Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue

Nov 23, 2024

Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Music Major

PLEASE NOTE: This Goucher catalogue is specific to the 2018-2019 school year, and this program will no longer be accepting new students as of Fall 2019.

The music major provides a solid foundation in music history, theory, and practical musicianship, as well as a degree of specialization at the upper level in various areas of the field. Students may specialize in computer music, jazz, music history, performance, theory and composition, or the arts administration concentration through a variety of elective courses in addition to the core curriculum. Writing proficiency in the major may be earned in MUS 349 . Music majors may not audit private instruction courses, but may audit ensembles. Students who wish to explore interdisciplinary connections with other subjects may also do so. (See Music in the Individualized Major and MUS 497 : Capstone in Music.) Total credits required: 42-44 (48-50 if MUS 101 and 131 are required).

Courses students may test out of:

MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music Theory (4 Cr.) - students may test out of MUS 101 by taking the Theory Placement Test (see Professor Kennison)
MUS 131 - Basic Piano (2 Cr.) - students may test out of MUS 131 with permission from Professors Weiss or Lane

Required courses:

MUS 102 - Introduction to Music Composition (4 Cr.)
MUS 107 - Music Salon (1 Cr.) - 2 credits (semesters) required
MUS 121 - Sight Singing (4 Cr.)
MUS 204 - Music Theory I: Introduction to Tonal Practice (4 Cr.)
MUS 248 - Music History I (4 Cr.)
MUS 304 - Music Theory II: Counterpoint and 20th Century Practice (4 Cr.)
MUS 349 - Music History II (4 Cr.)
4 credits of Private Instruction from MUS 160-187
1 credit of MUS 140 Goucher Chorus (1 Cr.)
3 additional credits of ensemble participation from MUS 140-149
Three electives chosen from the following (6-8 Cr.): MUS 109 - The History of Jazz (2 Cr.) , MUS 210 - Computer Music (4 Cr.) , MUS 291 - Student Recital (2 Cr.) , MUS 323 - Improvisation (2 Cr.) , MUS 329 - Composition Seminar (2 Cr.) , MUS 341 - Conducting (2 Cr.) , or MUS 353 - Jazz Theory (2 Cr.)

One of the following:

Concentration in Arts Administration

For students who wish to develop a career that includes both the business management area of music and the art of music. Arts administration is a rapidly expanding field, and Goucher is in the forefront in developing an undergraduate concentration in this area. Students wishing to pursue the Arts Administration concentration should refer to Business Management for more details.

Requirements include:

Music Major Core Curriculum (listed above) with the following electives.

Note:

* MUS 290 is a three-four credit internship in music as an integrative exercise in arts administration. With the approval of the program and the adviser in arts administration, the required college wide off-campus experience may be used to satisfy this requirement.