Course · MLD 411

Applied Lessons: Drums, Senior Recital

A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
1 Credit
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall, Spring

Course Description

Exclusively for advanced music majors in their 7th and 8th semesters, this course focuses on advancing performance techniques in a primary musical discipline for the 50-minute senior recital. Building upon previous private instruction, students refine skills, interpret diverse repertoire, and enhance musicianship. The course includes 12 individual lessons, 2 group lessons per semester, and required departmental recitals. May not be taken for audit. May be repeated for credit.
Music fees applied. (See current fee schedule.)

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional · 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.

Daniel Burroughs

2026-2027: Fall Traditional

Prerequisites

  • See Catalog Prerequisite Notes

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of applied lessons as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats music as a craft worth doing well — a way of engaging beauty, skill, and worship with the seriousness any vocation deserves.

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