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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