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PROPOSED MANDATE FOR UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
TITLE: B.A. in Music; Music Minor
OBJECTIVE: To establish a B.A. in Music and a Music Minor, to be housed in the new
Department of Music, Theatre & Film.
STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL
The proposed B.A. in Music and the Music Minor have been unanimously approved by
the members of the Department of Music, Theatre & Film 4-0-0.
(Associate Professors Albright, Dobson, Sorkin and Assistant Professor Morgan)
REASONS FOR PROPOSED MANDATE:
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To provide students with a comprehensive curriculum that deepens musical
understanding and awareness, fosters creative expression, and encourages critical
analysis and inquiry;
To equip students to describe and analyze a variety of musical styles, and to
understand music’s cultural and historical contexts;
To prepare students for further study of music at the graduate level, careers in the
music field, and to excel in professions that combine music with other disciplines;
To develop students’ tools to evaluate musical works, bring their own musical
creations to realization, and to express their understanding of music effectively in
speech and writing;
To provide a major that enhances the mission of the College of Arts & Sciences,
encouraging specialized study within the context of the liberal arts;
To further the major offerings at Saint Joseph’s University with a program that
will maintain significant visibility on campus, thereby recruiting a broad applicant
pool and enriching SJU’s reputation in the arts.
RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY BY WHICH BODY?
_____ Faculty Senate:
Academic Policies and Procedures Committee
_____ Faculty Senate:
Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee
_____ College Council:
College of Arts and Sciences
_____ College Council:
Haub School of Business
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Full-time Undergraduate
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Part-time Undergraduate/Graduate
_____ Administrative/Staff Council
Signature:
_______________________________ Date: ________________________
Department of Music, Theatre & Film
Proposed B.A. in Music, Music Minor
INTRODUCTION
The B.A. in Music proposes to be one of two majors in the new Department of Music,
Theatre & Film at Saint Joseph’s University (along with the B.A. in Theatre and Film). It
is an academically oriented program, which mirrors the intellectual aims of the College of
Arts & Sciences. The curriculum heightens musical understanding and awareness,
fosters creative expression, and encourages critical analysis and inquiry. Fundamental to
the B.A. is the notion that music is a humanistic discipline, best understood through a
broad perspective, integrating theory, composition, history and performance. The
program offers a wide range of courses within each area of music; these classes help
students to acquire tools to evaluate musical works, bring their own musical creations to
realization, and to express their understanding of music effectively in speech and writing.
The curriculum prepares students for careers in the music field, for further study of music
at the graduate level, and to excel in professions that combine music with other
disciplines. The new music major will advance the major offerings at Saint Joseph’s
University and maintain significant visibility on campus, thereby recruiting new students
to the university and enriching the university’s reputation in the arts.
The Music Minor allows students freedom to pursue their particular musical interests
through coursework in theory, composition, history and performance, while ensuring that
they have a solid foundation in theory and musicianship (provided by their required
enrollment in Understanding Music: Fundamentals and Design.) The freedom for
individual direction makes the Minor an appealing option for students majoring in
departments across campus, allowing them to explore a range of topics within music, in
the spirit of a liberal arts education.
RATIONALE
General Description
The Department of Music, Theatre & Film will offer a B.A. in Music and a Music Minor.
Objectives
The goals and objectives of the B.A. in Music are as follows:
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To provide students with a comprehensive curriculum that deepens musical
understanding and awareness, fosters creative expression, and encourages critical
analysis and inquiry;
To equip students to describe and analyze a variety of musical styles, and to
understand music’s cultural and historical contexts;
To prepare students for further study of music at the graduate level, careers in the
music field, and to excel in professions that combine music with other disciplines;
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To develop students’ tools to evaluate musical works, bring their own musical
creations to realization, and to express their understanding of music effectively in
speech and writing;
To guide students through substantive research and/or creative projects as a
capstone experience;
To provide a major that enhances the mission of the College of Arts & Sciences,
encouraging specialized study within the context of the liberal arts;
To further the major offerings at Saint Joseph’s University with a program that
will maintain significant visibility on campus, thereby recruiting a broad applicant
pool and enriching SJU’s reputation in the arts.
Evidence of Need and Demand
Interest in Music is demonstrated by several of the following:
 Every semester, between 75 and 125 students enroll in Music courses;
 Over 75 students participate in the University Singers and 25 students participate
in Concert Choir;
 Over 30 students participate in private voice or piano lessons;
 17 students are currently enrolled in the new Music Industry Minor.
Over the last six years, the Music Program has expanded considerably to include
coursework in music theory, music composition, music history, private lessons in voice
and piano, and ensemble performance. The University has made a substantial
commitment to the growth of the Music Program through the hiring of two tenure-track
faculty members: Dr. Suzanne Sorkin in Fall 2005 and Dr. Elizabeth Morgan in Fall
2010. Dr. Sorkin created five new courses, establishing a music theory and composition
course sequence. In addition, Dr. Morgan’s presence on campus has enabled the addition
of two music history classes during each academic year. Additionally, enrollment in
piano lessons has increased from six students to eighteen since her hiring. The
University supported a national search for a new Director of Choral Activities, Dr.
