Music

110 Creative & Performing Arts Center 318-357-4522 nsumusic@nsula.edu Interim Department Head: Terrie Sanders, Associate Professor

Professors: Bakenhus, Coreil, P. Forsyth, Handel, Kurti, McDermott, McLaren, Thompson Associate Professors: C. Allen, Christopher, Cummins, Deville, Green, Joy, Kuroda, Mathews, Rodriguez, Rorex, Yang Assistant Professors: Davis, Dunn, Hudlow, Hsieh, L. Forsyth, McDonald, McKee, Molina

Degree Programs Available Through the Department of Music

Bachelor of Music with concentrations in: music business, performance, and sacred music Master of Music with concentrations in: music education, and performance

Music

The degree program in music is fully accredited by the National Association of the School of Music (NASM), 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20196, telephone number (703)437-0700. Music Major Requirements: (81 semester hours) Students seeking a major in Music must complete 81 semester hours of the 120-semester hour degree within the Music curriculum. 46 ofthesehours arespecificto the particularconcentrationwhile the remaining 35 hours consist of supportive courses in music. All music students must elect one of the concentrations listed below:

Available Concentrations: (46 hours each) Music Business (242E): Music 1710 for four semesters (8 credit hours), MUS 3710 for two semesters (4 credit hours), 6 hours of ensembles, 4 credit hours of piano, to be chosen from MUS 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1700A, 1710A; MUS 4200, MUS 4400, MUS 4720 (minimum1 credit hour),ACCT1040, BUAD 3280, MUS 4730, 6 credit hours of MUS 2990, must include subtopic 01 Survey of Music Business; 2 credit hours of music elective, for a total of 46 hours. Furthermore: Students must take ECON 2000 to fulfill Social Science core requirement. Students must take MUS 4200 in lieu of MUS 4060. Students may take 2 credit hours of music elective in lieu of MUS 2030. Students may take MUS 4130 or 4060 (3 credit hours) in lieu of MUS 2040 (2 credit hours) and 1 credit hour of music elective. In lieu of foreignlanguage requirement, students must take 6 hours from: BUAD 1040, MGT 2500, BUAD 2200, MKTG 3230, BUAD 3250,BUAD 3260, BUAD 3280, or an additional MUS 2990. Studentsmay take MUS 2170 in lieu of MUS 2160 and 2161; students may take MUS 3500, 3600, or 3700, in lieu of4010. Performance (242P): Music 1710 for four semesters (8 credit hours), MUS 3710 for four semesters (12 credit hours), MUS 4150 (Pedagogy), MUS 4390 (Performance Literature), MUS 4720 (Senior Recital), 4 hours of piano chosen from MUS 1800,1810, 1820,1830,1700A,1710A,8hoursofensembles, 6 hours of music electives. Sacred Music (242M): Music 1710 for four semesters (8credit hours), MUS 3710 for three semesters (6 credit hours), MUS 1230 (Diction), MUS 2120, 2130, 3120, 3130, 4120 (Church Music History, Liturgics, Hymnody, and Administration), MUED 4520 (Choral Literature), MUS 3100 (Choral Conducting), MUS 4720 (Senior Recital), 4 hours of piano chosen from MUS 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1700A, 1710A, 8 hours of ensembles and 2 hours of music electives. Music Minor Requirements: (select from one of the areas below) Performance: (26 semester hours) MUS 1150, 1151, 1160, 1161; four hours from MUS 2030, 2040, 3030, 3040, plus 12 hours from MUS 1700 or 1710 (at least eight of these being in the same performance area) and four hours of music electives (must include a musicensemble). Music Business: (26 semester hours) 3 credits in MUS 1000 or 1150 and 1151, MUS 2990 Subtitle 01 – Survey ofMusic Business, additional MUS 2990, MUS 4400, MUS 4200, 4 credits of ensembles, 4 credits of MUS 1700 or 1710, 3 credit hours chosen from: BUAD 1040, MGT 2500, BUAD 2200, MKTG 3230, BUAD 3250, or BUAD 3280. Music Theory: (26 semester hours) MUS 1150, 1151, 1160, 1161, 2150, 2151, 2160, 2161; four hours from MUS 2030, 2040, 3030, 3040; 6 hours from MUS 1700 or 1710 and four hours of music electives(must include a music ensemble).

