Undergraduate
Programs of Study
Music (MUS)
For information, please contact
Randi L'Hommedieu,
Director, 774-3281, Music 162
College
of Communication and Fine Arts Website
School
of Music Website
Why Study Music?
Music Offerings at
CMU
Admission, Retention, and Termination Standards
Bachelor of Music
Education:
Instrumental Option
Minor: Instrumental
Choral Option
Minor: Choral
Bachelor of Music:
Major: Theory/Composition
Major: Orchestral
Instruments
Major: Organ
Major: Piano
Major: Voice
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of Science:
Music Major - B.A., B.S.
Music Minor - B.A., B.S.
Bachelor of
Science in Education Degree:
Minor: Classroom Music -
B.S. in Ed., Elementary
Music Theater Major
(Bachelor of Fine Arts)
The Faculty
MUS
Course
Descriptions
Why
Study Music?
Music is a universal human phenomenon. It is one means by
which human beings may understand the essence of their
culture, and every culture on earth possesses some musical
system. Through musical participation, humans are able to
make connections with one another in ways which are
impossible to achieve by any other means. When students
study music, they come to know a dimension of “humanness”
which is otherwise closed to them. In a society which
increasingly focuses on passive participation, music study
provides students with opportunities for active creative
involvement. The student who sings or plays an instrument
alone or as part of an ensemble is able to reach a part of
himself or herself which cannot be discovered in any other
way. The student who listens to the works of composers such
as Bach or Mozart is communicating across centuries of time
with some of the best thinking that the human mind has to
offer. Without musical study, a student cannot completely
understand what it means to be a human being.
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Music
Offerings at CMU
The School of Music provides offerings in four basic areas:
curricular programs for students who aspire to careers in
music; activities for all students who have an interest in
music (all of the musical organizations in the School of
Music are open to all students on campus, whether music
majors or not); courses for students with a general interest
in music; and cultural offerings in the form of recitals,
concerts, and lectures, most of which are free of
charge.
The School of Music offers majors on Bachelor of Music,
Bachelor of Music Education, and Bachelor of Arts or
Bachelor of Science degrees. Minors are available on the
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of
Science in Education degrees.
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Admission, Retention, and Termination Standards
Admission as a Music Major or Minor
Admission to all music majors and minors (with the exception
of the Classroom Music minor on the B.S. in Education
degree) requires a successful performance audition and
passage of a basic musicianship examination. If a student
does not pass the basic musicianship examination, passage of
the examination at a later date will fulfill the
requirement. A student who has not been accepted into the
Music Program may be denied access to music core courses.
Further information concerning admission as a music major or
minor (including audition dates, appropriate repertoire, and
study guides for the basic musicianship examination) is
available in the School of Music office.
Admission to Music Candidacy
Prior to enrolling in classes above 200 level, a
student must apply to the School of Music office for
admission to Music Candidacy. Admission to this program will
allow a student access to music study at the 300 level and
above. Requirements for admission include signed
authorizations appropriate to a student's curriculum,
passage of a 300 level performance examination on the
appropriate instrument, and completion of MUS 101, 102, 103,
104, 147, 148, 201, 202, 203, 204, 247, and 248 with a
grade of "C" or better with a maximum of one
repetition per course. Tentative admission will be granted
if it is clear from the application that it is possible to
remove all deficiencies within one academic year. Such
tentative admission will be reviewed at the end of that
period and access to courses 300 level and above will be
revoked if requirements remain unfulfilled. It is the
student's responsibility to document the fulfillment of all
admission requirements. Applications for admission to Music
Candidacy are available in the School of Music office.
Additional Requirements for Music Majors and Minors
Music majors on all degree programs and all music minors on
teaching degree programs must receive a grade of
"C" or better with a maximum of one repetition in
order to graduate. Credit/No Credit grades are not
acceptable on music majors and minors. Music majors on
degrees leading to teaching certification must have
completed at least 15 hours of music courses at the 300
level or above including at least two semesters of 300 level
applied study in order to student teach. In addition, these
students must have a grade of "C+" or better in
the following music methods courses in order to graduate:
MUS 144, 146, 230, 244, 246, 280, 331, 333, 344, 381, 382,
435, 531, 533, 534.