Thomas Juneau, who joined the University in Fall 2009. Since his hiring, the number of
students involved in University Singers has increased from 23 to over 75. The opening of
the Music Building on the Maguire Campus in Fall 2009 also demonstrates a serious
commitment on the part of the University to music study. Lastly, the promise of
renovation of the Merion Theatre on the Maguire campus into a Performing Arts facility
that contains a recital hall for music performance, further demonstrates the University’s
major investment.
In Spring 2010, the Department of Fine and Performing Arts participated in an external
review. The two reviewers, Dr. Sarah Gabel, and Ms. Jo Yarrington, recommended
comprehensive curricular redesign for the Fine and Performing Arts Department as well
as a serious consideration of splitting the department into two distinct departments:
Visual Arts and Performing Arts. As stated in their final report (External Review 2010),
“It is the recommendation of the reviewers that the department undertake a curricular
redesign based on the University and Department Mission statements to create
comprehensive and realistic major and minor programs given the faculty, facilities, and
available budgets… There seems to be a desire on the part of the FPA faculty to develop
different tracks or programs for a variety of majors. The reviewers concur that a more
prescribed curriculum reflecting student interests would strengthen the curriculum.” The
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proposed B.A. in Music adopts the spirit of the curricular changes recommended by the
external review team.
Offering a B.A. in Music brings Saint Joseph’s University in line with its Jesuit peer
institutions, as well as with other peer and aspirational universities. Sixteen of the
twenty-eight Jesuit universities offer a B.A. in music and twenty-three offer an
independent music minor (See Appendix A.) Like the proposed B.A. in music at SJU,
these programs integrate composition, theory, history and performance. The proposed
curriculum in Music is modeled after curricula at Jesuit, peer and regional institutions.
Appendix B includes examples from Boston College, College of the Holy Cross,
Fordham University, as well as Franklin & Marshall College, Haverford College, and the
University of Pennsylvania.
CURRICULUM
The proposed B.A. in Music is modeled on successful programs at peer institutions (See
Appendix B).
Below is the proposed curriculum for the B.A. in Music. Courses are noted as follows:
EC: Existing course, fully staffed and supported
NC: New course, able to be staffed and supported with current resources
NX: New course requiring additional staffing and/or resources
Each course is also followed by a number indicating the frequency the course will be
offered in a typical 4-semester cycle. (An existing course offered every semester will be
labeled “EC4,” while a new course offered once each academic year will be marked
“NC2.”) Following the course list is a tentative 4-semester schedule of courses offered to
meet the requirements of the major.
To demonstrate that the bulk of our curriculum is taught by tenure-track faculty, we have
listed the tenure-track faculty members’ names next to relevant courses.
B.A. in MUSIC
REQUIREMENTS
Music Theory Core: Three Courses
MTF 151
Understanding Music: Fundamentals and Design
EC4
MTF 251
Music Theory I
EC2
MTF 351
Music Theory II
EC2
If a student places out of Understanding Music: Fundamentals and Design, this
requirement is met by taking Music Theory I, II, and III.
Music History Core: Three Courses
MTF 157
Music History: Antiquity through 1750
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EC2
Sorkin
Sorkin
Sorkin
Morgan
MTF 158
Music History: 1750 to the Present Day
And choose one of the following
MTF 257
American Music
MTF
Introduction to World Music
EC2
Morgan
EC2
Morgan
Music Theory Upper Level: One Course
Choose one of the following
MTF 252
Music Composition I
MTF 357
Music Theory III
EC2
EC1
Sorkin
Sorkin
Music History Upper Level: One Course
MTF
Special Topics in Music History
NC1 Morgan
NX2
Performance: Four Semesters
A combination of four semesters of participation in a department-sponsored performance
ensemble or private studio.