Fees and Special Requirements

Special Requirements: Music majors are required to attend recitals and concerts and to participate in performing ensembles, as listed in the individual curricula in this catalog. All music majors must pass a proficiency examination in piano.Music majors are required to practice a minimumof one hour adayfor each credithourofmajorappliedstudyandonehalf hour a day for each credit hour of minor applied study. Students seeking a double major have a residency requirement of five years, or four years and threesummers. Admission to the Bachelor of Music (Performance Concentration) degree program is by audition only. This represents an addition to regular university admission requirements. Procedures vary for the administration of this audition, depending on students’ instrumental/vocal specialty. Thus students should consult with applied teachers regarding specifics. Preliminary taped auditions are allowed for provisional admission; however, a live audition is required for full admission to the Bachelor of Music (Performance Concentration)program. Private Lessons: To enroll in private lessons, a student must be a full-time student at NSU. Exceptions to this rule require approval of the head of the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts, the Dean of Arts and Sciences, and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Sciences College of Arts and

Fees: There are no special fees for music majors and students within a declared music minor or those performing with major ensembles. Other students pay a fee of $60 a semester forone one-hour private lesson per week and $30 for one half-hour private lesson per week. They must also pay a fee of $5 a semester for renting a practice room for one hour a day and $2 for each additionalhour.

Curriculum for Music (242)

FIRSTYEAR

SEM. HRS.

English 1010, 1020...........................................................................6

Ensembles2................................................................................................................................................2 Fine Arts 1040..................................................................................3

Mathematics1 ..........................................................................................................................................6 Music 1150, 1151, 1160, 1161.........................................................6 Music 1710 and 1500 each semester ................................................4 University Studies 1000 ...................................................................1

Piano3.............................................................................................................................................................2 30

SECOND YEAR SEM. HRS.

Ensembles2................................................................................................................................................2 Foreign language4...............................................................................................................................6 Humanities1..............................................................................................................................................6 Music 20309, 2040, 2150, 2151, 21608, 21618..................................................... 10 Music 1710 and 1500 each semester ................................................4

Natural Sciences1................................................................................................................................3 Piano3.............................................................................................................................................................2 33

THIRD YEAR SEM. HRS.

Ensembles2................................................................................................................................................2 Music 3030, 3040, 3090...................................................................6 Music 1500 each semester................................................................0

Music Concentration5.................................................................................................................. 12 Natural Sciences1................................................................................................................................3 Social/behavioral science1..........................................................................................................3 26

FOURTHYEAR SEM. HRS.

Ensembles2,10...........................................................................................................................................2 Humanities1..............................................................................................................................................3 Music 401011 , 40607, 47206.......................................................................................................8 Music Concentration5.................................................................................................................. 12 Natural Sciences1................................................................................................................................3 Social/behavioral science1..........................................................................................................3 31

Total Semester Hoursfor Degree...................................................120

Footnotes: 1 Selected to meet University Core requirements. Music Business students must take

ECON 2000 to fulfill social science core requirement. 2 Instrumental students must participate in performing ensembles each semester of residence,andwillbeassignedtoMUS1300,1310,1340,1350,1360,1390,1400, or 14 as needed. Keyboard students must enroll in at least four semesters of MUS 1440 and at least two semesters of MUS 1310, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1360, 1380, or 1430. Vocal students must participate in performing ensembles each semester of residence, and will be assigned to MUS 1320, 1330, 1370, 1380, 1420, and 1430asneeded.Assignmentsfortheaboveensembleswillbemadebyappropriate ensembledirectors,whomayconsultwiththeappliedmusicfaculty. Bandstudents on scholarship may be required to audition for springensembles. 3 Piano majors are required to take MUS 4490 and 4260 in their third and fourth years respectively in lieu of MUS 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830 and 2 credits of performance elective. 4 Three hours of foreign language must be in German, French, or Italian. Music

Business students take 6 credit hours of business or music business electives, listed in the concentration requirements, in lieu of foreign languages. 5 For Performance Concentration, piano students must take 4 hours in music electives other than piano, and vocal students must take 3 hours of diction from

MUS 1230, 1220, 1210 and 3 hours in MUS 4270. Instrumental students may take music elective in MUS 1700, 1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1360, 1370, 1380, 1390, 1400, 1410, 1420, and 1430. For Sacred Music concentration, students whose primary instrument is voice must enroll in 2 hours of MUS 1700 piano lessons; Keyboard students must enroll in 2 hours of MUS 1700 voice lessons. For Music Business concentration: at least 6 hours must be in MUS 2990

Special Topics. 6 MUS 4720 (Recital): Performance Concentration students will give a solo recital.

