School of Music

School of Music Courses

2007-08 Faculty Members: C. Balensuela, A. Barber, J. Beckel, N. Brockman, M. Carkeek, C. Carrillo, H. Choi, J. Clodfelter, P. Coburn, G. Crouch, C. Cymerman, R. Danforth, G. Dugan, E. Edberg, C. Edwards, L. Foy, M. Gianforte, D. Grammel, E. Hackmey, J. Helsley, J. Hollander, A. Hopson, S. Irwin, C. Jetton (Dean), C. Johnson, J. Lavacek, D. McCoy, H. Moore, P. Musser, B. Pare', C. Pare', R. Pejril, M. Phang, D. Prather, A. Reynolds, D. Rizner, R. Salman, L. Sirotkin, C. Smith, O. Smith, J. Spicknall, S. Spiegelberg, S. Stepp, K. Tonne, K. Watson, K. Webb, J. White, A. Williams.

The DePauw University School of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The School of Music prepares music majors for a variety of careers, in music and other fields, and provides opportunities for all students to study music as an essential part of a liberal arts education. The School of Music offers several degree options so students can tailor their educations to match their levels of interest and future plans. All students receive careful and close advising from faculty members in order to choose the program that best suits their needs.

Students are admitted to the School of Music by audition.

 

Degrees

The following degree options are available to students interested in majoring in music:

  • Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
    • Performance
    • Performance with a Second Major
    • Performance with an emphasis in Business
  • Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.)
    • Choral/General Music Emphasis
    • Instrumental/General Music Emphasis
  • Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.) with:
    • General Music Emphasis
    • Emphasis in Business
    • Second Major
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), with a major in Music
  • Five-year Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts Double-Degree Program

The following options are available to students interested in minoring in music:

  • School of Music students
    • Minor in Instrumental Jazz Studies
  • College of Liberal Arts students
    • Minor in Applied Music
    • Minor in Jazz Studies

 

Description of Music Degrees

Detailed degree requirement worksheets for all majors within the School of Music can be found at http://www.depauw.edu/music/academics/degreeworksheets.asp.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

The Bachelor of Music degree (B.M.) is ideal for the student who wishes to pursue music as a career. The B.M. is the most common professional degree in music and the most music-intensive of all options, with approximately two-thirds of all coursework in music and one-third in other liberal arts courses. Individual and ensemble performance standards are high for all majors. Students choosing the B.M. generally practice several hours daily on a principal instrument, in addition to carrying a normal class load. With careful planning, students in the B.M. degree program may also complete a second major in a liberal arts discipline or an emphasis in business.

Students are admitted to the B.M. degree program by successful completion of a qualifying performance examination at the end of the sophomore year. Performance majors complete a half recital in the junior year and a full recital in the senior year.

Bachelor of Music Education

The Bachelor of Music Education degree (B.M.E.) is designed for students who wish to become certified music teachers. The program meets requirements for P-12 teaching certification in Indiana and reciprocal states. The curriculum for the B.M.E. degree involves approximately one-half of the coursework in music (performance and musicianship studies) and approximately the other half in liberal arts courses and professional education courses. Two majors are available: an instrumental/general music emphasis and a choral/general music emphasis.

All students who wish to complete the B.M.E. degree must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, preferably by the end of the sophomore year. Please confer with the chair of the Education Studies department about requirements for admission and certification. (A GPA of 2.5 is required to be admitted to this program.)

All B.M.E. degree students complete a semester of student teaching in the senior year.

Bachelor of Musical Arts

The Bachelor of Musical Arts degree (B.M.A.) is designed for students who wish to divide their academic program almost equally between music and the liberal arts. As with the B.M. degree, students complete a rigorous core curriculum in theory, musicianship, music history and literature, and they are expected to develop a discrete competence in an area outside of music.

Three majors are available. For the general music emphasis, students individually design an interdisciplinary liberal arts component. The second major curriculum combines the general music emphasis with another major in a liberal arts discipline. (A minimum GPA of 2.8 is required to complete the second major.) For the emphasis in business, the liberal arts curriculum combines required and elective business-related courses.