Requirements for Bachelor
of Music Education
All students pursuing this degree should see the section on
Admission to Teacher Education Programs.
In order to complete this degree a
student must complete either the Instrumental or Choral
option. These options require both a major and a minor in
music. Neither the majors nor the minors are available
except on this degree and in the combinations below.
A
minimum 2.7 GPA (B-) must be earned in all teaching
majors and minors.
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Bachelor
of Music Education
Completion of this degree will qualify a student for
recommendation to the State Board for a Secondary
Provisional Certificate which will permit the holder to
teach music in grades K-12.
Instrumental Option
Major: Music
Education
Music Theory, History, and Literature (29 hours):
MUS 097 (0) Recital Attendance (7 semesters)
MUS 101 (3)
Theory I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS 103 (1) Sight Singing and
Ear Training I
MUS 104 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training II
MUS 109 (1) Introduction to Music Technology
MUS 201 (3)
Theory III
MUS 202 (3) Theory IV
MUS 203 (1) Sight Singing
and Ear Training III
MUS 204 (1) Sight Singing and Ear
Training IV
MUS 211 (3) Historical Survey of Music I
MUS 212
(3) Historical Survey of Music II
MUS 304 (3)
Instrumentation and Scoring
MUS 311 (3) Historical Survey of
Music III
Music Education (4
hours)
MUS 230 (2) Introduction to Music Education
MUS 333
(2) Music Education in Elementary Grades I
Applied Study (7
hours)
4 semesters of MUS 151-179 (4)*
3 semesters of MUS
351-379 (3) *
Solo performance (0) *
All applied study used
to fulfill these requirements must be on the same
instrument.
Total semester hours: 40
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Minor:
Instrumental
Music Education (16 hours)
MUS 141 (1) Vocal
Techniques I
MUS 144 (2) Woodwind Techniques
MUS 146 (2)
Brass Techniques
MUS 244 (1) Double Reed Techniques
MUS 246
(2) String Techniques
MUS 280 (2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 331 (2) Instrumental Organization
MUS 344 (2) Percussion Techniques
MUS 382 (2) Instrumental
Conducting and Materials
Performance (8-12 hours)
Ensemble
(8)
6-7 semesters of MUS 185 or MUS 186 (6-7)
1-2 semesters
of MUS 281, MUS 285, or MUS 286 (1-2)
Secondary Applied
Study (4)
If Applied study requirement on major is
satisfied with MUS 153-179 and MUS 353-379, then MUS 147,
148, 247 and 248 (4) or passing piano proficiency (0).
If
Applied Study requirement is satisfied with MUS 151 or 152,
then MUS 153-179 (4)*.
* All applied study used to fulfill
these requirements must be on the same instrument.
Music
Electives (2-6 hours):
Courses selected must be 300 level or above.
Total semester hours: 30
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Choral
Option
Major: Music Education
Music Theory, History, and
Literature (29 hours):
MUS 097 (0) Recital Attendance (7
semesters)
MUS 101 (3) Theory I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS
103 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUS 104 (1) Sight
Singing and Ear Training II
MUS 109 (1) Introduction to
Music Technology
MUS 201 (3) Theory III
MUS 202 (3) Theory
IV
MUS 203 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training III
MUS 204
(1) Sight Singing and Ear Training IV
MUS 211 (3) Historical
Survey of Music I
MUS 212 (3) Historical Survey of Music II
MUS 304 (3) Instrumentation and Scoring
MUS 311 (3)
Historical Survey of Music III
Music Education (4 hours)
MUS 230 (2) Introduction to Music
Education
MUS 333 (2) Music Education in Elementary Grades I
Applied Study (7 hours)
2 semesters of MUS 150, 151, or 152
(2)*
2 semesters of MUS 250, 151 or 152 (2) *
3 semesters of
MUS 350, 351, or 352 (3)*
Solo performance (0)
* All applied
study used to fulfill these requirements must be on the same
instrument.
