Performance Major (B.M.) - 81 Hours
2005 - 2007 Catalog
Required Courses:
- Mus 101 Survey of Music Literature (2)
- Mus 151-152 Harmony I (6)
- Mus 153-154 Ear Training and Sight Singing (4)
- Mus 201 Medieval and Renaissance Music (2)
- Mus 202 Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries (2)
- Mus 203 Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries (2)
- Mus 214 Ensembles (6)
- Mus 251-252 Harmony II (6)
- Mus 253-254 Advanced Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony (2)
- Mus 270 Applied Music (24)
- Mus 281 Conducting (2)
- Mus 283 Advanced Conducting (2)
- Mus 305 Counterpoint (3)
- Mus 309 Orchestration (3)
- Mus 310 Form and Analysis (3)
- Mus 321 Pedagogy
Electives - Advanced History and Theory selected from (8):
- Mus 291 Sacred Music and Hymnology (2)
- Mus 292 Church Music Literature (2)
- Mus 350 Romanticism in the Arts (2)
- Mus 351 Symphonic Literature (2)
- Mus 352 History of Opera (2)
- Mus 353 Music of the 20th Century (2)
- Mus 354 Piano Literature (2)
- Mus 355 Vocal Literature (2)
- Mus 357 History of Jazz (2)
- Mus 380 Independent Study (2)
- Mus 390 Special Topics (2)
A total of two elective credits for the major can come from the courses - Mus 380, Independent Study and Mus 390, Special Topics.
All students with a voice concentration on the Bachelor of Music degree must take two semesters of Diction for Singers, Music 220-221, or two semesters of a single foreign language.
Additional Requirements:
Ensembles
Ensemble organizations for credit include The Simpson College Choir, Chorale, Jazz Ensemble, The Madrigal Singers, Opera Workshop and The Concert Band. One and one-half hours of credit in ensemble per year are required of Bachelor of Music students and participation in at least one ensemble is required each semester of full time academic work. Each ensemble is given .75 credits per semester. Students with a voice concentration are required to be in the choir or chorale each semester. Students with instrumental concentrations are required to be in the Simpson College Concert Band each semester.
Jury
At the end of each semester, final examinations in applied music are conducted by a jury composed of selected staff members.
Piano Requirements
All students in the Bachelor of Music program or with a major in music are encouraged to study piano and required to pass a piano proficiency examination. This examination may be taken at any regularly scheduled time but is required of all students before they may register for 300-level courses in music. No student may register for student teaching until he/she has passed this examination. The proficiency exam must be passed one full semester before student teaching is undertaken. Students must enroll continuously in piano until the proficiency exam is passed.
Recital Requirements
Although students usually have numerous solo appearances, only a senior recital is required for graduation, except in the case of performance majors, who must perform both junior and senior programs. A full recital is required of all Bachelor of Music students and a half-program of candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music. All degree candidates must be enrolled in the Applied Music area of concentration when presenting a recital.
Attendance at weekly music convocations, visiting artist recitals; ensemble and opera performances, faculty recitals, all senior and junior performance major recitals is required of the major in music.
All degree candidates must be enrolled in the applied music area of concentration when recitals are performed. All full-time music degree seeking students must be enrolled in Mus 001, Recital Attendance, each semester of attendance.