Music

Description

The B.A. in Music offers three possible emphases: Music Performance, Music Studies, or Music Theory/Composition. Each emphasis consists of 15 credits, including at least five credits in residence and at least 11 credits of upper division (MUS 300+) courses. No course may be repeated. A second emphasis may be earned with an additional 15 credits in courses not counted toward any other emphases or majors.

Departmental Learning Outcomes

• Graduates will be able to perform classical (Western art music), jazz, and popular (including contemporary Christian music) repertoire with authority and confidence as soloists, in small ensembles, and large ensembles.
• Graduates will be able to explain the formal, melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and textural structure of music, to facilitate musicianship in composing, conducting, performing, and intelligent listening.
• Graduates will be able to notate melodies and rhythms accurately from hearing them and describe their patterns and motives.
• Graduates will be able to sing melodies and rhythms accurately at sight.
• Graduates will be able to sight-read music, harmonize melodies, and improvise at the keyboard.
• Graduates will be able to arrange and/or re-orchestrate music idiomatically and suitably for vocal and instrumental ensembles as needed.
• Graduates will be able to place any composition or composer in correct historical and stylistic context.
• Graduates will be able to apply principles of music history to make their performances authentic and germane to the historical period of the work in question.
• Graduates will be able to conduct vocal and instrumental ensembles in rehearsals and performances.
• Graduates will be able to evaluate music and music performances.
• Graduates will be able to teach music to students of varying ages in different settings, depending on their particular call as music educator, music minister, or private music teacher.
• Graduates will be able to write music in various styles and modeling various historical musical periods.
• Music Education graduates will also be able to play and instruct on at least an elementary level in all orchestral instruments and voice.
• Music/Business graduates will be able also to start and manage businesses involving music, such as music instrument and sheet music stores, arts management services, or Internet services.

Courses

Part 1: General Education Core
(See Core Studies Requirements)

Part 2: Music Major

56 credits: 24 credits in residence, 25 credits upper division (MUS 300+). Required:

Each student is required to complete one of the three emphases described below. Each emphasis consists of 15 credits, including at least five credits in residence and at least 11 credits of upper division (MUS 300+) courses. No course may be repeated. A second emphasis may be earned with an additional 15 credits in courses not counted toward any other emphases or majors.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE EMPHASIS

MUSIC STUDIES EMPHASIS

MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION EMPHASIS