Total
semester hours: 40
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Minor:
Choral
Music Education (18 hours)
MUS 144 (2) Woodwind
Techniques
OR MUS 146 (2) Brass Techniques
MUS 241 (2)
Diction for Singers
MUS 246 (2) String Techniques
MUS 280
(2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 317 (2) Song Repertoire
for Young Voices
OR MUS 318 (2) Song Repertoire
MUS 338 (2)
Voice Pedagogy
MUS 381 (2) Choral Conducting and Materials
MUS 435 (2) Music Education in Junior High/Middle School
MUS
511 (2) Choral Literature I
OR MUS 512 (2) Choral Literature
II
Performance (7-11 hours)
Ensemble (7)
4-7 semesters of
MUS 182 or MUS 183 (4-7)
0-3 semesters of MUS 282 or MUS 284
(0-3)
Secondary Applied Study (0-4)
If Applied study
requirement on major is satisfied with MUS 150, 250, and
350, then MUS 147, 148, 247 and 248 (4) or passing piano
proficiency (0).
If Applied Study requirement is satisfied
with MUS 151 or 152, then MUS 150 (4).
Music Electives (1-5
hours):
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
Total
semester hours: 30
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Bachelor
of Music Degree
This
degree is awarded upon completion of a professional,
non-certifying program for students aspiring to careers in
musical performance, theory/composition, or college
teaching.
Common Core - Required for all Bachelor of Music
majors (32 hours):
MUS 097 (0) Recital Attendance (7
semesters)
MUS 101 (3) Theory I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS
103 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training I
MUS 104 (1) Sight
Singing and Ear Training II
MUS 201 (3) Theory III
MUS 202 (3) Theory IV
MUS 203 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training III
MUS 204 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training IV
MUS 211 (3)
Historical Survey of Music I
MUS 212 (3) Historical Survey
of Music II
MUS 302 (2) Contrapuntal Techniques
MUS 303 (2)
Eighteenth Century Counterpoint
MUS 304 (3) Instrumentation
and Scoring
MUS 311 (3) Historical Survey of Music III
Major:
Theory/Composition
Common Core (32 hours)
See above.
Major
Area Theory Courses (24 hours):
MUS 109 (1) Introduction to Music Technology
MUS 158 (2) Composition
MUS 209 (2) Music Synthesis
I
MUS 309 (2) Music
Synthesis II
MUS 358 (8) Composition
MUS 504 (2) Contemporary Compositional Techniques
MUS 505 (2) Seminar in Analysis: Twentieth-Century
Music
MUS 506 (2) Advanced Scoring
Recital (0)
Supportive Courses in Music
(20 hours):
MUS 280 (2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 147, 148,
247, 248, 249
and/or MUS 152 (6)*
* specific courses
determined by placement exam.
Instrumental or Vocal Applied Study (4)
8
semesters of ensemble (8)
Supportive Courses outside
Music (6 hours):
ART 318 (3), OR PHL 480 (3)
PHY 100 (3), PHS 101 (3), OR PHS 371 (3)
Music Electives (7
hours)
(selected in consultation with an advisor )
Total
semester hours: 89
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Major:
Orchestral Instruments
Common Core (32 hours):
See above.
Major Area Performance Courses (36 hours):
4 semesters of
MUS 153 - 179* (8)
4 semesters of MUS 353 - 379* (16)
Junior
Recital (0), Senior Recital (0)
*All applied study used to
fulfill these requirements must be on the same instrument.
8
semesters of MUS 185 or MUS 186 (8)
4 semesters of MUS 281
or MUS 285 (4)
Supportive Courses in Music (13 hours):
MUS
147, 148, 247, 248, 249, and/or MUS 152 (4)*
*specific
courses determined by placement exam.
