Music

D. D’Addio, Chair; B. Kershner, C. Knox, L. Laurent, C. Menoche, C. Parr,
P. Perry, J. Ribchinsky (Dept. phone 832-2912; fax: 832-2902)

 

Adjunct faculty specializations include bass, bassoon, clarinet, composition, computer technology, flute, guitar, harp, horn, oboe, organ, piano, trombone, tuba, violin, voice.

To enroll as a Music major, all students must apply separately to the Music Department. Call the Department for an application. Entrance auditions, along with a theory placement test, will be administered by members of the Music faculty. Students with deficiencies in theory and/or piano may be required to take remedial courses which would not be credited toward the degree.

Major in Music, B.A. 

60 credits as follows:

Core (25 credits):

MUS 114, 115, 116, 121, 122, 211, 215, 216, 221, 222, 235, 236, 335.

Specialization (35 credits): either

1.  Performance: MUS 178, 278, 378, 478 (14 cr.); MUS 140 or 141 or 142 or 143 (10 cr.); MUS 367, 380
     or 401, 400, 404
2.  Theory and Composition: MUS 177 or 178, 278, 378, 478 (14 cr.); MUS 141 or 142 or 143 (2–6 cr.),
     MUS 140 (0–4 cr.); MUS 295, 367, 380, 390, 395 or 405, 400
3.  Jazz Studies: MUS 178, 278, 378, 478 (14 cr.); MUS 140 (8 cr.); MUS 213, 363, 364, 380, 400
4.  General Studies: MUS 250 and 251 or pass piano proficiency exam (0–4 cr.); MUS 178, 278, 378, 478
     (12 cr.); MUS 367 (2 cr.); MUS 141 or 142 or 143 (8 cr.); electives (9–13 cr.).

Major in Music Education, B.S. (Certifiable for K–12 teaching)

66 credits in music including: MUS 114, 115, 116, 121, 122; 6 credits in either MUS 141, 142, or 143; MUS 211, 215, 216, 221, 222, 235, 236, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 267, 268 and 269; MUS 335, 367, 368, and 390; and 7 semesters of MUS 178, 278, 378, 478. 

Also required are 30 credits in Professional Education including MUS 101, 310, 317, MUS 402, EDSC 375, EDF 415, EDSC 420, 421; EDTE 315 and SPED 315.

Students in this program must take the following as part of their General Education requirements: HIST 261 or 262 in Study Area II, PSY 236 in Study Area III, PHYS 113 in Study Area IV, and ENG 110 in Skill Area I.

Note: This major does not require a minor.

Note: Students enrolled in MUS 177 must pay an extra fee of $300 each semester. Students enrolled in MUS 178, 278, 378 or 478 must pay an extra fee of $400 each semester. This fee is non-refundable and subject to change. All students enrolled in MUS 178, 278, 378 or 478 must perform in one student recital per year.

All music majors are required to enroll in MUS 090 every semester except while enrolled in either EDSC 420/421 or MUS 400.

All students must be enrolled in a major ensemble every semester in which they are enrolled as full-time Music majors except the semester they student teach. All part-time students must be enrolled in a major ensemble for six semesters. The Department of Music reserves the right to assign students to major ensembles.

All music majors (B.A. and B.S. candidates) must successfully complete all portions of the Sophomore Review, which includes a written theory test, sight-singing and piano proficiency. No student will be allowed to proceed to a 300-level music course until the Sophomore Review has been successfully completed.

The piano proficiency exam may be taken a total of four times, and students must demonstrate a minimum of proficiency in each category to pass. Most students should begin taking this exam during their sophomore year. Three categories of the exam must be passed before acceptance into the Professional Program. All of the exam must be passed before beginning student teaching.

The piano proficiency exam consists of the following:

1.  playing major and harmonic minor scales (up to 4 sharps and flats), two octaves, hands together
2.  playing three intermediate-level pieces from the recommended list, including a chorale and a memorized 
     piece
3.  harmonizing a simple melody
4.  transposing the same melody up or down a major/minor second
5.  sight-reading a simple piano piece and an accompaniment 

Minor in Music

Students planning to minor in Music must consult the department chair for advisement.

18 credits in Music, as follows:

Area I: 9 credits from MUS 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 121, 122, 221

Area II: 4–5 credits from MUS 114, 250, 251, 264, 350, 351, 363, 364, 380

Area III: 4–5 credits from MUS 140, 141, 142, 143, 177