Fine Arts Learning Objectives:
- Students should know and be able to use discipline-based vocabulary.
- Students should be able to critique their own work as well as the work of others.
- Students should be able to identify stylistic characteristics.
- Students should have acquired basic facility in a broad range of media/instruments and/or research methods.
- Students should have acquired advanced facility in one medium/instrument.
- Students should have understanding of possible career paths.
Music Major Requirements (48-51 credits)
Required each semester (16 credits):
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors/Minors (2 credits for 2 eight semesters or a total of 16 credits)
Required courses (24 credits):
MU 108 Music History: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio I - 3 credits
MU 206 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio II - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits
MU 209 Harmony II - 3 credits
MU 220 Form and Analysis - 3 credits
Any combination of ensembles selected from (8 credits):
MU 170 Saint Vincent College Choir - 1 credit
MU 175 Instrumental Ensemble - 1 credit
MU 180 Saint Vincent College Singers - 1 credit
MU 181 Musical Theater Workshop - 1 credit
MU 182 Opera Workshop - 1 credit
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata - 1 credit
Additional requirements for voice majors (2 credits):
MU 317 Diction for Singers: Italian, Spanish and Latin - 1 credit
MU 318 Diction for Singers: English, German and French - 1 credit
Music Minor Requirements (18 credits)
Required each semester:
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
Required courses (9 credits):
MU 108 Music History: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
Two or three semesters of private instruction (3 credits):
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors/Minors 1 or 2
Any combination of ensembles or private instruction selected from (6 credits):
Two semesters of piano study are recommended if the minor’s primary instrument is non-keyboard.
MU 225 Secondary Instrument for Majors/Minors - 1 or 2 credits
MU 170 Saint Vincent College Choir - 1 credit
MU 175 Instrumental Ensemble - 1 credit
MU 180 Saint Vincent College Singers - 1 credit
MU 181 Musical Theater Workshop - 1 credit
MU 182 Opera Workshop - 1 credit
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata - 1 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors/Minors - 1 or 2 credits
Students must successfully pass an audition to be admitted to this major and minor. Please contact the department chair to schedule an audition and receive audition guidelines. Students may choose their primary instrument from one of the following instruments: voice, piano, organ, violin, viola, guitar (acoustic, classical, jazz, bass), flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, and trombone.