MUS 280 (2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 314 (3) History of
Symphonic Literature
MUS 335 (2) Instrumental Pedagogy
MUS 505 (2)
Seminar in Analysis: 20th Century Music
Music Electives (8
hours):
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
Total
semester hours: 89
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Major:
Organ
Common Core (32 hours):
See above.
Major Area Performance Courses (34 hours):
MUS 189 (1) Introduction to Accompanying
4 semesters of MUS 151 (8)
2 semesters of MUS 150, MUS 152 or MUS 360 (2)
4 semesters of MUS 351 (16)
Junior Recital (0), Senior Recital (0)
7 semesters of MUS 180, MUS 181, MUS 182, MUS 183, MUS 185,
MUS 186, MUS 281 OR MUS 282 (7)
Supportive Courses in Music (14 hours):
MUS 109 (1) Introduction to Music Technology
MUS 249 (1) Functional Piano
MUS 280 (2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 316 (2) History and Literature of the Organ
MUS 236 (2) Piano Pedagogy I
MUS 389 (2) Service Playing
MUS 413 (2) History and Literature of Church Music
MUS 540 (2) Organ Pedagogy Practicum
Supportive Courses outside Music (8 hours)
FRN 101 (4) and FRN 102 (4)
OR GER 101 (4) and GER 102 (4)
Music Electives (1 hour):
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
Total semester hours: 89
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Major:
Piano
Common Core (32 hours):
See above.
Major
Area Performance Courses (34 hours):
MUS 189 (1) Introduction to Accompanying
4 semesters of MUS 152 (8)
2 semesters of MUS 150 Voice, MUS 151 Organ OR MUS
360 Harpsichord (2)
4 semesters of MUS 352 (16)
Junior Recital (0), Senior Recital (0)
7 semesters of MUS 180, MUS 181, MUS 182, MUS
183, MUS 185, MUS 186, MUS 281 OR MUS 282 (7)
Supportive Courses in Music (13-14 hours):
MUS 109 (1) Introduction to Music Technology
MUS 249 (1) Functional Piano
MUS 236 (2) Piano Pedagogy I
MUS 237 (2) Piano Pedagogy II
MUS 280 (2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 339 (1) Piano Pedagogy Practicum
OR MUS 241 (2)
Diction for Singers
MUS 514 (2) History of Keyboard Literature I
MUS 516 (2) History of Keyboard Literature II
Supportive
Courses outside Music (8 hours)
FRN 101 (4) and FRN 102 (4)
OR GER 101 (4) and GER 102 (4)
MUS
Electives (1-2 hours):
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
Total semester hours: 89
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Major:
Voice
Common Core (32 hours):
See above.
Major Area
Performance Courses (28 hours):
2 semesters of MUS 150 (4)
2
semesters of MUS 250 (4)
2 semesters of MUS 350 (4)
2
semesters of MUS 450 (8)
Junior Recital (0)
Senior Recital
(0)
8 semesters of MUS 181, 182, 183, 282 and/or 284 (8)
Supportive Courses in Music (12 hours):
MUS 147,148, 247,
248, 249; and/or MUS 152 (4)*
* specific courses determined
by a placement exam
MUS 241 (2) Diction for Singers
MUS 280
(2) Introduction to Conducting
MUS 318 (2) Song Repertoire
MUS 338 (2) Voice Pedagogy
Supportive Courses outside Music
(16 hours)
FRN 101 (4) and FRN 102 (4), GER 101 (4) and GER
102 (4)
Music Electives (1 hour):
(selected in consultation
with an advisor)
Total semester hours: 89
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Bachelor
of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree
The
music major on these degrees is designed for students
preparing for careers as musicologists, composers, music
librarians, performers, or church musicians who prefer to
study music within a broad-based liberal arts degree program
or for those students who wish to combine a music major with
a second major in another discipline.
