Music
Bachelor of Arts, Minor
About this program
The Bachelor of Arts in Music gives you a humanistic foundation in music within a liberal arts setting. You build skills in music theory, ear training, piano, history and technology. You also design an elective emphasis — like composition, performance or music technology — in partnership with an advisor. You graduate able to read and create music, perform expressively, understand cultural context, communicate clearly and use music technology effectively.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a liberal arts degree with music as the major area of study. The structure of the degree program offers students several avenues to pursue individual interests in music as preparation for careers in music or music-related fields. Students with other music-related career interests may also design and complete a series of electives more appropriately focused on their career goals, with the approval of the School of Music.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate skill in reading, notating, and transcribing music by ear. Students will demonstrate critical listening abilities through describing, analyzing, and articulating artistic and perceptual aspects of music.
Students will demonstrate applied performance skills through expressive instrumental or vocal performances and/or improvisation.
Students will be able to apply historical and cultural knowledge and aesthetic judgement in order to articulate significance and meaning in music within diverse contexts.
Students will be able to express themselves articulately in writing and speech to fellow musicians and non-musicians in a variety of contexts.
Students will demonstrate skill in using technology to capture, create, and manipulate sound in musically compelling ways.
Minor in Music
The Minor in Music lets you tailor your musical journey with guidance from a music faculty advisor. You begin with at least one lower-division course — often Basic Music I or piano — and build up through 12 upper-division units in courses like ensemble work, music surveys or related classes.
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