Ensembles include: Jazz Ensemble, University Singers, Concert Choir, Chamber Music
Studios include: Piano and Voice
Music Electives: Two Courses
Choose two of the following
MTF 253
Advanced Vocal Performance
EC4
MTF 254
Advanced Piano Performance
EC4 Morgan
MTF
Advanced Ensemble Performance
EC4
MTF 252
Music Composition I (if not chosen above)
EC2 Sorkin
MTF 352
Music Composition II
NC1 Sorkin
MTF
Advanced Composition
NC1 Sorkin
MTF 357
Music Theory III (if not chosen above)
EC1 Sorkin
MTF
Music and Gender
NC2 Morgan
MTF 268
Musical Theatre Performance
EC1 Dobson
MTF 257
American Music
EC2 Morgan
MTF 258
Major Composers
EC1 Morgan
MTF
Special Topics in Music History (if not chosen above)
NC1 Morgan
MTF
Basic Conducting
NC2
MTF 159
Contemporary Music
EC1 Mor/Sor
MTF 254
Jazz in Performance
EC2
MTF 253
Choral Music Literature
EC1
Music Capstone: One Course
Senior Thesis, Composition, and/or Recital
EC2 Mor/Sor
Total number of courses in the Music Major: Eleven Courses plus Four Semesters of
Performance
Additionally, students are required to participate in a Department Seminar. (4 x 1 credit)
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Typical Course Rotation
FALL YEAR 1
Understanding
Music
Music Theory I
American Music
Music History:
Antiquity through
1750
Music Composition
I
SPRING YEAR 1
Understanding
Music
Music Theory II
World Music
Music History: 1750
to the Present Day
Basic Conducting
Music and Gender
Choral Music
Literature
Advanced Vocal
Performance
Advanced Piano
Performance
Advanced Ensemble
Performance
Jazz in Performance
FALL YEAR 2
Understanding
Music
Music Theory I
American Music
Music History:
Antiquity through
1750
Music Composition
I
Music Theory III
Basic Conducting
Contemporary
Music
Advanced Vocal
Advanced Vocal
Performance
Performance
Advanced Piano
Advanced Piano
Performance
Performance
Advanced Ensemble Advanced Ensemble
Performance
Performance
SPRING YEAR 2
Understanding
Music
Music Theory II
World Music
Music History: 1750
to the Present Day
Music Composition
II or Advanced
Composition
Major Composers or
Special Topics in
Music History
Jazz in Performance
Advanced Vocal
Performance
Advanced Piano
Performance
Advanced Ensemble
Performance
Among the courses to be developed in the coming years are Music and Gender, Special
Topics in Music History, and Introduction to World Music. Professor Morgan will
develop the first two, with the intention of offering them once every two years. An
adjunct professor would be needed to teach Introduction to World Music, a course that
the department would like to offer once each year.
The music program currently employs four adjunct faculty members. With the proposed
curricular design for the B.A. in Music, these instructors would remain in their current
positions: Dr. Thomas Juneau will remain the Director of Choral Activities and Adjunct
Instructor of Voice, Elizabeth Weigle will continue as Adjunct Instructor of Voice, Mr.
Daniel Green will continue as Director of the Jazz Ensemble, and Dr. Emi Kagawa will
remain in her position as Adjunct Instructor of Piano.
Integrated Learning Component
The Music ILC allows for a good deal of freedom on the part of the student. All music
majors are required to take one course in Art History and may choose from a number of
other courses across the liberal arts. (Please see Appendix C for a list of ILC courses
included in the B.A. in Music.)
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Below is the proposed curriculum for the Music Minor.
Minor in MUSIC
REQUIREMENTS
MTF 151
Understanding Music: Fundamentals and Design*
*If a student places out of Understanding Music, with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Music
Theory exam, he/she will enroll in Music Theory I to meet this requirement.
Select Five of the Following:
Music Theory Courses
MTF 251
Music Theory I
MTF 351
Music Theory II
MTF 357
Music Theory III
MTF 252
Music Composition I
MTF 352
Music Composition II
MTF
Advanced Composition
Music History Courses
MTF 157
Music History I
MTF 158
Music History II
MTF 257
American Music
MTF
World Music
MTF 258
Major Composers
MTF
Special Topics in Music History
Music Performance Courses
MTF 253
Advanced Vocal Performance
MTF 254
Advanced Piano Performance
MTF
Advanced Ensemble Performance
MTF 268
Musical Theatre Performance
Performance: One Semester
One semester of participation in a department-sponsored performance ensemble or
private studio.
Ensembles include: Jazz Ensemble, University Singers, Concert Choir, Chamber Music
Studios include: Piano, Voice
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COMPARISON PROGRAMS
One of the recommendations of the external review team was that we consult curricula
from other institutions to assist with our curricular redesign.1 We examined the structure
of music degree programs at numerous Jesuit universities as well as several regional
universities. In addition, we consulted the National Association of Schools of Music
(NASM) Standards for the liberal arts degree in music. (Please see Appendix D for the
document, NASM STANDARDS – The Liberal Arts Degree in Music.) The NASM
standards for a B.A. in Music indicate that 55-70% of the total degree should consist of
coursework in a general education program (arts, sciences, humanities), 20-25% of the
degree should be in music theory and music history courses, and 10-20% of the degree
should be comprised of performance coursework and music electives. We have included
sample curricula from the following institutions, which offer a B.A. in Music (See
Appendix B):
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Boston College
College of the Holy Cross
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Haverford College
University of Pennsylvania
A summary of the music course breakdown of these six sample music programs is as
follows:
MUSIC MAJOR (B.A. in Music)
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three to four courses in music theory
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two to four courses in music history
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two to four semesters of performance in an ensemble or private lessons
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two to four free electives in music
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zero to one semester of capstone experience
Using the NASM standards and the below-listed models as guides, our proposed
curriculum for a B.A. in Music contains the following breakdown:
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four courses in music theory
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four courses in music history
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four semesters of performance in an ensemble or private lessons
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The FPA would be wise to solicit area tracking, and program curriculum from other
institutions to assist them in their curriculum revision. (External Review 2010)
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two free electives in music
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one semester of capstone experience
IMPACT ON GEP
The B.A. in Music embodies the aims of the GEP. The perspective provided by
coursework in several areas of music encourages an understanding of music that is
humanistic and broad. While coursework for the major is rigorous, the music program is
committed to serving students from across campus. Every single three-credit course
offered by the music area fulfills the requirements of the Art/Lit component of the GEP.