Major:
Music
Music Theory, History, and Literature (23 hours):
MUS
097 (0) Recital Attendance (4 semesters)
MUS 101 (3) Theory
I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS 103 (1) Sight Singing and Ear
Training I
MUS 104 (1) Sight Singing and Ear Training II
MUS
201 (3) Theory III
MUS 202 (3) Theory IV
MUS 203 (1) Sight
Singing and Ear Training III
MUS 204 (1) Sight Singing and
Ear Training IV
MUS 211 (3) Historical Survey of Music I
MUS
212 (3) Historical Survey of Music II
MUS 311 (3) Historical
Survey of Music III
Performance (10 hours)
Applied Study (4
hours)
4 semesters of study on same instrument at 100, 200,
300 and/ or 400 level (4)
300 level proficiency (0)
Solo
Performance (0)
Ensemble (6 hours):
4-5 semesters of MUS
182, MUS 183, MUS 185, or MUS 186 (4-5)
1-2 semesters of MUS
281, MUS 282, MUS 284, MUS 285, or MUS 286 (1-2)
Music
Electives (7 hours):
Courses selected must be at 300 level
or above.
Total
semester hours: 40
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Minor:
Music
Music Theory, History, and Literature (11 hours):
MUS
101 (3) Theory I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS 103 (1) Sight
Singing and Ear Training I
MUS 104 (1) Sight Singing and Ear
Training II
MUS 110 (3) Musical Man
OR MUS 114 (3) Listening
Experience
Performance (4 hours):
2 semesters of Applied
Study (2)
2 semesters of Ensemble (2)
Music Electives (5
hours):
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
Total
semester hours: 20
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Bachelor
of Science in Education Degree (Elementary Provisional
Certification)
Minor:
Classroom Music
Required Music courses (23-25 hours):
MUS
101 (3) Theory I
MUS 102 (3) Theory II
MUS 110 (2-3) Music
in Society
MUS 132 (1-2) Music Methods for Classroom
Teachers
OR MUS 133 (2) Music for Special Education
OR MUS
134 (3) Music in Early Childhood
MUS 141 (1) Vocal
Techniques I
MUS 142 (1) Vocal Techniques II
MUS 147 (1)
Piano Class I
MUS 148 (1) Piano Class II
MUS 233 (3)
Musicianship for the Elementary School
MUS 333 (2) Music
Education in the Elementary Grades
Two of the following:
MUS
531 (2) Orff Techniques
MUS 532 (2) Dalcroze Eurhythmics
MUS
533 (2) Kodaly Pedagogy
MUS 534 (2) Music for Pre-School
Children Music
Electives (0-2 hours)
(selected in
consultation with an advisor)
Total semester hours: 25
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Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree
Music Theater Major
B.F.A.
degree
Degree
Requirements for this major are listed in the
Interdepartmental and Interdepartmental Majors and Minor section of this Bulletin.
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The
faculty.
James
Batcheller, Bruce Bonnell, Timothy Caldwell, Keith Clifton,
Mark Cox, Mary Jo Cox, Steven L. Egler, Cora Enman, Edward
Fedewa, James Fiste, Sue G. Gamble, David R. Gillingham,
Linda Gillingham, Alan Gumm, Scott Harding, George Hess,
Dennis L. Horton, Mary S. Kiesgen, Jeffrey Kressler, Randi
L'Hommedieu, Seunghee Lee, Robert Lindahl, Susan Lindahl,
Richard Littlefield, Alexandra Mascolo-David, José-Lois
Maúrtua, Mary Beth Minnis, Nina Nash-Robertson, John Nichol,
Isabel Barbara O'Hagin, Roger E. Rehm, Rubia Santos, Scott
Schouest, Rob Smith, Andrew Spencer, Mia Spencer, Daniel L.
Steele, Eric Tucker, Joanna Cowan White, Kennen White,
Adrienne Wiley, John Williamson, Carlton Woods.
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