training equips students with practical skills that will apply to relationships in all life circumstances. Furthermore, it equips students to enter their professional fields as interfaith leaders.
MN305 Youth and Family Ministry
3 hours This course weaves together academic study coupled with adventure experience in a Christian communal context. The class employs a practical theological approach drawing on scripture, early church experience, Luther and contemporary social and behavioral research and considers a congregation wide model for youth and family ministry. Students assess vocation and explore, through communal and personally transformative, spiritual practices and worship, their gifts and interest in youth, family and congregational ministry. It stimulates and integrates multiple teaching and learning styles. There is a fee for this course in addition to regular Bethany tuition.
MUSIC Lucas, Masterson, Dodson *Alternate year course
MU100* Explorations in Music
3 hours A basic vocabulary of the verbal, aural, and symbolic components of musical theory and performance is used to survey classical and popular stylistic periods. Students are aided in developing their own individual musical explorations in order, through expanded awareness, to identify aspects of music which may have continuing personal appeal. (Course does not count toward the music major). No prerequisite.
MU101 Basic Class Piano I
1 hour A beginner piano course for non-music major students. This course emphasizes the development of basic skills in piano playing (practice and performance), reading music notation, and simple harmonization/improvisation. No previous knowledge of music or piano playing is required. Class meets for two hours a week.
MU102 Basic Class Piano II
1 hour A developing piano skills course for non-music major students with experience reading and/or playing music. This course emphasizes extending basic skills in piano playing (practice and performance), reading music notation, and simple harmonization/improvisation. Recommended for students with previous knowledge of music or less than two years of piano playing. Class meets for two hours a week.
MU106 Voice Class I
1 hour Through group instruction, students encounter the fundamentals of singing (proper breathing, breath control, diction, tone production) and an introduction to song literature. Class performance is required. Offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: audition first day of term.
MU109 Recital Attendance
.5 hour This is a required course for all music majors each semester of residence. Music minors are required to enroll for four semesters. Students are required to attend 30 recitals and/or concerts each year. These performances include attendance and/or participation in student, faculty, and visiting artist recitals as well as orchestra, band, and choir concerts. Credit will be given for attendance at other pre-approved events. Events considered for off campus performances will be determined by the degree program in which the music major is involved. Up to 3 preapproved events per semester will be allowed to attend public school or other collegiate/ professional off campus performances. Education majors fulfilling practicum hours for education courses will be credited up to 3 additional events per semester for attending pre-approved public school music events.
MU110 Music in World Religions
3 hours
A survey of the worship music employed in the major religions of the world.
MU111 Piano Proficiency I
1 hour This is the first of a four-semester progressive sequence of piano proficiency courses (MU111-114) corresponding to the four levels of piano proficiency. This piano lab course emphasizes basic skills in keyboard theory, harmonization/transposition, improvisation, sight-reading, accompanying/ensemble and performance. No previous knowledge of music or piano playing is required.
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