As part of the division of the Department of Fine & Performing Arts, it was determined
that courses in either of the new departments will continue to fill the GEP ART/LIT
requirement. Hence, the Music program looks forward to continued enrollments of
significant size.
The ILC is an important component of the B.A. in Music. All students in the Music
Major must take a course in Art History as part of the ILC; this helps them to make
connections across the arts, deepening their understanding of cultural history and
aesthetics. Additionally, they choose two other courses from a variety of areas in the
liberal arts.
Coursework in theory, composition, history and performance provides students with a
solid understanding of music in Western Civilization, while also addressing the
relationship of music in the West to music in non-Western cultures. One major area for
growth in the coming years will be expanding our course offerings on music in nonWestern cultures. Developing new courses of this kind, beginning with an Introduction
to World Music, will create new areas in which music offerings satisfy the GEP, such as
Diversity, Globalization, and Non-Western area studies.
BUDGET AND RESOURCES
At present, music, theatre, and film curricula and programs are funded through the
Department of Fine & Performing Arts’ administrative budget and income from courserelated fees, as well as supplemental budgets for Cap & Bells (Theatre), University
Singers (Music) and Cultural Affairs. The administrative division of the Fine and
Performing Arts Department into two departments: Fine Arts, and Music, Theatre &
Film, presumed a relatively continuous flow of budget and resources.
 The Administrative Assistant will be shared between the two departments;
 The administrative budget will be split between the two departments;
 Current offices and classrooms will be maintained until new space
(already planned) is ready on the Maguire Campus (following the same
plan as established by F&PA);
 A music recital hall in the renovated Merion Theatre will be constructed as
part of the same plan established by F&PA;
 Music courses will continue to fulfill the GER or GEP ART/LIT
requirement, maintaining a similar income of course-related fees.
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APPENDIX A
Jesuit Institutions with Independent Music Majors (B.A. in Music) and/or Music Minors
Institution
Music Major Music Minor Department
Boston College
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Canisius College
Yes
Yes
Fine Arts Department
College of the Holy Cross
Yes
No
Music Department
Creighton University
Yes
Yes
Fine and Performing Arts
Fairfield University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Fordham University
Music
Yes
Yes
Dept of Art History and
Georgetown University
Yes
Yes
Dept of Performing Arts
Gonzaga University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Le Moyne College
No
Yes
Music Department
Loyola Maryland
Yes
Yes
Fine Arts Department
(declared concentration within Fine Arts Department)
Loyola Marymount University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Loyola University Chicago
Yes
Yes
Fine and Performing Arts
Loyola New Orleans
Yes
Yes
School of Music
Marquette University
No
Yes
College of Performing Arts
Regis University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Rockhurst University
No
Yes
Communication/Fine Arts
Saint Louis University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Saint Peter’s College
No
Yes
Department of Fine Arts
University of San Francisco No
Arts
Yes
Department of Performing
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Santa Clara University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
University of Scranton
No
Yes
History Department
Seattle University
No
Yes
Fine and Performing Arts
Wheeling Jesuit University
No
Yes
Film, Music, and Theatre
Xavier University
Yes
Yes
Music Department
Jesuit Institutions without an Independent Music Degree Program
John Carroll University
Saint Joseph's University (Music Industry minor)
Spring Hill College
University of Detroit Mercy
Summary of Music Degree Programs:
Of the twenty-eight Jesuit Universities, sixteen have an independent Music Major (B.A.
in Music). Twenty-three have an independent Music Minor. Four of the twenty-eight
institutions have no music degree programs.
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APPENDIX B
Comparison Programs
BOSTON COLLEGE
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/music/program/major.html
Music Major (Minimum of 12 courses)
MUSIC THEORY
* Optional Introductory Course (depending on previous knowledge of music theory):
MU 070 Fundamentals of Music Theory (may be substituted for one of the electives,
with the approval of the Chairperson).
