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MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

Professor Kiyoshi Tamagawa, DMA, Chair

Professor Kenneth M. Sheppard, PhD

Associate Professor Bruce A. Cain, DM

Associate Professor Lois Ferrari, DMA

Assistant Professor Jason Hoogerhyde, DMA

Assistant Professor Eri Lee Lam, DMA

Visiting Assistant Professor David Asbury, DMA

Visiting Assistant Professor Terry Klefstad, PhD

Assistant Professor Robert Cannon, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Thomas Hale, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Steven Hendrickson, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Steven Kostelnik, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Carol Kreuscher, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor David Polley, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Claire Vangelisti, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Robert Gregg Warren, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor Oliver Worthington, DMA (part-time)

Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence Hai Zheng, MM (part-time)

Instructor Anna Carney, MM (part-time)

Instructor Alfredo Colman, MM (part-time)

Instructor William Dick, MM (part-time)

Instructor Susan Douglas, MM (part-time)

Instructor Delaine Fedson, MM (part-time)

Instructor Benjamin Finley, MM (part-time)

Instructor Daris Hale, MM (part-time)

Instructor Adrienne Inglis, MM (part-time)

Instructor George Oldziey, MM (part-time)

Instructor Pamela G. Rossman, MM (part-time)

Instructor David Patrick Utterback, MM (part-time)

The Department of Music in the Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Southwestern University is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

The Department of Music strives to serve the global community and the world of music by offering a rigorous music program of the highest quality within the context of a liberal arts education.

GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

a.) To recruit and maintain a well-balanced body of committed music majors who will set standards for other students in performance, practice habits, and scholarship;

b.) To provide a Bachelor of Arts program with a balanced music curriculum for students with strong interests in music who also wish to pursue a broad liberal arts education;

c.) To provide a Bachelor of Music program that prepares students for the strongest graduate programs; that develops performance skills through rigorous preparation of high-quality solo, chamber and large ensemble literature; and that prepares music education students to teach in elementary and secondary schools;

d.) To enhance the general education program and student life by providing opportunities to all Southwestern University students to investigate music of various cultures through performance as well as through theoretical and historical studies;

e.) To maintain a faculty whose musical influence reaches beyond Southwestern University;

f.) With the understanding that our primary goal is to educate, not entertain, the Department of Music is committed to providing service to the University through participation in ceremonial events, services of worship and events for the Office of Institutional Advancement, both on and off campus.

The Department of Music offers two degrees, the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music, and the Bachelor of Music with five possible emphases: Education, Literature, Performance, Sacred Music and Theory/Composition. A minor in music may also be obtained. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music offers flexibility for students who wish to pursue a major or minor in another area. Students who complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Music Education are music specialists with certification for teaching music from kindergarten through high school. The Bachelor of Music with a Performance emphasis is designed for those students who wish to become highly proficient in an instrument or in voice, for the purpose of becoming private teachers and/or professional performers. For those students who wish to pursue a degree in musicology at the graduate level, or for those who wish to gain a greater knowledge and appreciation of significant works of music in Western civilization, the Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Music Literature is appropriate. The Sacred Music emphasis within the Bachelor of Music degree is designed for students who wish to pursue careers as church musicians, and it can also serve as a preparation for seminary study. The Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Music Theory is designed for those students who plan to pursue graduate work in composition and/or music theory.

An audition/interview is required for all students desiring admission to a music degree program. Students most often do this prior to their enrollment at Southwestern. Those who decide to pursue a music major after they enroll at Southwestern must still audition for the Department of Music. Specific repertoire requirements for auditions may be obtained from the office of the secretary of the School of Fine Arts or from the appropriate page on the School of Fine Arts website.

Once admitted to a music degree program, students are required to pass a number of examinations to continue in the program. These include the Sophomore Barrier Examination, the Keyboard Proficiency Examination, juries, and the Capstone.

All students pursuing a music major degree program will perform before the music faculty not later than at the conclusion of their second full year of study, or after a maximum of two semesters in residence for transfer students, after they are admitted by audition to the Department of Music. The content of this performance, the Sophomore Barrier Examination, varies by specialization and is available from the Department of Music. The quality of the student's performance at this time will be used by the faculty to assist in evaluating whether the student should be permitted to continue in his or her intended music degree program.

Requirements for passage of the Keyboard Proficiency Examination vary according to the principal area of study and the chosen degree plan and concentration, and may be obtained from the department chair. Keyboard Proficiency Examinations are usually administered as part of a music performance jury. Successful completion of the exam is recorded through the filing of a Special Report Card with the Registrar's Office.

