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Music BA/BS
- concentrations in Performance, Education, and Jazz Studies
| Music Minor | Education Endorsement |
Vocal Ensembles (information coming
soon)
The music program is designed to enable students to become skilled musicians while encouraging individual creativity. It is the conviction of the music discipline that well-trained musicians are able to both perform artistically as well as communicate articulately and knowledgeably. All music majors and minors take a core of courses calculated to develop artistic performance based on a thorough knowledge of the historical and theoretical basis of music of all periods. The curriculum includes instruction in the techniques of organizing and directing instrumental and vocal ensembles as well as teaching classroom music for kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The music discipline welcomes non-majors as members of all university instrumental and vocal ensembles.
Music Program
The Music Discipline offers programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Music (performance concentration), a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Music (education concentration), a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Jazz Studies, and a Music Minor, as well as courses for graduate credit. Neither degree plan requires a minor. All students considering a major in music should consult with a Music advisor and declare their intention with the Academic Support Center during their freshman year or as early as possible in their studies.
Recital and Piano Proficiency Requirement
All students pursuing a Music major are required to present and pass a Senior Recital and pass a piano proficiency examination in order to be graduated. In addition, students majoring in Music Performance must present and pass a Junior Recital during their junior year. For all required recitals, the student must pass a pre-recital hearing before a jury of the music faculty at least one month before the proposed recital date. All recital performances must receive a passing grade from the music faculty jury. For further recital requirements, students should contact the department. To ensure adequate preparation for recitals, and as part of their professional training, students pursuing a Music Performance major are required to register for two credit-hours of Applied Music per semester on their primary instrument until they have successfully completed their recital(s).
Recital Attendance
All students who are registered for two credit–hours of Applied Music Study on a primary instrument are normally required to register concurrently for Applied Music Lab. Music majors are required to attend recitals and concerts during the course of each semester as determined by the Music Discipline. A current list of recitals and concerts may be obtained from the Department. Seven semesters of satisfactory attendance (a grade of C or better) in Applied Music Lab are required for students pursuing a teaching endorsement and eight semesters for students pursuing the performance concentration degree.
Major Ensemble Requirement
All students registered for two credit-hours of Applied Music are required to enroll concurrently in a major ensemble, as determined by their Applied Music instructor.
Applied Music Evaluation and Level Advancement
Applied Music students are evaluated, in part, through examinations conducted each semester by a jury of the music faculty. Students may register for 300-level Applied Music only after the music faculty have granted permission at a jury examination (normally after about four successive semesters of 100-level Applied Music study).
Music Education Endorsement
Students desiring a Music Education endorsement for teaching in the public schools essentially pursue a double major in both Education and Music (education concentration) and should confer with advisors in both the Music Discipline and the School of Education. WNMU also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching which, coupled with the BA/BS in music (education concentration), can also lead to a Music Education endorsement. |