* Theory, Analysis, and Composition Courses: (4 courses total)
Prerequisite:
MU 070 Fundamentals of Music Theory (or equivalent)
Required of all majors:
MU 110 Harmony
MU 211 Chromatic Harmony
MU 312 Counterpoint
Choice of any one course:
MU 214 Form and Analysis
MU 215 Jazz Harmony
MU 315 Composition Seminar
MUSIC HISTORY
* Historical Courses: (3 courses total)
Required of all majors:
MU 209 Twentieth Century Music
Choice of any two:
MU 201 Medieval-Renaissance Music
MU 203 Music of the Baroque
MU 205 Music of the Classic Era
MU 207 Music of the Romantic Era
* Cross-Cultural Courses: (2 courses total) Required of all majors, a choice of one from
each of the following two groups:
Group I - Non-Western tradition
MU 301 Introduction to World Music
MU 305 Native North American Song
MU 306 African Music
(MU 301, 305, and 306 also satisfy the Core Cultural Diversity requirement)
Group II - Western tradition
MU 320 Music and America
MU 321 Rhythm and Blues in American Music
MU 322 Jazz in America
MUSIC ELECTIVES
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* Electives: (2 courses) The student will choose a minimum of two semester courses in
whatever category is appropriate to his or her particular interest, whether it is in music
theory and composition, performance, history, or cross-cultural studies. Students with
performance emphasis must have three semesters of private instruction for credit. The
three credits for private instruction will be bundled into a full course only upon
completion of the jury at the end of the third semester of lessons (see Credit for
Performance).
CAPSTONE
* Required Senior Seminar: (1 semester) The Senior Seminar (MU 405) is ordinarily
open only to senior music majors. The Seminar entails a series of weekly projects
allowing majors to investigate issues in depth with special emphasis in one of the areas
listed above (theory and composition, history, cross-cultural, or performance). The
Seminar serves as preparation for a senior project, with supervised reading, research,
writing, and discussion.
PERFORMANCE
* Performance/Ensemble Experience: (Minimum of two semesters) Each major must
have two semester of experience in performance in some capacity and may choose from
any organized performance group at Boston College (such as Boston College Symphony
Orchestra; Chamber Music Ensemble; Popular Styles Ensemble; Irish Traditional Music
classes; University Chorale, Madrigals, Voices of Imani, or student a capella group;
Concert Band, BC bOp), through more informal students groups (by consultation with
Chairperson), or through private lessons.
Music Minor
Minor Requirements (Minimum of 6 courses)
Those wishing to minor in music should take the following:
One of the following:
MU 070 Fundamentals of Music Theory (if they do not have the background in
music theory needed before entering MU 110 Harmony)
MU 066 Introduction to Music
MU 030 History of Rock & Roll and Popular Music in the U.S.
Two additional music theory courses:
MU 110 Harmony
MU 211 Chromatic Harmony
Three historical and cross-cultural electives: 1 period course, 1 composer or genre
course, 1 cross-cultural course.
In addition, each student should plan to participate in at least two semesters of credit or
non-credit performance experience (either as a member of an ensemble or through private
lessons), as approved by the Department. The performance option when taken for credit
requires three semesters for the equivalent of a three-credit course (see above).
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COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
http://academics.holycross.edu/music/program_requirements
Major Requirements:
The major in music consists of a minimum of 10 courses.
MUSIC THEORY
Music 201 – Theory of Music 1
Music 202 – Theory of Music 2
Music 301 – Theory of Music 3
Music 302 – Theory of Music 4
MUSIC HISTORY
Music 211 – History of Western Music 1
Music 212 – History of Western Music 2
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Electives (3) can include courses in History, Theory, Composition, Ethnomusicology, and
Performance in addition to those required.
PERFORMANCE
Students who do not wish to enroll in the Performance Program of the College may meet
the performance requirement for the major by participating in any one of the performing
organizations of the College listed below for at least two semesters with the permission of
the Department Chair.
CAPSTONE
Music 400 – Fourth-Year Seminar
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
http://www.fordham.edu/academics/programs_at_fordham_/art_history_and_musi/music
_major_and_mino_31303.asp
Music Major
The music major program consists of ten one-semester departmental courses:
MUSIC THEORY
Three courses in music theory to be taken in sequence:
Musicianship I: Counterpoint (MUSC 2145),
Musicianship II: Diatonic Harmony (MUSC 2146), and
Musicianship III: Chromatic Harmony (MUSC 2147).
One keyboard course and its lab, taken concurrently:
Basic Keyboard (MUSC 2140) and Piano Lab (MUSC 2141).
MUSIC HISTORY
One required course in music history:
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Music History Introduction (MUSC 1100) or Introduction to Opera (MUSC 1101)
Three music history courses chosen from the following:
Music Before 1600 (MUSC 3110),
Baroque Music: Between Ancients and Moderns (MUSC 3121),
Music, Enlightenment and Revolution (MUSC 3122),
Music in the Romantic Century (MUSC 3123), and
Music in Modern Times: 20th Century (MUSC 3124)
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Two electives at the 2000 level or higher.
PERFORMANCE
Music majors must also participate in a minimum of four semesters in a campus-based
vocal or instrumental ensemble (the Concert Choir, the Women's Choir, the Liturgical
Choir, the Concert Band, the Orchestra, the Chamber Music Ensemble or other approved
organizations). Credit can be granted for the Concert Choir/Women's Choir (MUSC
1242), the Chamber Music Ensemble (MUSC 1252), the Concert Band (MUSC 1272)
and the Orchestra (MUSC 1282).