SacredMusic Concentrationstudentspresentarecitalwhichmayconsistof oneor more performance media, including conducting. Music Business students must giveajuniorrecitalorhalf-seniorrecitalinperformanceorcompositionfor1credit hour and a free music elective for 1 credithour. 7 Sacred Music Concentration students must take MUS 4140 in lieu of 4060. Music

Business students must take MUS 4200 in lieu of 4060. 8 Music Business students may take MUS 2170 (Jazz Theory) in lieu of MUS 2160 and 2161. 9 Music Business students may take MUS 4060 or 4130 in lieu of MUS 2040 plus 1 credit hour of music elective. 10 MusicBusinessstudentstake2hoursofmusicelectivesinlieuofensemblesduringthe fourth year.11 Music Business students may take MUS 3500, 3600, or 3700 in lieu of 4010.

NOTE: Proficiency requirement in major performance area must be satisfied prior to being admitted to 3710-level study. Music majors must earn at least a “C” (2.0) in eachmusiccourseinorderfor thosecourses tobecreditedas completedprerequisites or to count as graduationrequirements.

NOTE: All students enrolled in MUS 1710 and MUS 3710 are required to participate in an end-of-semester jury, performing for faculty members appropriate to the student’s instrument/voice category.

Graduate Program Master of Music(542)

All degree programs in music are fully accredited by the National Associationof Schools of Music, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20196, telephone number (703) 437-0700. The Master of Music at Northwestern State University offers two concentrations to further prepare students for careers as educators and performers as well as for further advanced study. Students must choose and be accepted into one of the concentrationareas: Music Educationor Performance. Available Concentrations (32 hours each): Music Education (542A) Performance (542B)

Music Education (542A)

Admission Requirements for Master of Music with a concentration in Music Education: • Bachelor’s degree in music education and teacher certification preferred, bachelor’s degree in music minimum, cumulative grade point average of 2.75; • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores with a minimum of 282 on verbal plus quantitative sections (preferred), or complete an Application Portfolio; • Two written letters of recommendation from music education professionals that attest to the applicant’s preparedness for graduate study in music education; • Letter of Intent (500 words minimum) that discusses the applicant’s goals and reasons for pursuing the Master of

Music with a concentration in Music Education Degree, and how their graduate study at NSU fits into their plan; and • Highly recommended that applicants without a valid teaching license pursue alternate certification concurrent with their master’s program.

Application Portfolio

If GRE scores are not submitted, an Application Portfolio must be completed for full consideration for admission. Priority deadlines: April 1 for Fall admission, November 1 for Spring admission. 1. Resume/curriculum vita (cv); and 2. Writing sample of not more than 15 pagesdemonstrating facility in analysis, argument, research, and coherence.

Diagnostic Exam

Each student will take a Diagnostic Exam in music theory, aural skills, and music history and literature. The diagnostic exam is designed to ascertain levels of competency. A Deficiency Plan will be developed for those who score below minimum standards. MUS 5010, 5050 (Practical Review and other remedial courses) do not satisfy minimum degree requirements. The DeficiencyPlan must be completedprior to 1) enrollmentin any advanced course in deficient areas, 2) the Comprehensive Exam,and 3) the Final Project.

Graduate Committee

Each graduate student will be assigned a Graduate Committee comprised of the Major Professor and two additional music faculty members who hold some form of graduate faculty membership, and with the consent of the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music. This committee is formed during the student’s first semester of graduate study through a formal process, and it provides general oversight of the student’s program. This committee’s membership should remain constant throughout the student’s course of study. They will approve the Written Project, serve as members of a Graduate Recital Committee, and write and grade Comprehensive Examination questions. Per Graduate School guidelines, the chair of this committee must hold member status on the Graduate Faculty or possess unique qualifications to serve as such with the consent of the GraduateDean.