The Music Department requires that all music majors or intended music majors perform a jury, or graded performance examination, on their principal instrument or voice at the end of each semester they are enrolled at Southwestern University. Exceptions to this rule may be made at the discretion of the individual applied instructor under circumstances as outlined in the Department of Music faculty handbook. All other students taking applied music lessons should perform juries starting with their third semester of study.

Each student in a music program is required to complete a Capstone Requirement. Activities or experiences that may fulfill this requirement vary with each music degree plan or concentration, and are noted at the end of each description. Successful completion of the capstone requirement is recorded through the filing of a Special Report Card with the Registrar's Office.

All students in a music program must complete the Core Courses for the Major in Music (BA and BM) listed below, as well as the Additional Requirements for the Major in Music (BA and BM). Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music must also complete the Additional Requirements for the BA, Major in Music, while students pursuing the Bachelor of Music must complete the requirements for the appropriate area of emphasis. NOTE: All courses in the core requirements listed above must be completed with a grade of C- or better in order to count toward the major and serve as prerequisites for subsequent courses in a sequence.

Core Courses for the Major in Music (BA and BM): 56 semester hours, including six semesters of Music Literature 80-100 (four semesters for transfer students); Music Literature 80-113, 123, 223, 233, 363; Music Theory 76-101, 111, 113, 121, 123, 131, 223, 233; Music Education 77-603 or 613; six hours from Ensemble 78-101/201, 121/221, 131/231, 171/271 (other courses may substitute with approval of the department chair); 12 hours from Applied Music 8x-00x/8x-20x (principal instrument); four hours from Applied Music 8x-00x/8x-20x (secondary instrument--fulfilled by piano for all students except those whose principal instrument is piano). NOTE: Students whose principal instrument is not piano must enroll in applied piano lessons every semester until the Keyboard Proficiency Exam is passed.

Additional Requirements for the Major in Music (BA and BM): successful completion of the Keyboard Proficiency Examination; successful completion of the Sophomore Barrier Examination; successful completion of a jury at the end of each semester of enrollment at Southwestern; successful completion of a Capstone experience. See above for specific information.

Additional Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, Major in Music: 18 semester hours, including 12 additional hours of Music above the introductory level from music theory, music literature, Diction in Vocal Music, Song Literature & Performance, additional conducting courses, Orchestration, independent study or other courses as approved by the academic advisor; six additional hours of Music. The Capstone experience may be fulfilled in one of the following three ways: a junior or senior recital, a public lecture, or another project approved in advance by the Department of Music.

Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Music, Area of Emphasis: Music Education: 36 semester hours, including Education 40-493, 553 (Values Analysis POK), 813; Education 41-803; Education 42-803; Education 43-403 (Social Analysis POK); Education 45-763 or 773; Music Theory 76-213, 343; Psychology 33-103 (Social Analysis POK), 223, 333. The Capstone experience is fulfilled by a junior or senior recital. Music Education majors must also choose from among three concentrations, the requirements for which are listed below. Computer Literacy and Public Speaking (or passage of competency exams) are required for certification, but not required for the degree.

NOTE: Music Education majors are exempted from the University foreign language requirement.

Instrumental Concentration (Winds): 16 semester hours, including Music Education 77-311, 321, 331, 341 (not required for percussion principals), 351, 423, 463, 473, 613 (a core course requirement), 622.

Instrumental Concentration (Strings): 13 semester hours, including Music Education 77-311, 321, 331, 341, 351, 423, 463, 613 (a core course requirement), 622.

Vocal Concentration: 14 semester hours, including Music Education 77-311, 321, 331, 341, 423, 443, 603 (a core course requirement), 612; Music Literature 80-701, 711.

Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Music, Area of Emphasis: Music Literature: 25 semester hours, including Music Literature 80-403, 413, 423, 433, 953; three additional hours in Music Literature 80-xx3; two additional hours of Ensemble; five additional hours of Music. The Capstone experience is fulfilled in one of the following three ways: a junior or senior recital, a public lecture, or another project approved in advance by the Department of Music. An oral examination final is also required.

Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Music, Area of Emphasis: Performance: The requirements for the performance area of emphasis vary according to the student's principal performing medium. The requirements for the performance media follow.

Keyboard Performance Area: 24 semester hours, including: 12 additional hours of Applied Music 8x-00x/8x-20x in the principal instrument (piano or organ) (students who intend to pursue the performance concentration should register for two hours of principal applied study each of their first four semesters, then four hours each semester thereafter); two additional hours of Applied Music 8x-00x/8x-20x in the secondary instrument or instruments; two semesters of Ensemble 78-151; two additional hours of Ensemble; Music Education 77-532; Music Literature 80-602, 612. The Capstone experience is fulfilled by recitals in the junior and senior years.

