2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Music
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Associate Professor Cinnamon, Chairperson
Professors Boonshaft, Hettrick, Lalama;
Assistant Professors Anson-Cartwright, Carter, Fryling, Robinson;
Instructor Myers.
Acceptance by the Music Department requires an audition in the candidate’s principal
area of performance, and completion of placement tests in music theory and ear
training prior to enrollment.
Notes
- Students who intend to enroll in MUS 61 or 61A and/or 69 or 69A or 70A must take
a departmental entrance examination in rudiments, elements of theory and aural
perception before registering. A remedial course may be recommended.
- Students are assigned to MUS 61A in place of 61 and/or MUS 69A in place of 69
by departmental advisement based on the entrance examination in aural perception.
Credit will not be granted for both 61 and 61A, 62 and 62A or MUS 69 and 69A.
- Students without previous keyboard experience should enroll in MUS 35 and 35A
during the freshman year.
- Ensemble (MUS 20), University Band (MUS 21), University Symphony Orchestra (MUS
22), University Mixed Chorus (MUS 23) and University Wind Ensemble (MUS 24) are
organized for participation by the general student body, for credit or as cocurricular
activities, as well as by music majors. Open to all qualified students by audition;
students desiring credit must register in advance. (Credit of 1/2 s.h. per semester
is on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis only.) No more than 6 semester hours may be applied
to any degree.
- All music majors must take Ensemble (MUS 20), under faculty advisement, for six
semesters for a total of 3 s.h. All music majors must also participate every semester,
under advisement, in their principal performing area, University Band (MUS 21),
University Symphony Orchestra (MUS 22), University Mixed Chorus (MUS 23), University
Chorale (MUS 25), or University Wind Ensemble (MUS 24) with six semesters taken
for credit for a total of 3 s.h. Candidates for the B.S. in Education (Music Education)
degree who are band or orchestra instrumentalists are also required to participate
for four semesters (either with or without credit) in one or more of the following
choral organizations: University Mixed Chorus (MUS 23), Hofstra Chorale (MUS 25),
Chamber Singers, or the Collegium Musicum chorus.
- All music majors must consult with the Music Department regarding Private Instruction
(P) and must enroll in the course of their major performance area during the freshman
and sophomore years. A special fee (see page 32) in addition to the semester-hour
tuition will be charged for P and is nonrefundable.
- No more than 6 semester hours in P may be applied to the B.A. or B.S. in Education
degree.
- Music courses numbered 30 through 39A, 101C-122C, 101D-120D, 122D, 107, 108,
160A, 160B, 172, 190 and 191 may not be applied toward liberal arts credit. Students
will be enrolled in the appropriate courses only after consultation with an adviser.
Nonmajor—the following courses are suited for the nonmajor:
Music appreciation and literature: MUS 1, 3, 48, 105A, 122, 123, 127, 128, 129,
130, 134, 135, 136, 140, 142, 145, 146, 157, 158.
Performance: MUS 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (see Note 4).
Basic Skills: MUS 31 through 38A, 173, 174 (these courses are designed for students
without background or experience in the specific performance area; see Note 8).
Pi Kappa Lambda: a national music honor society.
Music Courses
In addition to semester notations next to each course, a selection of courses
is offered during January and Summer sessions. Consult the January and Summer Sessions bulletins for these schedules.
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