Music Minor
The Department offers a minor consisting of six one-semester departmental courses in
music. Two specific courses are required: an introductory music history course (MUSC
1100 or 1101) and Musicianship I (MUSC 2145). The four additional courses can be
chosen from the remaining music offerings of the department. Music minors are also
eligible to participate in the Vocal/Instrumental Instruction program, but may take only
up to four semesters of lessons for credit (one credit per semester on a pass/fail basis).
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
http://www.fandm.edu/music-curriculum
Music Major
A major in music consists of 11 course credits:
MUSIC THEORY
Four credits in music theory (MUS 222, 223, 224 [half-credit], 225 [half-credit], 323);
MUSIC HISTORY
Four credits in music history and culture (MUS 229, 230, 231 and 430);
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Two electives above the 100-level chosen from the theory and/or music history and
culture areas;
PERFORMANCE
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Students majoring in music are expected to participate in one of the College’s choral or
instrumental ensembles for at least four semesters.
CAPSTONE
Senior Project (MUS 490 Independent Study or MUS 38X-48X Senior Recital).
Music Minor
A general minor in Music consists of six course credits:
Three in music theory (MUS 222, 223, 224 [half-credit] and 225 [half-credit]. Students
are advised to take Music 224 with 222 and Music 225 with 223);
Two in music history and culture (chosen from MUS 229, 230 or 231);
One elective selected with the approval of the department chair. This elective should be a
one-credit advanced course (above the 100-level) and may not include studio or ensemble
courses.
HAVERFORD COLLEGE
http://www.haverford.edu/music/academics/majorreq.php
Music Major Requirements
MUSIC THEORY
Theory-composition: 203, 204, 303.
MUSIC HISTORY
Musicology: three courses, as follows: 229, plus any two of 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, and
225 or 325.
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Two electives in music, chosen from: 207, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 246, 250, 251,
265, 266, 304, and 325.
PERFORMANCE
Performance: participation in a department-sponsored performance group is required for
at least a year. Music 208, 209, or 210 instrumental or vocal private study for one year.
Continuing ensemble participation and instrumental or vocal private study are strongly
urged.
CAPSTONE
An additional full credit course equivalent is required of music majors in their senior
year. The senior experience in music may be fulfilled through an independent study
project (usually a composition, performance, or research paper pursued in the context of
Music 480) or through enhancement of a regular advanced course offering to include an
independent study component. The format of the senior experience will be determined
prior to the beginning of the student's senior year, after consultation with the department.
Majors are expected to attend the majority of department-sponsored concerts, lectures,
and colloquia.
Music Minor Requirements
1. Theory - Composition: 203a, 204b.
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2. Musicology and Music History: two courses, 229a REQUIRED, plus any one of the
following: 220a, 221b, 222a, 223b, 224a, 225b
3. One elective in Music chosen from: 207, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 250, 265, 266,
304, and 325.
4. Performance: participation in private study (voice, instrument, piano) or a departmentsponsored performance group (chamber music, chamber singers, orchestra, chorale) for
one year. Continuing ensemble participation and instrumental or vocal private study are
strongly urged.
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
http://academics.holycross.edu/music/program_requirements
Major Requirements:
The major in music consists of a minimum of 10 courses.
MUSIC THEORY
Music 201 – Theory of Music 1
Music 202 – Theory of Music 2
Music 301 – Theory of Music 3
Music 302 – Theory of Music 4
MUSIC HISTORY
Music 211 – History of Western Music 1
Music 212 – History of Western Music 2
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Electives (3) can include courses in History, Theory, Composition, Ethnomusicology, and
Performance in addition to those required.
PERFORMANCE
Students who do not wish to enroll in the Performance Program of the College may meet
the performance requirement for the major by participating in any one of the performing
organizations of the College listed below for at least two semesters with the permission of
the Department Chair.
CAPSTONE
Music 400 – Fourth-Year Seminar
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/undergrad/major.html
The Music Major
(minimum requirements: 15.5 c.u.)
MUSIC THEORY
Music 070 - Music Theory and Musicianship I
Music 071 - Music Theory and Musicianship II
Music 170 - Music Theory and Musicianship III
Music 171 - Music Theory and Musicianship IV
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MUSIC HISTORY
Music 130 - Introduction to Western Music (Plainchant through J.S. Bach)
Music 131 - Introduction to Western Music (Classical Period through the present)
Music 140 - Introduction to the Musical Life of America
Music 150 - Introduction to Global Music
(Prerequisite to each of these courses is Music 70 or the ability to read and analyze
music.)
MUSIC ELECTIVES
Four electives, only one of which may be Applied Music (Music 010 and 011).
(Qualified students may take two years of Applied Music, but only one of these years
may be counted toward the minimum requirement for the major.) An elective is any
theory, ethnomusicology, or history courses numbered 090 or above.
PERFORMANCE
All majors are required to participate for at least four semesters (2.0 c.u.) in one of the
following Music 007 performing groups: the University Orchestra, the University Wind
Ensemble, the University Choir, the University Choral Society, the Chamber Music
Society, Ancient Voices, the Baroque or Recorder Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Samba
Ensemble. (Regardless of major, all students are cordially invited to participate in these
organizations, which require an audition and students may also elect to register for
academic credit.) Music 007 must be taken for a letter grade (Pass/Fail registration option
may not be utilized for this course).
