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2019-2020 Catalog

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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Contemporary Music, B.M.

Professors: Diane Baxter, Kevin Helppie, Ike Nail, Kevin Walczyk
Associate professor: Dirk Freymuth
Assistant professor: James Reddan

Adviser: Dirk Freymuth

Mission

The Music Department offers comprehensive programs and services to students and the surrounding community, including professional and liberal arts degrees in music and an active schedule of performances. The department supports large and small ensembles in vocal and instrumental music and up-to-date facilities for electronic music production and recording. Course offerings lead to degrees with concentrations in composition, instrumental performance, vocal performance, jazz and popular music and pre-teaching.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate artistic proficiency for music careers such as performance, composition, writing, production, research and teaching.
Possess an awareness of the role of music arts in society.
Produce scholarly creative projects, solve professional problems independently and demonstrate a well-developed intellectual/ aesthetic focus.

Note:

All coursework in music must be met with a grade of C or better. Only one ensemble per term may be used to satisfy the MUEN requirement.

Core Courses

MUS 211 Music Theory I: Tonality Credits: 3
MUS 212 Music Theory II: Counterpoint Credits: 3
MUS 213 Music Theory III: Form & Analysis Credits: 3
MUS 220 Improvisation Credits: 2
MUS 221 Aural Skills I Credits: 1
MUS 222 Aural Skills II Credits: 1
MUS 223 Aural Skills III Credits: 1
MUS 224 Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
MUS 225 Aural Skills V Credits: 1
MUS 226 Aural Skills VI Credits: 1
MUS 233 Piano Proficiency III Credits: 2
MUS 311 Music Theory IV: Chromatic Harmony Credits: 3
MUS 312 Music Theory V: Post Tonal Systems Credits: 3
MUS 313 Music Theory VI: Songwriting I Credits: 3

Musicology

MUS 363 Ethnomusicology I Credits: 3
MUS 364 Ethnomusicology II Credits: 3

Choose Four

MUS 360 Music History I Credits: 3
MUS 361 Music History II Credits: 3
MUS 362 Music History III Credits: 3
MUS 367 History of American Vernacular Music I Credits: 3
MUS 368 History of American Vernacular Music II Credits: 3
MUS 369 History of American Vernacular Music III Credits: 3

Music Performance

Concentrations require specific MUP courses. See areas of concentration for required courses.

MUP 105 - MUP 140 Music Performance Credits: 2-4* Credits: 6
MUP 205 - MUP 240 Music Performance Credits: 2-4* Credits: 6
MUP 305 - MUP 340 Music Performance Credits: 2-4* Credits: 6

*Must pass exit jury

Music Ensemble

Concentrations require specific MUEN courses. See areas of concentration for required courses.

MUEN 101 - MUEN 192 Music Ensemble Credits: 1 Credits: 3
MUEN 301 - MUEN 392 Music Ensemble Credits: 1 Credits: 9

Professional Development

MUS 250 Concert Attendance Credits: 0 Terms: 9
MUS 305 Junior Seminar Credits: 1
MUS 345 The Business of Music Credits: 3
MUS 404 Capstone Project Credits: 0
MUS 405 Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Note:

Instrumental Performance, Jazz & Popular Music, and Vocal Performance Concentrations additionally require:

MUS 304 Junior Recital Credits: 0

Choose Additional Focus or Concentration

Complete the Additional Focus or a Concentration, not both.

Focus

MUS 320 Instrumental Conducting Credits: 3

Choose One

MUS 321 Choral Conducting Credits: 3
MUS 322 American Vernacular Conducting Credits: 3

Upper Division Music Elective Credits: 29

Choose One Concentration

Choose One

MUS 236 Piano Proficiency VI Credits: 2
MUS 243 Drumset Proficiency III Credits: 2

Note:

Composition Concentration requires MUS 236 .
Jazz and Popular Music Concentration requires MUS 243 .

Total Credits: 120