Music Concentration | 西瓜视频 College

Concentration Overview

As a performing arts major with a concentration in music, you will take performance, studio, history, and seminars in theory. Songwriters, composers, and musicians of all instruments: you will develop the facility to perform at a professional level or attend graduate school.

In performance courses, you will be members and sometimes soloists in ensembles in front of live audiences. These courses emphasize collaborative skills and ensemble performance. In studio courses, you will study your instrument(s) (or voice as instrument) in depth. Studio courses highlight technique, repertoire, presentation, and ultimately, solo performance. History courses provide the context for all musical practice and enhance your ability to play, write about, promote, or work with artists playing the music of all periods.Seminar courses will give you the theoretical foundation for your craft. You will learn music theory including notation, harmony, counterpoint, composition, and software used in working with musical notation.

You will undertake a total of three internships, including a semester-long, full-time professional experience relevant to performing arts and music. You will complete a two-semester senior thesis on a topic relevant to music, and containing interdisciplinary components. You will experience the integration of theory and practice through coursework, experiential learning, and independent field research and/or creative composition in the senior thesis sequence.
Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125

*Any MUSXXX Ensemble course can be taken to fulfill this requirement including: MUS105, MUS107, MUS109, MUS113, MUS114, MUS115, MUS116. DAN105 or DRA105 are also permitted for 3 of these credits.
Performance - 7 credits required
In these courses, students will experience performance as members and sometimes soloists in ensembles in front of live audiences. The emphasis is on collaborative skills and ensemble performance.
Studio - 9 credits required
In these courses, students study their instrument(s) in depth. Studio courses emphasize technique, repertoire, presentation, and ultimately, solo performance.
History - 6 credits required
History courses provide the context for all musical practice and enhance students' ability to play, write about, promote, or work with artists playing the music of all periods.
Seminar Requirement Courses - 6 Credits聽
Seminar courses give students the theoretical foundation for their craft. They learn music theory including notation, harmony, counterpoint, composition, and software used in working with musical notation.

First Year - Credits: 30
- Performing Arts Elective (Cr: 3)
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Electives* (Cr: 2)
- ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
- ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
- INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)
- MUS 106聽-聽Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
  
  (Students will take twice)
- MUS 110聽-聽Fundamentals of Music (Cr: 3)
- MUS 201聽-聽Music Theory I (Cr: 3)
- MUS 220聽-聽Studio Audio Production I (Cr: 3)
- MUS 111聽-聽History of Western Music (Cr: 3)
- PA 100聽-聽Introduction to Performing Arts (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Aesthetic Awareness General Elective
Second Year - Credits: 35
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 2)
- Performing Arts Electives (Cr: 6)
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Elective (Cr: 3)
- INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)
- MUS 106聽-聽Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
  
  (Students will take twice)
- PA 101聽-聽Performance Review (Cr: 1)
  
  (Students will take twice)
- PA 300聽-聽Performance Workshop I (Cr: 3)
- PA 305聽-聽Performance Workshop II (Cr: 3)
Third Year - Credits: 29
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 2)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- ART 265聽-聽Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
- MUS 106聽-聽Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
- PA 101聽-聽Performance Review (Cr: 1)
- PA 310聽-聽Audition and Portfolio (Cr: 3)
Fourth Year - Credits: 31
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 1)
- Performing Arts Elective (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
- MUS 230聽-聽Jazz Styles (Cr: 3)
- PA 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
- PA 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- PA 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Performing Arts Elective

Students must take 12 credits under the designation of Performing Arts Elective. For this elective requirement, students may take up to nine credits in any courses in their designed concentration area (MUS). However, three credits must be in an area outside the student's concentration area in order to promote cross-discipline growth. Students may choose from any DAN, DRA, MUS, PA聽 or any of the following courses:
- AET 100聽-聽Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
- AET 200聽-聽Materials, Media, and Metaphor (Cr: 3)
- AET 205聽-聽Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
- AET 206聽-聽Guitar for Therapy and Education (Cr: 3)
- AET 207聽-聽Drumming for Healing (Cr: 3)
- AET 210聽-聽Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
- AET 215聽-聽Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
- AET 225聽-聽Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
- AET 305聽-聽Cultural Humility in the Arts Therapies (Cr: 3)
- AET 306聽-聽Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
- ART 240聽-聽Imagination and Creativity (Cr: 3)
- ART 365聽-聽Arts Administration II (Cr: 3)
- ART 266聽-聽Writing in the Arts Seminar (Cr: 3)
- DM 110聽-聽Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
- DM 255聽-聽Writing for the Screen (Cr: 3)
- DM 281聽-聽TV Studio Production I (Cr: 3)
- DRA 215聽-聽Acting for Film (Cr: 3)
- ED 215聽-聽Creative Arts in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (Cr: 3)
- ENG 103聽-聽Public Speaking (Cr: 3)
- ENG 212聽-聽Drama Survey (Cr: 3)
- ENG 229聽-聽Playwriting and Screenwriting I (Cr: 3)
- ENG 340聽-聽Playwriting and Screenwriting II (Cr: 3)
- ENG 365聽-聽Shakespeare (Cr: 3)
- IDS 301聽-聽Yoga: Theory, Culture & Practice (Cr: 3)
- MTH 105聽-聽The Mathematics of Music (Cr: 3)
Music Performance Ensemble Electives

*Any MUSXXX Ensemble course can be taken to fulfill this requirement including: MUS105, MUS107, MUS109, MUS113,MUS114, MUS115, MUS116, DAN105 or DRA105 are also permitted for 3 of these credits.
- DAN 105聽-聽Repertory Dance Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- DRA 105聽-聽Theater Performance (Cr: 1 or 3)
- MUS 105聽-聽西瓜视频 College Chorus (Cr: 1)
- MUS 107聽-聽Constellation Interfaith Music Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 109聽-聽Percussion Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 113聽-聽Jazz Band (Cr: 1)
- MUS 114聽-聽Chamber Ensemble (Cr: 1)
- MUS 115聽-聽Modern Band Project (Cr: 1)
- MUS 116聽-聽Pep Band (Cr: 1)
Internships and Careers
An 西瓜视频 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at 西瓜视频 will prepare you for the next step.

Internships:
Students are required to complete three internships within their major and/or minor. Internship sites have included:
- Walt Disney World
- Boston Ballet
- Boston Children’s Chorus
- Stage 284 at The Community House
- Premier Studios NYC
- North Shore Music Theatre
- High School Music Departments
Jobs:
Many of our graduates have become or worked for:
- Music Teacher in schools and studios
- Recording Studio Engineer
- Walt Disney Performer
- Singer/ Actor/Performer
- Technical Director, audio, lights, stage
- Arts Administrator
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