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APPENDIX C
The Integrated Learning Component for the proposed B.A. in Music
All students are required to take one of the following:
Art History Courses
ART 208
Modern Art
ART 209
Contemporary Art
ART 204
Baroque Art and Architecture
ART 203
Renaissance Art and Architecture
ART 206
Impressionism
ART 211
Art at the Barnes Foundation
ART 107
Women in Art
ART 202
Late Antique and Medieval Art
ART 205
Neo-Classicism to Impressionism
ART 207
American Art and Architecture
In addition, students must choose two courses from the following list of options:
Any course in Foreign Languages at or above 300.
Any course in History at or above 300.
Any course in English at or above 200.
Philosophy
PHL 310
PHL 446
PHL 410
PHL 420
PHL 432
PHL 252
PHL 430
Philosophy of Art
Feminist Epistemology
Medieval Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
German Idealism
The Philosophy of Karl Marx
Philosophy of Kant
Sociology
SOC 211
SOC 208
SOC 204
Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology of Gender
Cultural Anthropology
Math
MAT 180
MAT 231
Theory of Numbers
Mathematics of Music
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APPENDIX D
National Association of Schools of Music
An Advisory for Music Faculty and Administrators:
NASM Standards: The Liberal Arts Degree in Music
NASM supports and reviews the liberal arts degree in music and has done so formally
since the 1930s. The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in music has a
distinguished history of serving students, institutions, and the field of music as a whole. It
has distinct purposes and specific characteristics that distinguish it from the professional
undergraduate degree in music. NASM equally respects both degree types. However,
attention to the inherent differences between them is critical if the purposes of the liberal
arts degree are to be fulfilled in student learning.
This advisory addresses issues that may help faculty and administrators interpret NASM
standards for the liberal arts degree. It should be read in conjunction with standards
statements in the NASM Handbook under the following titles: “Undergraduate Programs
in Music,” “Admission to Under- graduate Study,” and especially “The Liberal Arts
Degree with a Major in Music.” The Handbook current at any given time is the only
definitive statement of NASM standards.
Standards Summary
The liberal arts degree with a major in music follows the usual pattern for liberal arts
degrees with majors in other fields. The intent is to provide broad coverage (a) across the
arts, sciences, and humanities—usually designated as general education or general
studies, and (b) within the specific discipline designated as a major. NASM standards
articulate seven goals for general education that are normally achieved by a distribution
of arts, sciences, and humanities requirements. These studies normally occupy 55-70% of
the total curriculum.
When an institution offers music as a liberal arts major, NASM standards require studies
in musicianship, including the theory and history of music. They also call for a broad
acquaintance with musical genres and cultural sources and the ability to develop and
defend musical judgments. These requirements normally occupy 20-25% of the total
curriculum. The standards also call for the development of knowledge and skills in
performance and opportunities to undertake elective studies that deepen musical
understanding. The combined areas of performance and music electives normally occupy
10-20% of the curriculum.
NASM recognizes that percentages are not the only indicators of degree content or the
primary indicator of effectiveness. However, percentages of total curricular time devoted
to specific areas define the goals, objectives, character, titles, and academic currency of
all degree programs.
NASM standards require consistency among degree titles, goals and objectives, content,
and published materials. To advertise and offer a liberal arts degree is to make a
commitment to a program with certain characteristics that distinguish it from other types
of degrees.
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Multiple Purposes
The liberal arts degree in music is used by students to fulfill a number of purposes.
Among the most common are:
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Majoring in music with definite career intentions in music and an intent to pursue
intensive studies in music following graduation.
·
Majoring in music with potential career intentions in music, understanding that if
music is chosen, further study is required.
·
Majoring in music with a career intention in another discipline or profession.
·
Majoring in music and also majoring or minoring in another discipline with or
without specific career intentions that include music, understanding that if music is
chosen, further study is required.
Institutions also exhibit a variety of purposes for the liberal arts degree in music through
the requirements they set. In music, institutions differ in the overall emphasis they give to
such areas as analysis, composition, history, and performance. There are also differences
in the extent to which music is studied from perspectives of the humanities, the sciences,
the social sciences, or business as well as from an arts perspective. For further
information, see NASM Handbook: “The Liberal Arts Degree with a Major in Music,”
sections on “Titles” and “Purposes.”
Multiple Approaches
NASM does not promote a particular curriculum for the liberal arts degree in music. The
basic liberal arts framework provided by the standards encourages many specific
curricular patterns and sets of requirements. Within a framework consistent with the
liberal arts degree, each institution chooses its own content, approach, time frame, and
evaluation methods.
Content Choices
The character of the liberal arts degree is created in large part by its emphasis on breadth.
