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Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]

Music Performance (B.Mus.)


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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.

IPFW General Education Requirements (33 credits)


Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Credits: 9


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Reading/Writing Credits: 3


Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3


Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area IV—Humanistic Thought Credits: 6


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Music majors may not use MUS Z101 to fulfill Area IV requirements

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

  • Music majors may not use MUS Z140 to fulfill
  • Area V requirements
  • Vocal Performance Majors must take THTR 134

Performance Studies Credits: 32


Applied Primary (includes recital) Credits: 16


Non-keyboard concentrates take:


Keyboard concentrates take:


  • and 200-level applied study (6 credits)

Ensembles Credits: 8


Piano Performance majors take major ensembles for 6 semesters and

Professional Music Courses and Free Electives Credits: 26


Piano Majors (26 credits)

  • Keyboard literature Credits: 3
  • Piano pedagogy Credits: 3
  • Electives in music Credits: 6
  • Free electives Credits: 14

Voice Majors (26 credits)

  • Song literature Credits: 3
  • Foreign language Credits: 8
  • Diction Credits: 4
  • Vocal pedagogy Credits: 3
  • Opera Ensemble Credits: 2
  • Elective credits in music Credits: 3
  • Free electives Credits: 3

Instrumental Majors (26 credits)

  • Instrumental literature Credits: 3
  • Instrumental pedagogy Credits: 2
  • Additional ensembles Credits: 6
    Refer to Department of Music Handbook
  • Elective credits in music Credits: 6
  • Free electives Credits: 9

Total Credits: 120-123


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