Music Education
In order to continue in their degree program, all students enrolled in the Department of Music in the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program must have successfully completed the courses listed under Coursework (TK see above) as well as the requirements listed below:
- MUSC 151, 152, 251 and 252 with an average grade of “B” (3.0) or better for all four courses
- MUED 279 with a grade of “C” or better
- Satisfactory ensemble participation
- A faculty hearing
- A Sight-Reading Test
Praxis I
Music Education majors must take and pass the Praxis I exam by the end of the Sophomore Year. Students will not be eligible to enroll in MUED 378 or MUED 279 without having passed the Praxis I exam. Music Education majors must take the Praxis II exam the semester directly preceding the student-teaching semester. Students will not be eligible to student teach until they have taken and passed the Praxis II exam.
Composition , Music History and Literature and Music Theory
In order to continue in their degree program, all students enrolled the Bachelor of Music Composition, Music History and Literature and Music Theory degree programs must have successfully completed the courses listed under Coursework (see above TK) as well as the requirements listed below:
- Must have completed MUSC 185, 186, 195, 196, 285, 286, 295 and 296 with an average grade of “B” (3.0) or better in all eight courses.
- Must have completed MUSC 211, 175, 176, 275, 276 and 311 with a “C” (2.0) or better in each course.• Must have passed the
Piano Proficiency Test.
Piano Proficiency TestThe Piano Proficiency Test is required of all Composition, Music History and Literature and Music Theory students. It may be taken at any time after matriculation as a music major but must be passed by the end of the fourth semester of enrollment in the Composition, Music History and Literature and Music Theory programs.
The following is a list of the skills to be covered on the Piano Proficiency Test. These skills are taught in MUSC 175, 176, 275 and 276:
- All major and minor scales and arpeggios: to be played at a moderate speed, hands together, for at least two octaves ascending and descending.
- Sight-reading: the reading at sight of piano music of a moderately difficult level (e.g., Bartok Mikrokosmos, Book 2).
- Melodic transposition: Transposition of a single melodic line at any interval.
- The performance of three pieces from different periods of music literature which are equal in difficulty to a Bach Two-Part Invention or one of the less difficult first movements of a Classical sonata. Playing from memory is preferred, but not mandatory.
Vocal Applied
In order to continue in their degree program, all students enrolled Bachelor of Music Vocal Applied degree program must have successfully completed the courses listed under prerequisites (see above) as well as the requirements listed below:
- Applied voice (MUSC 151, 152, 251 and 252) with an average grade of “B” (3.0) or better for the four courses
- Satisfactory ensemble participation.
- A faculty hearing of approximately 15 minutes that provides reasonable evidence of ability to complete the Junior Recital within one year. At this hearing, the student may select an aria from an oratorio, opera or cantata but must
- perform all pieces in their entirety from memory;
- perform one piece written in English and two of the following languages: French, Italian and German; and
- perform one piece from each of the following periods: Medieval through Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary
Instrumental Applied
In order to continue in their degree program, all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Instrumental Applied degree program must have successfully completed the courses listed under III B “Coursework ” as well as the requirements listed below:
- An average minimum grade of “B” (3.0) in all applied courses in the major instrument
- Satisfactory ensemble participation
- A faculty hearing of approximately 15 minutes which produces reasonable evidence of ability to complete the Junior Recital within one year. At the hearing, the student must
- perform pieces from at least two historical periods; and
- demonstrate “cantabile” and contrasting techniques.