUAP 1124 Class Piano II
Prerequisites: Bachelor of Music candidate; completion of MUAP 1114 or instructor approval.
Keyboard instruction for non-piano majors.
MUAP 1134 Class Piano III
Prerequisites: Bachelor of Music candidate; 2) completion of MUAP 1124 or instructor approval
Intermediate instruction in keyboard skills. Keyboard instruction for music majors who have demonstrated proficiency
in the objectives covered in MUAP 1124 either by past enrollment or instructor assessment.
MUAP 1144 Class Piano VI
Prerequisites: Bachelor of Music candidate; completion of MUAP 1134 or instructor approval
Advanced keyboard instruction directed toward demonstrated completion of Piano Proficiency requirements.
MUAP 2104 Applied Skills for Pianists
Class instruction for advanced piano students. Covers piano proficiency requirements for students whose major applied
concentration is piano in degrees other than Bachelor of Music Performance.
MUAP 3111 Studio Accompanying
Prerequisites: must be a piano major, have permission of the instructor, and completed MUAP 3311 or 3321. Guided
practical experience in Collaborative Arts for Piano Majors through assigned studio accompaniment and performance.
MUAP 3211, 3221 Piano Laboratory
Devoted to the development of keyboard skills including improvisation, harmonization, realization of figured bass,
transposition, sight-reading, accompanying, and basic score reading. Proficiency test for piano majors required for final
examination.
MUAP 3213 Organ Construction and Design
Study of the construction and design of the organ, minor organ repairs, and registration guidelines.
MUAP 3223 Service Playing I
Service literature, techniques, accompanying and conducting from the keyboard. Organ proficiency requirements are
covered in both Service Playing I and II.
MUAP 3233 Service Playing II
Emphasis is placed on thorough bass playing, improvisation, modulations, transposition, re-harmonization.
Requirements of the AGO Examinations are reviewed.
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