Music Education (542A):

A. MUED 5900 (3 hours). (required of all Master of Music students) B. Foundation Courses in Music Education (12 hours).

MUED 5010, 5020, and 6 hours from the following:

MUED 5000, 5100, 5200, 5270, 5460, 5480, 5520, 5040. C. SupportiveCoursesinMusic(6hours).MusicHistory:3 hours from the following: MUS 5300, 5310, 5320, 5330, 5360, 5340, 5350, 5370. Music Theory: 3 hours from the following: MUS 5020, 5040, 5060, 5530, MUED5030. D. Applied Music Study (2-4 hours). To be chosen from

MUS 5700, 5710. Not more than 4 hours of applied study canbecountedtowardthemusiceducationconcentration. E. Electives in Music, Music Education, and Education (4-6 hours). To be chosen from the following: MUED 5110, 5120, 5230, 5490, 5550, 5600, MUS 5230, 5150, 5390, 5400, 5430, 5440, 5120, or approved graduate courses from the College of Education. F. Final Project (3 hours). Choose one of these research options: 1. Thesis: MUED 5980. 2. Two papers-in-lieu of thesis: MUED 5400. This option allows a student to pick subjects that are of particular interest. Papers must be related to a course and must be an expansion upon any normal assignments for that course. MUED 5400 may be used as a course for writing a paper in lieu ofthesis. 3. Conducting lecture recital with supporting research document: MUS 5620, MUED 5620. The supporting research document must be approved by the committee no later than the lecture recital hearing.

Comprehensive Examination

All students will take a comprehensive written examination based on courses taken. There are two possible outcomes: (1) Pass (2) Fail. In the case of a Fail, the student will take an oral examination, which counts as the second attempt. The oral examination is graded as Pass or Fail. In the case of a Fail the student’s committee may suggest the student take some additional courses for remediation and then take the written comprehensiveexaminationfor the final time. In case the final outcome is Fail, the student will be dismissed from the program. A student may not attempt the comprehensive examination more than threetimes.

Special Requirements for Degree

1. MUS 5280 (Ensemble Performance): Students may apply up to two hours (i.e., two semesters) of MUS 5280 toward the degree. 2. MUS 5010, 5050 (Practical Review and other remedial courses) maybe requiredwithoutdegreecrediton the basis of diagnosticexaminations.

Performance (542B):

Admission Requirements for Master of Music with a concentration in Performance: • Bachelor’s degree in music performance preferred, bachelor’s degree in music minimum, and earned from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75; • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores with a minimum of 282 on verbal plus quantitative sections (preferred), or complete an Application Portfolio; • Two written letters of recommendation from music professionals that attest to the applicant’s preparedness for graduate study in music performance; and • Demonstrate ability and accomplishment in the proposed major field and in applied music through a live audition before at least two graduate music faculty members. The demonstrated performing proficiency must be equal to that required in the Bachelor of Music in Performance at

NSU. For voice applicants, any deficiency in language/diction skills must be satisfied prior to comprehensive exam/final project.

Application Portfolio

If GRE scores are not submitted, an Application Portfolio must be completed for full consideration for admission. Priority deadlines: April 1 for Fall admission, November 1 for Spring admission. 1. Resume/curriculum vita (cv); 2. Letter of Intent (500 words minimum) that discusses the applicant’s goals and reasons for pursuing the Master of

Music Degree with a concentration in Music

Performance, and how their graduate study at NSU fits into their plan; 3. Writing sample of not more than 15 pagesdemonstrating facility in analysis, argument, research, and coherence; and 4. Repertoire List.

Audition

A live “in-person” audition is preferred, though a recordingis permitted (video recording preferred) if a live audition would pose an undue hardship. At least two applied faculty members must be present at the audition.All applicants must prepare an audition recital that demonstrates, through advanced repertoire, their highesttechnical and musical achievements. Choice is up to applicant, withinguidelines. If a recording is used, a live audition would be required inthe first semester of enrollment to validate. The recording must be from a live performance and unedited. A recording may only permitprovisionaladmissionwithintheMusicArea;it willnot prevent Regular Admission status required by the Graduate School to be assigned a graduateassistantship.

