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Music
Degrees: Bachelor of Music , Bachelor of Arts Contact: Admissions Director Office: 271 FAC Phone: 545-6048 Chair of Department: Professor Ernest May. Professors Abercrombie, Bestor, Chesnut, Cohen, Coxe, Hill, Holmes, Humphrey, J. Jenkins, Laura Klock, Lynn Klock, Macchia, Olevsky, Ornest, Parks, Rideout, Rowell, Rubin, Shank, Sporny, Stark, Stern, Sussman, Treger, Whaples; Associate Professors Brown, Karpinski; Visiting Professor Lateef; Visiting Associate Professor Hanley; Visiting Assistant Professors Duerksen, Haimovitz, Jensen-Hole, Krueger, LaCourse, Leandro, Tarlow, Wiens; Lecturers Bryant, Eisenstein, M. Jenkins, Kolker, Manning, Nyman, Parker, Smar, Snedeker, Stoia, Walt. The Field The Department of Music offers diverse areas of concentration for students who wish to obtain a professional degree in the field. The department also offers a Music Minor, and has a number of music courses for non-music majors including Music Theory, Music Appreciation, Jazz History, African-American Music, American Popular Music and The Lively Arts. In addition, more than twenty-five vocal and instrumental ensembles are available to University students through an audition procedure held during the first week of each semester. Contact the Music Office, tel. 545-2227 for audition information. The Major The Music major can lead to the Bachelor of Music or the Bachelor of Arts. The B.Mus. is an intensive, professionally oriented degree. The B.A. has a less intensive curriculum, designed as part of a liberal arts education experience rather than as preparation for a professional career in music. Students wishing to pursue either degree must audition. Audition dates and requirements are available at the Music Office. Common Core Requirements Both the B.Mus. and the B.A. programs require the following core courses: Theory I through V (112, 113, 212, 213, 312) Aural Skills I through IV (114, 115, 214, 215) Music Literature (101) Music History (300, 301) Applied Lessons (MUS AP 117, 217, 317) Ensembles Bachelor of Music In addition to the common core, the B.Mus. requires the following: Piano: MUSIC 130-133 Class Piano I-IV Conducting: MUSIC 325 Basic Conducting Applied Music (private study) throughout the curriculum Completion of a concentration: There are five concentration areas in the B.Mus. program; each requires special courses. A list of requirements for each is available in the Music Office. Foreign Language: B.Mus. students are not subject to the requirements of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. However, some B.Mus. concentrations include a two-semester foreign language requirement. Concentrations: PerformanceTwenty-eight hours of applied lessons, and the performance of junior and senior recitals are required. This concentration prepares students for careers as professional musicians. Graduates may also teach privately or at the college level. Music performance is the most restricted of all music fields. Full-time career opportunities are highly competitive. Music HistoryThe study of music history as a profession requires advanced music history courses and a senior thesis. The program prepares students for graduate work in musicology. Advanced degrees in these areas are required for college-level teaching. Theory/CompositionThis concentration is primarily concerned with theoretical and composition techniques of Western classical music. The program prepares students for graduate work in theory and/or composition. Those holding advanced degrees in theory or composition teach at the college level or compose in the private sector. Music EducationStudents
complete courses in music education
methods, instrumental techniques, and student teaching. Students
must earn a grade of C or higher in required music courses. The program
prepares students to teach music in the public schools grades PreK-9,
African-American Music and JazzThis program in jazz performance (either vocal or instrumental) requires junior and senior recitals. Students must complete required courses in African-American music including jazz history, jazz arranging and composition, and African-American vocal techniques. Graduates find many performance opportunities; however, as in all performance areas, competition is intense and employment opportunities are very limited. Bachelor of Arts In addition to completing the common core, students pursuing a B.A. with a major in Music must complete the requirements of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, including a foreign language through the intermediate level. The Minor Admission to the program leading to the Minor in Music Performance is by audition only. The following courses are required: Theory I and II (112 and 113) Aural Skills I and II (114 and 115) Music Literature (101) Applied Lessons Ensembles Contact the Music Office for further information, tel. 545-2227. Music | Courses
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