Louisville Conservatory of Music - Crescendo Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Louisville Conservatory of Nfusic DEPARTMENT OF VIOLIN . For entrance into the Freshman Class, students must be able to satisfactorily play the major scales through two octaves, played four notes to a bow, moderate tempo, in the first and third positions 5 an Etude of Kayser, or Wolfahrt, and a solo combining the first and third positions. The student will be classified on the correct manner of holding violin and bow, intonation and quality of tone. An outline of the academic work follows: l RESHMAN YEAR, 32 semester hour credits. A PPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 8 credits. . 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Violin Choir, 36 hours, 1 credit. Teelmi'c: Scales' Sl allies: Pieces: Correct manner of holding violin and bow, correct position of left hand. Special stress on intonation and quality of tone. Schradieck Technics. Correct manner of shifting. Major scales two octaves through five posit-ions taught without notes, played both detached and slurred. Wohlfahrt, Mazas, Kayser and Dont. Sevcik double stop and bowing exercises. Dancla, Sitt, Bohm, Pierne, etc., combining positions from first to fifth. ACADEIIIIC, 12 credits. Theory, 72 hours, Harmony I and II, 72 hours, Ear and Eye Training, 72 hours. C7I,'1.7'URAL, 8 credits. English Composition, 108 hours, Acoustics, 36 hours. SOPIIOMORE YEAR, 36 semester hour credits. APPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, S credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Junior Orchestra 36 hours, 1 credit. Tcclmie: Scales: Sturlies: I 'i'cccs: Schradieck and Sevcik Teclmical Studies. Vibrato, shifting exercises. Major and minor scales through three octaves. Octaves, also arpeggi, played detached and slurred. Kreutzer Etudes. Sevcik double stop and bowing exercises. Trill excr- elses. Bohm, Raff, Ries, Godard, Delieriot, etc. .-ICADEMIC, 12 credits. Form Analysis I and II, 72 hours, Harmony III and IV, 72 hours, Ear and Eye Train- ing, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 12 credits. English Literature, 108 hours, General Psychology, 108 hours. JUNIOR YEAR, 30 semester hour credits. A PPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 8 credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Senior Orchestra, 36 hours, 1 credit. Technic: Scales: Studies: Reperloirc: Advanced technical studies of Sehradieck and Sevcik. Major and melodic and harmonic forms of minor scales and arpeggi in single notes through three octaves. Krcutzer, Fiorillo, Rode, Sevcik double stops, Cassorti bowings. Musin, Viotti, Handel, Wieniawski, DcBeriot, Vieuxtemps, Grieg and Mendelssohn. page twenty-three

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Louisville Conservatory of ,llusic A CA DEMIC, 12 credits. Harmonic Analysis I and II, 72 hours, History of Music I and II, 72 hours, Counter- point I and II, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 6 credits. French or Italian, 72 hours, Expression tDictionj, 36 hours, SENIOR YEAR, 28 semester hour credits. APPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, S credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Ensemble, 36 hours, 1 credit. Scales: Major and minor scales in singles, thirds, sixths and oetaves and arpeggi Studies: Rode, Gavinies, Dont Op. 35. Sonatas: Handel, Grieg, Beethoven, etc. R6IIOI'IOI'l'l'.' Concertos and solos by DeBeriot, Mendelssohn, Wieniawski, Bruch, Bach, Vieuxtemps, Spohr, Mozart and others. ACA DEMIC, 12 credits. ' Orchestration I and II, 72 hours, I-Iarmonic Analysis III and IV, 72 hours, Composi- tion I and II, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 4 credits. French or Italian, 72 hours. ELECTIVES, Appreciation I and II, 72 hours, 4 credits, Counterpoint III and IV, 72 hours, 4 credits, Harmony V and VI, 72 hours, 4 creditsg Composition III and IV, 72 hours, 4 credits, The electives may be taken either during the Junior or Senior year or as special subjects. VIOLIN EXAMINATIONS FRESH .IIA N: Major scales two oetaves through five positions played four notes at S0 m. m. with slurred bowing. An Etude of Kayser Book III or Dont Op. 37, Mazas Book II. A solo ranging from first to fifth position. SOPIIOIIIORE: Major and minor scales three octaves, also arpeggi played four notes at S0 m. m. with slurred bowing. An Etude of Kreutzer. Solo containing tone work and some simple double stop staccato and trill work. J UNIOR: Major and minor scales three octaves, also arpeggi played four notes at 100 m. ln. with slurred bowing. An Etude of difficulty by Fiorillo, Rode. Solos containing double stops, octaves, staccato, spiccato and tone work. Scales in thirds, sixths and oetaves at slow tempo. SEN I OR: Major and minor scales and arpeggi three oetaves played four notes at 120 m. m. Scales in thirds, sixths and oetaves. Etude Gavinies or Dont Op. 35. Two move- ments from a standard concerto or sonata. page twenty-five