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Sep 30, 2024
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2024-2025 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
Music (B.A.)
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The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is designed for studetns to gain a well-rounded education, develop musical skills and knowledge alongside other academic pursuits that fit the student's interests and career goals.
Students holding a Bachelor of Arts in Music will develop:
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The ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music such as rhythm, melody, harmony, structure, timbre, texture.
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An understanding of and the ability to read and realize musical notation.
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An understanding of compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.
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An acquaintance with a wide selection of musical literature, the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources, for example, classical, jazz, popular, and world music forms.
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The ability to develop and defend musical judgments.
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Ability in performing areas at levels consistent with the goals and objectives of the specific liberal arts degree program being followed.
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Understanding of procedures for realizing a variety of musical styles.
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Knowledge and/or skills in one or more areas of music beyond basic musicianshipappropriate to the individual’s needs and interests, and consistent with the purposes of the specific liberal arts degree program being followed.
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Music History (two from the following)
Ensemble Requirement:
B.A. Music majors must take two semesters of ensemble as part of the core curriculum. Please consult with your adviser to determine appropriate ensembles for your specific degree program. Applied Lesson Requirement:
B.A. Music majors must take two semesters of applied lessons as part of the core curriculum. Please consult with your adviser to determine appropriate courses for your specific degree program. Commercial Music Performance Track
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Admission to the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music requires an audition for the Commerical Music Performance Track. This information can be found on the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music website under Audition Information.
Music and Entertainment Track (Lambuth Campus)
Typical 4-Year Commercial Music Performance Track Sequence
Senior Year
Humanities/Fine Arts (3) Upper Division Music Elective (1) - MUID 4840 - Entrepreneurship Comm Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUAP (applied lessons) (1) - MUAP 4001 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1-3
Upper Division Elective(s) (3) MUHL Music History (3) Upper Division Elective(s) (3) Upper Division Elective(s) (3) Upper Division Elective(s) (3)
Typical 4-Year Music and Entertainment Track Sequence
Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120
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