2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Music
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Location: Music/Mass Communication, 139
Phone: 931-221-7818; Fax 931-221-7529
Website: www.apsu.edu/mus
The Department of Music provides comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs designed to produce skilled, knowledgeable, creative, and articulate musicians by:
- Providing training and experience for students preparing for careers in music performance and composition;
- Providing music training and teaching experience for students seeking licensure in education to help meet the need for competent music teachers in the state and region;
- Providing educational resources and musical experiences as part of a comprehensive liberal arts education;
- Providing training toward the development of critical thinking in music; and
- Providing a rich program of artistic and cultural events in conjunction with the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts to emphasize the importance of music in the lives of students and the community.
Accreditations
Programs in the Department of Music are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Requirements
Audition is required for admission to the Department of Music, as well as for a music scholarship. Contact the department for audition times.
Theory Placement - All entering music majors are required to take a theory placement exam at a designated time. An unsatisfactory score will result in students being required to successfully pass Introduction to Music Theory I and II before beginning the theory sequence.
Ensembles - A student majoring in music is required to participate satisfactorily every semester (on campus) in the performing organization deemed appropriate to his or her major performing medium. For woodwind, brass, and percussion majors, this will be this will be Marching Band (two semesters required), Symphonic Band, or Wind Ensemble; for vocal majors, (normally) the University Choir; for string majors, the Orchestra or Guitar Ensemble. Keyboard majors may choose any performing organization appropriate to their experience in order to fulfill this requirement.
Recital Attendance - During the academic year, all music majors are required to attend a predetermined number of recitals and programs sponsored or approved by the department. Students who are deficient in this requirement at the end of the sophomore year will not be eligible to take their Junior Level Examination; those deficient at the end of their senior year will not graduate.
Junior Level Exam - Music majors must pass a Junior Level Examination, ordinarily scheduled at the end of the sophomore year, before enrolling in upper division (3xxx level) individual Instruction. All majors will have a maximum of three (3) attempts to pass the Junior Level Examination. A minimum of three (3) semesters of upper division (3xxx level) instruction are required prior to the Senior Recital. Students whose background in performance is deficient may be required to take more than the normal amount of credit at the lower division level. Upper division credit in performance is granted only after the student passes the Junior Level Examination. Each music major is required to appear at least once each year in a recital, either in solo or ensemble performance.
Piano Proficiency - The piano proficiency examination is required for majors whose primary Individual Instruction is not piano.
Music Education Majors - Music Education majors with instrumental specialization must pass the following proficiency examinations: Strings; Woodwinds; Brass; and Percussion.
Vocal Performance - Students enrolled in the vocal emphasis of the Music Performance concentration must complete two semesters of intermediate foreign language.
Transfer Students - Students transferring from another institution must take a proficiency examination in music theory. Placement in music theory will depend upon the results of this examination. The transfer student’s placement in applied music must be approved during the jury examination at the end of the first semester at APSU.
Music Minor - Students who minor in music must belong to one performing organization for two years. A music minor must also pass a proficiency examination in his/her applied area.
Applied Music - Individual Instruction
Enrollment for individual applied music lessons must have the approval of the instructor. The course may be repeated for credit.
There is a private music instruction fee associated with each applied music individual instruction course. Students who miss regularly scheduled lessons (except for reasons of illness or institutionally excused absences) are not entitled to make up lessons or receive fee adjustments. All fees are paid in the Business Office of the University.
Private Music Instruction Fee
- $150 per semester for one half-hour (clock hour) lesson per week
- $300 per semester for one hour (clock hour) lesson per week
Applied Music – Individual Instruction Courses
The following courses are offered for one clock hour weekly lesson and may be taken for either 1, 2, or 3 credit hours.
The following courses are offered for one half-hour of weekly instruction and may be taken for one credit hour.
- MUS 1109 - Piano-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1159 - Organ-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1209 - Voice-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1309 - Violin-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1319 - Viola-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1329 - Cello-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1339 - String Bass-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1349 - Saxophone-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1379 - Flute-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1389 - Oboe-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1399 - Clarinet-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1419 - Bassoon-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1429 - French Horn-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1439 - Trumpet-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1449 - Trombone-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1459 - Baritone- 1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1469 - Tuba - 1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1479 - Percussion-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 1489 - Guitar-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
The following courses are offered for one clock hour weekly lesson and may be taken for either 1, 2, or 3 credit hours.
The following courses are offered for one half-hour of weekly instruction and may be taken for one credit hour.
- MUS 3109 - Piano-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3159 - Organ-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3209 - Voice-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3309 - Violin-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3319 - Viola-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3329 - Cello-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3339 - String Bass-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3349 - Saxophone-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction
- MUS 3379 - Flute-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3389 - Oboe-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3399 - Clarinet-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3419 - Bassoon-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3429 - French Horn-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3439 - Trumpet-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3449 - Trombone- 1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3459 - Baritone-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3469 - Tuba-Euphonium -1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3479 - Percussion-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
- MUS 3489 - Guitar-1/2 Hour, Individual Instruction 1
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