Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Students will be comfortable with basic conducting gestures.
• Students will be able to rehearse an ensemble effectively and will be able to identify ensemble faults in pitch, rhythm, intonation, precision, and balance.
• Students will demonstrate basic levels of musicality and expression in their conducting.
• Students will be able to articulate in written and oral formats the stylistic characteristics of each major musical style period.
• Students will be able to list and define the characteristics of the core repertory for their field of study.
• Students will be able to analyze the historical and analytical components of music in both written and oral formats.

Choral Interest Area

Required Courses

¹

One public performance is required, as is one rehearsal or lecture demonstration.

²

Recommended electives for the Choral track include applied voice and vocal pedagogy.

Orchestral Interest Area

Required Courses

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Orchestral Applied Requirement: The applicant must enroll in applied music the first term of registration as a full-time, degree-seeking student. Progress will be measured by the following:

1. If the applicant qualifies for applied music at the 401 level, a minimum of two credit hours is required.
2. If the applicant does not qualify for applied music at the 401 level, the student must enroll in applied music for a minimum of two terms, until completion of the 401 level, or until graduation.
3. In addition, instrumental conducting majors will be required to enroll in two terms of applied music on other appropriate instruments, as advised by the conducting faculty.

²

One public performance is required, as is one rehearsal or lecture demonstration.

Wind Interest Area

Required Courses

¹

The Applied Music requirement can be met through any type of instruction focused on the applied study of any instrument or voice. These experiences must be selected in consultation with the major professor.

²

One public performance is required, as is one rehearsal or lecture demonstration.