Undergraduate core (9.5 credits):

MUS 001 Exploring Music: Performance, Creation, and Cultural Practice (1)

MUS 003 Musicianship (Levels II, III, and IV) (1.5)

MUS 005 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint I (1)

MUS 006 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint II (1)

MUS 056 Musical Form: Analysis and Performance (1)

MUS 101 20th-Century Styles and Techniques I: 1900–1945 (1), or
MUS 102 20th-Century Styles and Techniques II: 1945 to the Present II (1)

MUS 118 Classic and Romantic Music (1)

And select one course from the following:

MUS 014 (114) Musics of the World: The Pacific, Asia, and India (1)

MUS 015 (115) Musics of the World: Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Americas (1)

MUS 020 (120) American Music (1)

MUS 117 History of European Music to 1750 (1)

Individual instruction in performance (1), including at least one semester in:

MUS 026 (126) Music Improvisation Ensemble (.25)

MUS 027 (127) Contemporary Performance Ensemble (.25)

MUS 028 (128) Gamelan Ensemble (.25)

MUS 029 (129) Kongolese Drumming (.25)

MUS 030 (130) Vocal Jazz Improvisation Ensemble (.25)

MUS 031 (131) Performance Collective (.25)

MUS 032 (132) Early Music Vocal Ensemble—Beginning (.25)

MUS 033 (133) Early Music Vocal Ensemble—Intermediate (.25)

MUS 034 (134) Early Music Instrumental Ensemble—Renaissance (.25)

MUS 035 (135) Early Music Instrumental Ensemble—Baroque (.25)

Areas of specialization:

Besides completing the core program, the student, in consultation with her advisor, selects one of the following four areas of specialization:

Specialization in Performance:

MUS 137 Seminar in Music Literature and Criticism (1)

MUS 156 Tonal Analysis (1 )

MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, Composition, and Improvisation (1 )

Plus two electives and a senior recital (with no more than 1 additional credit in individual instruction in performance applied as an elective to the major requirements).

Specialization in Composition:

MUS 124 Contemporary Instrumentation and Orchestration (1)

MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, Composition, and Improvisation (1)

Plus three electives and a senior project.

Specialization in Composition with an emphasis in Media Technology or Electronic Music:

MUS 147 Introduction to Electronic Music (1)

MUS 154 Introduction to Computer Music (1)

MUS 159 Seminar in Musical Performance, Composition, and Improvisation (1)

MUS 161 Sound Techniques of Recording (1)

MUS 164 Advanced Audio Recording (1)

Plus a senior project.

Specialization in Theory/History:

MUS 117 History of European Music to 1750 (1). Must be selected within the core curriculum.

MUS 137 Seminar in Music Literature and Criticism (1)

And select one course from the following:

MUS 148 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis (1), or
MUS 156 Tonal Analysis (1)

Plus three electives and a senior project.

Prerequisites

MUS 003 Musicianship I (May be waived by examination; does not count toward credit total.)

Required:

MUS 005–006 Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint I and II (1; 1)

MUS 056 Musical Form: Analysis and Performance (1)

MUS 118 Classic and Romantic Music (1)

And 2 credits in music electives, including at least .5 credit in performance (individual instruction or ensemble).

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Courses for Non-majors

Music is an important component of a liberal arts education. The department offers courses specifically designed for non-majors each year. These courses are intended to help make the student a culturally informed and active participant in a wide variety of musical experiences. Students engaged in discourse about music also acquire verbal and analytical skills that will be useful throughout their scholarly and/or professional careers.

The core courses in the non-major curriculum—MUS 001 Exploring Music Performance, Creation, and Cultural Practice and MUS 014 and 015 Musics of the World—introduce a broad range of music and demonstrate that music is a part of a vast social, political, and intellectual perspective. These courses also concentrate on the development of the nonmusician's musical perceptions; students learn that the ability to understand and appreciate music, and even to participate in creative musical activity, is not the sole property of those with formal musical training. Non-majors are also encouraged to enroll in several of our courses in electronic music and music technology: MUS 016 Women and Creative Music; MUS 047 Introduction to Electronic Music; MUS 054 Introduction to Computer Music; and MUS 161 Sound Techniques of Recording. Other courses designed for the non-major include MUS 112 Cross-Currents in Rock Music; MUS 121 Film Music Mood and Meaning; MUS 163 The World of Opera; MUS 020 American Music; MUS 049 Challenges to Artistic Traditions; and MUS 170 African American Music: The Meaning and the Message.

The Music Department also offers individual instruction in voice and most instruments—even for beginners—and various musical ensembles that attract the College community, including the Performance Collective, Vocal Jazz Improvisation, Gamelan, Kongolese Drumming, Music Improvisation, Contemporary Performance, and Early Music Ensembles.

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