Entrance Requirements for all Music Degree Programs:
In addition to meeting the University’s admission standards, applicants must
demonstrate musical ability in performance on their major instruments or voice
before a jury of the music faculty. Before the University can review your application
for admission, applicants must pass an audition. Space is limited in these majors
and students need to apply and audition early. To ensure full consideration, please
audition and apply no later than February 1st for Fall admission. Auditions are
arranged through the Music Division office, where a listing of audition requirements
for the various disciplines may be obtained. A student is considered a music major
upon:
- acceptance based upon audition and interview;
- maintenance of grade point average consistent with college requirements, and;
- enrollment for credit in courses appropriate to his/her level within music
curriculum.
Because of the sequence of music courses and because of the extent of requirements
for majors, it is necessary that in order for a student to “remain a music major
in good standing,” a student must be enrolled in all required courses, in consultation
with their advisor. The expectation is that students “stay on track” and show
consistency in preparation as well as attendance. Any student requesting “Special
Student” status will warrant the fees associated with non-majors.
Applied Music Fees:
For music majors as well as non-majors a fee will be charged for private instruction.
Private instruction for the non-music major is contingent on the student’s level
of performance as determined by audition, and on the availability of studio time
of the instructor. Arrangements for such instruction and assignment of a teacher
must be made through the office of the Music Division, School of Performing Arts.
Practice facilities are provided in the Class of 1944 Hall. The University provides,
so far as possible, practice opportunities for students who take applied music
for credit.
Courses in Applied Music
The Division of Music provides private instruction in instruments and voice:
- MUS 201 For Bachelor of Arts in Music and music minors, individual applied instrumental
lessons or voice lessons after completing Principles of Singing. May be repeated
for credit. Section number designates instrument or voice.
- MUS 210 For Music Education or Music Performance majors. Individual applied instrumental
music lessons for the first four semesters. For voice majors this course number
is for the third and fourth semesters of applied study. Repeated for credit until
Junior Standing examination is passed. Section number designates instrument or
voice.
- MUS 350 For Music Education majors. Individual applied instrumental or voice
music lessons after having passed the Junior Standing examination. May be repeated
for credit. Section number designates instrument or voice.
- MUS 450 For Music Performance majors. Individual applied instrumental or voice
music lessons after having passed the Junior Standing examination. May be repeated
for credit. Section number designated instrument or voice.
All music majors enrolled in applied music are required to enroll in MUS 100
(Recital Laboratory) each semester of study.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
This program is designed for the study of music within a strong liberal arts
curriculum. It offers broad coverage of the field of music with emphasis on the
study of the history and theory of music. It furnishes an appropriate background
for prospective candidates for advanced degrees who are preparing for non-performance
centered careers (e.g. musicology, composition, music librarianship, radio and
television, etc.). It does not qualify the graduate for certification as a public
school music teacher.
Candidates for the degree must, before graduation, attain a level of performing
ability equivalent to that required for the Junior Standing exam in the BM degree
program. Requirements for this exam are set by each instrumental area. A senior
project will be accomplished under the guidance of an assigned faculty member
during the final semester of the senior year. This project (3 credits) will be
chosen from one of the following areas: a research paper, an original composition,
or a lecture/recital by special permission.
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