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A music course at Arizona Christian University.
Study of the manner in which art song is a musical collaboration between singer and pianist through the use of poetry, accompaniment and vocal line. Study includes phrasing, dynamics, expression, articulation, word-painting, duets, accompaniment, etc. Recordings, score analysis, historical background and interpretation will be explored. Regular performances and in-class coaching will be conducted. May be repeated for credit. Subsequent semesters, based on student interest, will delve further into art song study.
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of song literature for singers as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
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.
MUS320 is part of ACU's music curriculum. Explore the programs that include it.
