Private Music Instruction: Applied Music Courses*
All music majors are required to study a total of eight semesters of one performance medium in applied music instruction, as required for their specific concentration. Music minors are required to study a total of four semesters of one performance medium in applied music instruction. The applied music course listed below are each one-unit successive levels of private music instruction. Each level is prerequisite to all higher levels. Students may audition for advanced standing. All students enrolled in applied music are required to participate in regularly scheduled departmental recitals. All applied music students perform for faculty jury for their final examination. Students may register for a thirty or sixty minute lesson per week. A minimum of five hours practice per week is required. Applied music courses are subject to instruction fees and practice fees. Fees are commensurate with instruction time.
MUSC 115, 175, 215, 275, 315, 375, 415, 475, 481, 482 • Applied Music: Instrumental (1 unit each)
MUSC 116, 176, 216, 276, 316, 376, 416, 476, 487, 488 • Applied Music: Organ (1 unit each)
MUSC 117, 177, 217, 277, 317, 377, 417, 477, 483, 484 • Applied Music: Piano (1 unit each)
MUSC 118, 178, 218, 278, 318, 378, 418, 478, 485, 486 • Applied Music: Voice (1 unit each)
Private Music Instruction: Applied Music Performance Instruction
Prerequisite: Students making application for the Performance Emphasis must have completed two consecutive semesters of private music instruction at the MUSC level. The applied music performance courses listed below are each two-unit successive levels of private music instruction which are offered for the student in the performance emphasis. Each level is prerequisite to all higher levels. Students in the performance emphasis are required to enroll in a two-unit applied music course each semester. They are required to participate in regularly scheduled departmental recitals, and to perform for faculty jury for their final examination. Students must register for a minimum of one hour instruction per week. A minimum of ten hours practice per week is required. MUPF courses are subject to instruction fees and practice fees. Fees are commensurate with instruction time. Music majors in the performance emphasis are required to present a Junior Recital during the second semester of the junior year, and a Senior Recital during the second semester of the senior year.
MUPF 215, 275, 315, 375, 415, 475, 481, 482 • Applied Music: Instrumental (2 units each)
MUPF 216, 276, 316, 376, 416, 476, 487, 488 • Applied Music: Organ (2 units each)
MUPF 217, 277, 317, 377, 417, 477, 483, 484 • Applied Music: Piano (2 units each)
MUPF 218, 278, 318, 378, 418, 478, 485, 486 • Applied Music: Voice (2 units each)
Private Music Instruction: Applied Composition Courses
MUTC 200, 210, 300, 310, 400, 410 • Applied Music: Composition (1 unit each)
Applied composition courses are each one-unit successive levels of private lessons in music composition. MUSC 136 is a prerequisite to the first level, and each level thereafter is prerequisite to all higher levels. Students enrolled in these courses are required to have at least one piece performed each semester on scheduled departmental recitals. Students will receive one lesson (minimum of thirty minutes instruction) per week. A minimum of five hours per week additional preparation time is required. MUTC Applied Composition courses are subject to the current applied music instruction fees.
Private Music Intruction: Recitals
MUSC 114A, 144B, 214A, 214B, 314A, 314B, 414A, 414B • Recital Attendance (0 units)
Regular recitals are presented by faculty, guest artists, and selected students from the studios of applied music intructors. Attendence at a specified number of general recitals is required of all music degree candidates for eight semesters, music minors for four semesters, and students studying private music intruction for general elctive units for the semester in which they are enrolled. Credit/Fail.
MUPF/MUSC 391 • Junior Recital (1 unit)
Music majors with a Performance Emphasis will present a Junior Recital in the second semester of the junior year. A Junior Recital is a half-hour formal solo program of repertoire appropriate for the culmination of six semesters of applied music study. Students in Music Education or Music Ministry Emphases may present a Junior Recital with Music Department permission. Guidelines for preparing, planning, scheduling, and presenting a Junior Recital are available in the Music Department office. Prerequisites: Music Department approval, and concurrent registration in MUPF 375, 376, 377, 378, or higher applied music course number. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Lab fee.
MUPF/MUSC 491 • Senior Recital (1 unit)
Prerequisites: Completion of seven consecutive semesters of applied music instruction and enrolled in the eighth semester of applied music instruction. Music degree candidates must enroll during the semester of the senior recital performance. Students seeking the performance degree must enroll for one-hour credit; all others enroll for zero credit. Evaluation is based on the student’s performance of the recital, and the final grade is given by a committee of the Department of Music faculty. Lab fee.
MUTC 493 • Senior Recital in Composition (1 unit)
The Senior Recital in applied composition is a presentation (at least thirty minutes of music) of compositions for different media written during residency, with the student participating as performer or conductor in at least one piece. Guidelines for preparing, planning, scheduling, and presenting a Senior Recital in Composition are available in the Department of Music. Prerequisite: Department of Music approval and concurrent registration in MUTC 410. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Lab fee.
* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements, or contact the Department of Music. Information shown here reflects the 2009-2010 academic course catalog.