Program: B.Mus.
Department of Music
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Rhinehart Music Center 144 ~ 260-481-6714 ~ www.ipfw.edu/vpa
The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:
Performance. Music majors will demonstrate the ability to perform competently in public on a principal instrument or voice as a soloist and as a member of a major ensemble.
Music Theory. Students will demonstrate:
- knowledge of musical form, structures, concepts, and terms
- skill and fluency in application through analysis
- ability to compose within basic musical structures
- perspective regarding historical styles and structures
- ability to relate the cognitive to aural perception and to aesthetic response
Aural Perception. Students will demonstrate the ability to:
- read and sing melodic lines with accurate intonation
- read and perform complex rhythms accurately
- recognize and notate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns and progressions
Music History and Literature. Students will demonstrate knowledge of:
- the principal composers,genres, styles, and performance practices of Western art music
- representative compositions of western art music, recognized aurally and from score
- non-western music and its cultural contexts and influences
- social, political and aesthetic influences and impact on music
- the influence of music on its social, political and aesthetic contexts.
Keyboard. All music majors will be able to use the keyboard as a basic tool and will demonstrate the ability to:
- perform appropriate technical skills such as scales, arpeggios, etc.
- play chord progression from Roman numerals
- improvise
- play “by ear” and from lead sheets
- harmonize melodic lines
- perform repertoire at the intermediate level
- transpose simple pieces and lead sheets
- sight read at the late elementary level
- play from 4-part open score
Technology. Students will demonstrate a basic overview of how technology serves the field of music as a whole including the following:
- knowledge of computer hardware
- ability to use notational software
- ability to use the Internet as a resource for research
Conducting. Students will demonstrate conducting knowledge and skills sufficient to run an effective rehearsal and performance, including the following:
- standard beat patterns and meters
- common articulations
- cues and cutoffs
- varying dynamics
- setting, maintaining, and altering tempi
- score preparation
Performance majors will demonstrate:
- the ability to work independently to prepare performances at a high level of quality
- knowledge of applicable solo and ensemble literature
- orientation to and experience with the fundamentals of pedagogy
Piano performance majors will demonstrate:
- ability to perform as a soloist, an accompanist and/or chamber musician
- ability to function as an accompanist
- ability to play in chamber ensembles
Vocal performance majors will demonstrate:
Instrumental performance majors will demonstrate:
- ability to perform as a soloist
- ability to perform in chamber ensembles
- ability to perform in large ensembles
The Bachelor of Music program provides an opportunity to earn a performance degree in voice, winds, strings, piano, or percussion.
To earn the Bachelor of Music, one must satisfy the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8) and the music core, and satisfactorily complete the following courses, and earn a grade of C or better in each music course.
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