Instrumental Performance Area: 22 semester hours, including 12 additional hours of Applied Music 8x-00x/8x-20x in the principal instrument (students who intend to pursue the performance concentration should register for two hours of principal applied study each of their first four semesters, then four hours each semester thereafter); two additional hours of Applied Music 8A-00x/8A-20x in the secondary instrument (piano); two hours of Ensemble 78-151; two additional hours of Ensemble; Music Education 77-613 (core course requirement); four additional hours of Music. The Capstone experience is fulfilled by recitals in the junior and senior years.

Vocal Performance Area: 24 semester hours, including 12 additional hours of Applied Music 8B-00x/8B-20x in the principal instrument (students who intend to pursue the performance concentration should register for two hours of principal applied study each of their first four semesters, then four hours each semester thereafter); two additional hours of Applied Music 8A-00x/8A-20x in the secondary instrument (piano); two hours of Ensemble 78-141; two additional hours of Ensemble; Music Education 77-603 (core course requirement); Music Education 77-522; Music Literature 80-701, 711, 712. The Capstone experience is fulfilled by recitals in the junior and senior years.

Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Music, Area of Emphasis: Sacred Music: 25 semester hours, including Music Education 77-603 (core course requirement), 612; two additional hours of Ensemble; Music Literature 80-503, 513, 523, 943; Music Theory 76-343; two Religion courses in addition to the Religious Perspectives POK requirement. The Capstone experience is fulfilled in one of three following ways: a junior or senior recital, a public lecture, or another project approved in advance by the Department of Music.

Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Music, Area of Emphasis: Music Theory/Composition: 26 semester hours, including six hours from Music Theory 76-531, 532, 533; 76-343, 953; 12 additional hours of Music above the introductory level (additional hours of Composition strongly recommended); two additional semesters of Ensemble. The Capstone experience is fulfilled in one of the following three ways: a junior or senior recital, a public lecture, or another project approved in advance by the Department of Music. An oral examination final is also required.

Minor in Music: 23 semester hours, including Music Literature 80-113; Music Theory 76-111, 113, 121, 123; 12 additional hours of Music above the introductory level.

OR

Minor in Music: 22 semester hours, including Music Literature 80-113, 123; Music Theory 76-111, 113; 12 additional hours of Music above the introductory level.

Applied Music—Private and Group Instruction (APM)

All applied music courses fulfill Area II General Education Requirements for POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance. Additional studio/repertoire sessions may be added at the discretion of the instructor.

The numbering system in Applied Music is as follows: the first position following the APM is always “8”; the second position is a letter indicating the instrument being studied (see list below); the third position is a zero or a two, indicating lower or upper level, respectively; the fourth position is a zero; the fifth position is the number of credit hours being granted. Also, a two-digit suffix may be used to indicate multiple sections. For example, the course number APM 8A-001-01 indicates that the course is section one of a one-hour applied music piano course.

A—Piano I—Saxophone Q—Cello

B—Voice J—French Horn R—String Bass

C—Organ K—Trumpet U—Percussion (all)

D—Harpsichord L—Trombone V—Woodwind (all)

E—Flute M—Euphonium W—Brass (all)

F—Oboe N—Tuba X—Strings (all)

G—Clarinet O—Violin Y—Guitar

H—Bassoon P—Viola Z—Harp

Students may take applied music lessons that grant one, two, or four hours of credit per semester. However, only students admitted to the Bachelor of Music/Performance concentration program may register for four hours of credit in one applied area in a given semester. Students register for introductory applied music courses the first two semesters that an instrument is studied, and for above introductory applied music courses in subsequent semesters of study in that instrument.

Note: APM 8B-00x Applied Voice - Prerequisite: Students seeking to enroll in voice lessons must first complete two semesters of Southwestern Singers or Chorale. With the approval of the voice faculty, students may take lessons concurrently with either Southwestern Singers or Chorale. Exceptions to this rule will be granted by the Department Chair only in compelling cases. Student requests for such exceptions must be made in writing before the student registers for voice lessons.

Applied Music Fees: An additional semester fee for instruction in Applied Music is assessed as follows: either $170 for one credit hour (-001, -201), or $340 for two or four credit hours (-002, -004, -202, -204).

Ensembles (ENS)

Music ensembles are open to all University students. All Music Department ensembles require an audition. One hour of credit per semester is granted for each music ensemble. All introductory level ensembles may be repeated for up to two hours of credit, and each ensemble above the introductory level may be repeated for up to six semester hours of credit. Students register for introductory level ensembles in the first two semesters and above introductory level ensembles in subsequent semesters.

Music Education (MUE)

Music Literature (MUL)

Music Theory (MUT)