Liberal arts degree programs that sacrifice breadth for in-depth specialization are not in
keeping with national academic expectations for such degrees. In order to meet NASM
standards, institutions offering liberal arts degrees in music must document all curricular
and time-on-task requirements that develop broad general education. They must
demonstrate that music studies are comprehensive enough to provide an overview of the
field.
Most institutions maintain a set of general education requirements for all undergraduates.
Often these are referred to as a “core.” In many cases, these core requirements apply to
students enrolled in both liberal arts and professional degrees. Therefore, there is a
distinction between offering music degrees with strong core requirements in the liberal
arts, sciences, and humanities, and offering a liberal arts degree.
Standing alone, without further study, the core is often insufficient to produce the breadth
of knowledge and experience across disciplines usually characteristic of a liberal arts
degree. The same can be true for music studies required for music majors. Both general
studies and music requirements may need to be supplemented with electives in order to
meet the breadth of provisions of the NASM standards for liberal arts degrees.
NASM standards provide flexibilities that enable a great range of specific requirements
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among institutions offering the liberal arts degree in music. Institutions reviewing their
curricula against NASM standards are encouraged to address the functions of liberal arts
programs as outlined in the Handbook text, and to be creative in developing specific
approaches to those functions.
The Preparation of Future Musicians
Normally, the liberal arts degree does not prepare the student for career entry because the
time devoted to music study is insufficient to develop the full complement of knowledge
and skills needed by professionals in most music specializations. However, history also
shows that the liberal arts degree in music can provide a basic foundation for a successful
career, assuming that additional study, usually significant additional study, is undertaken.
Success in any of the music professions requires extremely high levels of competence.
Knowledge and skills are gained over a lifetime of application. The liberal arts degree in
music addresses many of these competencies to some extent, and thus enables students to
continue intensifying their knowledge and skills in study and through experiences after
the degree.
Simply put, future musicians enrolled in the liberal arts degree in music will have spent
more time gaining a breadth of knowledge across many disciplines than their colleagues
enrolled in the professional undergraduate degree in music.
Clearly, liberal arts and professional degrees in music serve different purposes. There is
no hierarchy and NASM has no preference. One degree is not better than the other,
although specific students will be more suited to one approach or the other by
temperament, orientation, and aspirations for learning in the undergraduate years. Any
necessary knowledge and skills, whether in music or in general studies, which are not
acquired can and often must be acquired at a later time. As always in music, talent and
abilities developed before entering higher education have much to do with success in the
field after undergraduate study.
Publication of Goals and Objectives
NASM standards require institutions to make clear distinctions among types and levels of
degree programs. This means that institutions are expected to ensure that published
materials regarding liberal arts degrees in music accurately reflect the character and
purposes of these degree programs. As a rule, the word “professional” should not be
associated with descriptions of liberal arts degrees. Published degree requirements and
descriptions should reflect the character of a liberal arts degree and thus reflect
appropriate attention to breadth of studies in general education and in music.
Institutions offering liberal arts degrees that encompass double majors or a major and a
strong minor should ensure that the specific nature of the relationship between the two
disciplines is clear. For example, terms such as “interdisciplinary” should be used only
when there are studies and/or projects that truly integrate two or more disciplines. Care
should be taken to ensure that later professional accomplishments of specific graduates
are not conflated in evaluations or public relations with the actual knowledge and skills
all enrolled students in the program are expected to acquire.
Institutions do not designate a particular option or area of emphasis as a major unless
course work in that specific area comprises at least 25% of the curriculum. One or two
courses in a field such as music business are not sufficient to designate that field as a
major.
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Degree Titles
Normally, the terms “Bachelor of Arts in Music” or “Bachelor of Science in Music” are
used to designate liberal arts curricula with a music major. Some institutions are
chartered at the undergraduate level to offer only the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
Science degree. These institutions may, within these degree titles, offer curricula with
objectives consistent with those for professional undergraduate degrees in music.
However, in these cases, standards for professional undergraduate degrees such as the
Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education are applied to such programs. Such
degrees are listed by NASM as Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Performance,
in Composition, in Music Education, etc., rather than Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
Science in Music.
NASM regards all programs with goals and objectives for the preparation of specialist
music teachers for the public schools or music therapists to be professional undergraduate
degrees regardless of whether they are titled Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or
Bachelor of Music. These programs are reviewed using applicable professional
undergraduate degree standards that include requirements for general education.
Approaching the Standard
As is the case with all NASM standards, the goal is to focus on the development of
student capabilities, not to set bureaucratic requirements for the operation of music units.
Since accreditation is based in large part on the mission, goals, and objectives developed
by each institution, perhaps the best place to start is by determining present goals and
objectives for the liberal arts degree in musi—in other words, starting with considerations
of what and why before proceeding to how. Often, when what and why questions are
answered thoroughly, the how questions answer themselves. As numerous NASM
institutions formulate and answer these questions in the course of self-studies and other
types of reviews, the field continues to be enriched by the diverse approaches and results
of liberal arts degree in music and the particular insights of breadth of study that are
brought into the world of music as a profession, as a public benefit, and as an element of
civilization.
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