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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Department of Music

Music with Performance Option



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Music with Performance Option


This option comprises

11 Semester Hours in Music History


  • MUS 3585 (new course beginning Spring 2005)

2 Semester Hours in Conducting


Applied Study and Ensemble


(Each semester)

Performance Majors are required to successfully complete applied study and a major ensemble in their area each semester in residence. Major instrumental ensembles include Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra; major choral ensembles include Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus. Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Lab Band fulfills the major ensemble requirement for students with a Jazz Studies Concentration after completion of the Junior Standing Jazz Jury.

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study


For the B. M. with Performance Option follows. Other plans are possible and each student should consult with their advisor to develop the study plan best suited to their needs and interests.

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16-17


  • Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-2
    (* see concentration)
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
    (* see concentration)
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 1

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 3

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 2

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 5

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
    MUS Theology Elective. Credits: 2
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 3

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • MUS 3585. Credits: 3
    (new course beginning Spring 2005)
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 4
    (* Any Lab Science)
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 6

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 4

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18


  • Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
  • Ensemble. Credits: 1
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • MUS History Elective. Credits: 2
    (* MUS 4600, 4870, or 4980)
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 5

1. Instrumental Concentration


 

Applied


(30 semester hours)

Additional Course Work


  • Music Electives. Credits: 3
  • Electives. Credits: 2

2. Keyboard Concentration


(Major ensembles are MUS 0200, 0201, 0202, 0210, 0211, 0230, 0231)

Applied


(30 semester hours)

Ensemble (see footnote #)


(8 Semester Hours)

3. Vocal Concentration


 

Applied


(30 semester hours)

Ensemble


8 semester hours from:

Additional Course Work


  • Foreign Language (8 sh 1101 or above)

4. Composition Concentration


 

5. Jazz Studies Concentration


 

Applied


(22 semester hours)

In addition to applied study on their primary instrument, students in Jazz Studies are also required to take two semesters of Beginning Applied on a secondary instrument (saxophonists are required to take one semester of clarinet and one semester of flute).

Ensemble


( 8 semester hours)

Additional Course Work


 

Secondary Applied


(2 semester hours)

6 Semester Hours From:


(minimum of 2 semester hours required)

And the Following Courses:


  • MUS 3531 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
  • MUS 4861 (new course beginning Spring 2005)

Note


Note: Students with an interest in teaching piano and/or certification by an organization such as Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) may be prepared through the fulfillment of the following courses:

  • MUS 3585 (new course beginning Spring 2005)

Footnotes


# Performance Majors are required to successfully complete applied study and a major ensemble in their area each semester in residence. Major instrumental ensembles include Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra; major choral ensembles include Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus. Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Lab Band fulfills the major ensemble requirement for students with a Jazz Studies Concentration after completion of the Junior Standing Jazz Jury.

* Independent study, workshops and experimental courses may fulfill music history or music theory requirements only with prior approval of the department chairperson and the history/theory/composition division coordinator.

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