The B.M.A. degree provides an education that is more general than the B.M. degree while still emphasizing music. This degree differs from the B.A. degree in that it generally requires more music theory and history classes, with approximately half of all coursework in music and half in other liberal arts courses. The B.M.A. effectively prepares students for graduate study in music.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music

Students in the College of Liberal Arts working toward the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) may major in music. Students fulfill all general University requirements, including the specified distribution and competence requirements expected of students in the College of Liberal Arts, and must complete 19 credits in courses other than music. Approximately one-third of the curriculum is the music major, which is comprised of required sequences in music theory, music history and literature, as well as performance requirements and music electives. The B.A. degree with a major in music provides an excellent liberal arts experience.

See Section III, Music (CLA), for a summary of the requirements for a CLA major in music.

Five-year Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts Double-Degree Program

Students who wish to complete the professional study in music required for the Bachelor of Music degree as well as the full liberal arts curriculum required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in a discipline outside of music have that option. This double degree program requires a minimum of five years of study. Unlike the B.M. and B.M.A. degrees with a second liberal arts major, the double-degree program requires that students fulfill all College of Liberal Arts degree requirements, including the distribution requirements and the competency program requirements, as well as complete work in a College of Liberal Arts major. Completing the requirements for both degrees will require 36-40 course credits. Students in the double-degree program are expected to take lessons and participate in ensembles for each of their five years in the program.

 

Degree Requirements for all School of Music Majors

Detailed degree requirement worksheets for all majors within the School of Music can be found at http://www.depauw.edu/music/academics/degreeworksheets.asp

Total Credits and Grade Point Average:

B.M. and B.M.A. degrees: minimum of 31 course credits, with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, plus ensemble requirements

B.M.E. degrees: minimum of 33 course credits, with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, plus ensemble requirements

Core Courses:

  • First-Year Seminar
  • MUS 130 (First-Year Seminar: Understanding Music)
  • MUS 113 (Theory I)
  • MUS 114 (Theory II)
  • MUS 123 (Musicianship I)
  • Mus 124 (Musicianship II)
  • MUS 213 (Theory III)
  • MUS 223 (Musicianship III)
  • Fourth-semester theory
    • B.M. degrees: MUS 214 (Theory IV) and MUS 224 (Musicianship IV)
    • B.M.E. (instrumental/general) degree: MUS 384 (Jazz Theory) and MUS 386 (Jazz Improvisation)
    • B.M.A. and B.M.E. (choral/general) degrees: MUS 214 and 224 OR MUS 384 and 386
  • MUS 360 (Conducting I)

History and Literature

  • MUS 230 (History of Western Art Music)
  • MUS 334 (20th-Century Musical Literature)
  • Upper-level history course (usually MUS 390 topics course)

Applied Music:

  • Primary instrument: weekly hour-long lessons every semester in residence
  • Secondary instrument: four semesters
    Note: Piano is the secondary instrument for all students until completion of piano proficiency requirements.

Ensembles:

  • Major Ensemble: every semester in residence
  • Chamber Ensemble
    • B.M. degrees: four semesters, after advancement to the performance degree program
    • B.M.A. and B.M.E. degrees: two semesters

Recital Attendance:

  • Every semester in residence

Other General Requirements:

  • Competency Requirement
    • W certification: all students, by end of junior year
    • S certification: BMA degree students (BME students earn S certification through student teaching)
  • Winter Term: 3 Winter Term projects
  • Residency: 15 courses (including six of the last eight courses) in residence or in a University-approved program.

 

Minors

Detailed degree requirement worksheets for all music minors can be found at http://www.depauw.edu/music/academics/degreeworksheets.asp

Students in the School of Music may complete a minor in instrumental jazz studies. The minor requires 4 1/4 credits of academic courses and performance in jazz studies, most of which may not overlap with the music major.

Students in the College of Liberal Arts who are majoring in disciplines other than music may complete a minor in either applied musicor jazz studies. The completion of a successful audition is required before a student can be certified as a minor.

See Section III, Music (CLA), for a summary of the requirements for the CLA minors in music.