Music, B.A.

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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Music from Lakeland University should be able to:

Perform to an appropriate level of mastery, either in voice or instrument.
Lead an ensemble effectively.
Use the piano as a professional tool.
Identify significant dates, composers, pieces, genres and styles in regard to music history.
Use the theoretical language of music for the composition of and analysis of musical pieces.
Teach music.
Demonstrate behaviors and aptitudes for professional success.

Major Requirements (52-60 semester hours)

Musicianship Fundamentals (21 semester hours)

Ensemble Requirement (6 semesters)

Students must participate in six (6) semesters of ensembles to their instrument/voice. Ensembles may be taken for 0 credit if the student has fulfilled required semester hours.

Applied Study (10 semester hours)

Students must complete five (5) semesters of private lessons at the numbered 200 or above, or complete MUS 249 - Class Piano III (2 semester hours) and MUS 259 - Class Piano IV (2 semester hours) plus three (3) semesters of private lessons.

Music Emphasis Area (15-23 semester hours)

Students must complete one of the following emphasis areas:

Business and Contemporary Music Emphasis

MUS 303 - Music Entrepreneurship (2 semester hours)
MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)
MUS 1XX Applied Guitar (1 semester hour) OR
MUS 1XX Applied Percussion (1 semester hour)

Complete three (3) semester hours from:

Complete six (6) semester hours from:

Composition and Songwriting Emphasis

MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)
MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours)
MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour)
MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours) Student will organize and present a performance of original works
MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music (i.e. songwriting, chamber music, film scoring)

Complete six (6) semester hours from:

Cooperative Education Emphasis

Complete three (3) semester hours from:

Complete fifteen (15) semester hours from:

EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)
Co-requisite for first experience of EXP /MUS 390
EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
Co-requisite for second experience of EXP /MUS 390
EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours) OR
MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)
At least six (6) semester hours must be in MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)

Musicology Emphasis

Complete six (6) semester hours from:

ART 263 - Art History I
ART 264 - Art History II
GEN 134 - Humanities I
GEN 135 - Humanities II
MUS 221 - Jazz History
MUS 222 - Music for the Screen
MUS 265 - History of Rock & Roll
OR HIS 265 History of Rock and Roll
MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music (i.e. jazz, avantgarde, or ethnomusicology)