The University Senate of Michigan Technological University
Proposal 9-14
(Voting
Units: Academic)
Visual and Performing Arts Department Minor Degree Proposal
“Minor
in Music Performance “
(19 credits)
I. Introduction
The Visual and Performing Arts department offers minors in general
music, jazz, music technology, and composition. The proposed new Minor in Music
Performance will complete a solid core music curriculum for our department by
focusing on the performance aspect of musicianship.
II. Rationale
The Minor in Music
Performance embodies a performance-centric music
curriculum that mirrors, in spirit, a bachelor of music in performance
degree (BM). This new minor will enable
student musicians to develop higher levels of musicianship and artistry by
structuring the degree around pre-existing music courses that have a performance
focus. The direct result of this would
be higher quality music ensembles that would attract even better students to
Tech.
The minor focuses heavily on
music performance courses requiring multiple semesters of
music ensemble, two semesters of private music instruction, the Advanced Musicianship course (score study,
musicianship, and conducting technique), and the completion of a public performance activity (concerto, recital, lecture-recital) as a
final project. In addition to the
performance courses, students are required to take the foundational academic
music courses (Music Theory I, Music Theory II, Music History).
Students have the option of
also taking the Basic Musicianship course (sight-singing, ear training, formal
analysis), additional semesters of private lessons, the Group
Voice course, and a varied complement of auditioned music ensembles for
electives. Students are required to take five elective credits, thus
encouraging them to take multiple semesters of music performance
courses in private, group, and ensemble settings. The expanded list of
auditioned music ensembles allows for both emerging and advanced music students
to receive credit for playing in the ensemble that matches their skill sets.
In addition, this minor will
hopefully attract students looking to maintain excellence in musicianship while
studying in other majors such as Engineering, Computer Science, Business, and Forestry.
III. Details of
Catalogue Copy
a.
Title of minor: Minor in Music Performance
b.
Catalogue
description: This VPA minor focuses
heavily on music performance, with courses that cover conducting, musicianship
& interpretation, private music lessons, performing in an ensemble, and a
final public recital.
c.
List of
courses:
Minor in Music Performance – 19 credits
Required Courses (14 credits)
Take the following courses:
FA 2500 Music Theory I 3
FA 2570 Private Music Instruction (two semesters at .5 credits
each) 1
FA 3501 Advanced Musicianship 3
FA 3530 Music Theory II 3
FA 3560 Music History 3
FA 4970 Final Project 1
14
Elective Courses (5 credits)
Take five credits from the courses below. Two of these credits must be a music
ensemble: FA 2402, FA 2430, FA 3400,
FA 3401, FA 3430, FA 3510, FA 3580, FA 4420, FA 4400. Music ensembles and Private Music Instruction
(FA 2570) may be repeated for credit:
FA 2501 Basic Musicianship 2
FA 2570 Private Music
Instruction 1
FA 2580 Group Voice 2
FA 2402 Campus Concert
Band 1
FA 2430 R&D Jazz Band 1
FA 3400 Keweenaw
Symphony Orchestra 1
FA 3401 Wind Symphony 1
FA 3430 Jazz Lab Band 1
FA 3510 Concert Choir 1
FA 3580 Chamber Choir 1
FA 4420 Music Performance: Jazz 1
FA 4400 Chamber Music Seminar 1
FA 4620 Musical Theatre Performance 3
5
d.
Prerequisites: none
IV. New Course Descriptions: none
V. Estimated Costs:
There are no fiscal costs associated with
implementing this minor. This minor will
provide students a way to organize pre-existing course offerings into a
structured curriculum; it will also help increase enrollment in upper division
courses.
VI. Planned Implementation Date: Fall 2014
Introduced to Senate: 20 November 2013
Approved by Senate: 11 December 2013
Approved by Administration: 17 December 2013