Diagnostic Examination

All incoming students should prepare for and review their undergraduate music knowledge in theory, aural skills, history and literature. This test is designed to ascertain levels of competency.A Deficiency Planwill be developedfor those who score below minimum standards. MUS 5010, 5050 (Practical Review and other remedial courses) do not satisfy minimum degree requirements. The Deficiency Plan must be completed prior to 1) enrollmentin any advancedcourse in deficientareas, 2) the ComprehensiveExam,and 3) the Final Project.

Degree Tracks/Courses

Students may pursue a Master of Music with a concentration in Performance in the following areas: instrumental (woodwind,brass,percussion,strings), piano,organandvoice.

Sciences College of Arts and

The Master of Music with a concentration in Performance is a residential degree, typically completed over two academic years (fall, spring). [2 consecutive semesters (fall & spring, spring & fall) of residency with full-time status (minimum 9 graduate hours persemester)]

Performance (542B):

A. Core (12 hours). MUED 5900 (required of all Master of

Music students); MUS 5150 Pedagogy; Music History:3 hours from the following: MUS 5300, 5310, 5320, 5330, 5360, 5340, 5350, 5370; Music Theory: 3 hours from the following: MUS 5020, 5040, 5060, 5530, MUED5030. B. Performance Studies (17 hours). MUS 5710* (9 hours), 5280 (2 hours), 5390, 5970, 5720. *3 semesters @ 3 hours each. Continuous enrollment is expected until the graduate recital project is completed.

Must enroll in Applied Music during the semester of the

Graduate Recital. C. Electives (3 hours). Elective(s) will be selected from other graduate courses with MUS or MUEDdesignation.

Other Requirements

1. Ensembles. MUS 5280 (Ensemble Performance): One largeensembleineachoftwosemestersisrequired.Piano and organ majors will enroll in MUS 5280 to satisfy accompanyingrequirements. 2. Applied Juries. Must complete a successful appliedjury exam in each semester (grade ofAor B).

Graduate Committee

Each graduate student will be assigned a Graduate Committee comprised of the Major Professor and two additional music faculty members who hold some form of graduate faculty membership, and with the consent of the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music. This committee is formed during the student’s first semester of graduate study through a formal process, and it provides general oversight of the student’s program. This committee’s membership should remain constant throughout the student’s course of study. They will approve the Written Project, serve as members of a Graduate Recital Committee, and write and grade Comprehensive Examination questions. Per Graduate School guidelines, the chair of this committee must hold member status on the Graduate Faculty or possess unique qualifications to serve as such with the consent of the GraduateDean.

Written Project

The Graduate Recital will be supplemented with a written descriptive or analytical paper that will be approved by the student’s Graduate Committee and filed in the Graduate School office. Enrollment in MUS 5970 (1 hour) Performance Document is required. This paper must be completed no later than the hearing for the Graduate Recital. MUS 5720 Graduate Recital is a co-requisite for thiscourse.

Graduate Recital

Each student must present a public performance, which serves as the thesis in the Master of Music with a concentration in Performance degree. The student’s recital program must be approved by the Graduate Committee and filed in the Graduate School office by the end of semester prior to registration for MUS 5720 (2 hours) GraduateRecital. Degreecandidacymust be attained prior to enrollment in the course and presentation oftherecital.Theprogramwillbedevelopedwiththestudent’s studio instructor, and must include a minimum of 45 minutes of music in which the student is the soloist. This time does not include time in between movements or works, setup time, or intermissions—only the sum of the total performance time. Total performance time for the recital will be at least 60 minutes in length.

Comprehensive Examination

All students will take a comprehensive written examination based on courses taken. There are two possible outcomes: (1) Pass (2) Fail. In the case of a Fail, the student will take an oral examination, which counts as the second attempt. The

oral examinationis graded as Pass or Fail. In the case of a Fail the student’s committee may suggest the student take some additional courses for remediation and then take the written comprehensiveexaminationfor the final time. In case the final outcome is Fail, the student will be dismissed from the program. A student may not attempt the comprehensive examination more than threetimes.