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Applied Music Major

Overview

Mission Statement

The Music Department at the University of Jamestown prepares students to become professional musicians, teachers of music, and life-long patrons of music. The curriculum in music is presented as an integral part of the liberal arts tradition and prepares students for professional employment or postgraduate study. The Music Department at the University of Jamestown serves the entire college community and region.

Individual Performance Progress Assessment

Applied Music and Music Education majors must exhibit musical performance competency on a musical instrument or voice, as demonstrated in a jury the fall semester of the sophomore year. They will also field questions in the jury that demonstrate a fundamental theoretical and historical knowledge that informs performance, as defined by the applied faculty of individual performance areas (keyboard, voice, and winds/brass/percussion). Weaknesses identified in the jury must be addressed to the satisfaction of the faculty by the spring jury or they will not be permitted to continue in those degree plans.

 

Requirements

Core Courses

MUS 100Music Performance Seminar*

0
MUS 160Harmony/Theory I

3
MUS 161Harmony/Theory II

3
MUS 162Ear Training I

2
MUS 163Ear Training II

2
MUS 239Music History I: Medieval and Renaissance

3
MUS 262Ear Training III

2
MUS 266Introduction to Conducting

2
MUS 339Music History II: Baroque and Classical

3
MUS 340Music History III: Romantic and Modern Eras

3
MUS 360Harmony/Theory III

3
MUS 361Harmony/Theory IV

3
MUS Applied Lessons in one area

8
MUS Ensemble Music – 4 Years*^

8
Total Credit Hours:45

*Consideration given to transfer and late music major declaration students. 

*^ MUS (Ensemble Music – 4 Years): i.e. Chapel Choir, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble

Plus the following:

  • Applied students will sign up for 2-credit lessons each semester for a total of sixteen lesson credits
  • A graded recital, approximately thirty minutes in length, performed during the Junior year
  • A graded recital, approximately forty-five minutes in length, performed during the Senior year
  • Two semesters of French and/or German (or other approved foreign language)
  • Two semesters of approved general history (i.e. HIST 291 and HIST 292)

Plan of Study

Outcomes

  1. The student will demonstrate skills in music theory as an expressed understanding of the six elements (i.e. melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre, form) of music.
  2. The student will demonstrate fluency in music history and the stylistic characteristics of the six major periods in Western Music (i.e. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st century).
  3. The student will demonstrate college-level performance skills in her/his major area of applied study, i.e. their major instrument.