LAMONT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

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1 Lamont School of Music 1 LAMONT SCHOOL OF MUSIC Office: Newman Performing Arts Center Mail Code: 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO Phone: Web Site: With its wide array of degrees and certificates, outstanding faculty and superior new facilities, the Lamont School of Music is one of the most distinguished music programs in the United States. The Lamont School of Music offers bachelor of music programs with majors in composition, jazz studies and commercial music, performance, and recording and production, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. The faculty is composed of professors and instructors who actively perform, compose, publish, and lecture worldwide. The Lamont School of Music is located in the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, a 18,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility opened in 2002 and officially inaugurated in The Newman Center includes an academic building, a 225-seat recital hall, a 1,000-seat concert/opera hall and a 250-seat flexible theater. The academic building is replete with teaching studios, practice rooms (some of which are digitally enhanced as virtual acoustic practice rooms), large rehearsal spaces, a music library, a digital keyboard laboratory, two recording studios, an electronic music lab, classrooms with smart-tothe-seat technology and an 80-seat recital salon. Music Bachelor of Arts Major Requirements (183 credits required for the degree ( 70 credits, including the following: MUAC 1001 & MUAC 1002 & MUAC 1003 MUAC 1020 & MUAC 1021 & MUAC 1022 MUAC 2004 & MUAC 2005 & MUAC 200 MUAC 2020 & MUAC 2021 & MUAC 2022 OR MUAC 1013 & MUAC 1014 & MUAC 1015 MUAC 3870 & 3870 & 3870 Music Theory I and Music Theory I and Music Theory I Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I Music Theory II and Music Theory II and Music Theory II Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 2051 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology 3 Select five additional 2000-level Musicology courses from the following: 15 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( )

2 2 Lamont School of Music MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons on major instrument with assigned instructor (Two credits per quarter) 12 MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles as assigned (Must audition for and participate in one ensemble per quarter as assigned, six quarters of which must be an appropriate major ensemble. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Total Credits 70 In addition, students must meet piano proficiency, Convocation attendance, and culminating project requirements. Piano proficiency must be completed by the end of sophomore year. Secondary Major Requirements 70 credits. Same requirements as for BA degree. Minor Requirements 23 credits, including the following: MUAC 1001 & MUAC 1002 MUAC 1020 & MUAC 1021 OR MUAC 1013 & MUAC 1014 Music Theory I 4 and Music Theory I 1 Aural Skills I 4 and Aural Skills I 1 Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills Select two of the following: MUAC 2051 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons on major instrument with assigned instructor (Two credits per quarter) MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles 3 Total Credits Eight credits to be taken in the fall and winter quarters. Students must be declared as a minor in music and must complete the Pitch Identification Test prior to enrolling in Music Theory and Aural Skills courses. See Lamont School of Music advisor for details. Note: Prior to beginning a minor in music, students must complete an audition with the appropriate Music faculty. Composition Bachelor of Music Major Requirements (194 credits required for the degree ( 132 credits, including the following: MUAC 1001 & MUAC 1002 & MUAC 1003 MUAC 1020 & MUAC 1021 & MUAC 1022 Music Theory I and Music Theory I and Music Theory I Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I

3 Lamont School of Music 3 MUAC 2004 & MUAC 2005 & MUAC 200 MUAC 2020 & MUAC 2021 & MUAC 2022 Music Theory II and Music Theory II and Music Theory II Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 2051 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology 3 Select five additional 2000-level Musicology courses from the following: 15 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) MUAC 2059 MUPR 2925 MUEN (3000-level) MUAC 3124 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) Composition Ensembles as assigned (Must audition for and participate in one ensemble per quarter as assigned. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Composition Seminar Area Requirements 12 MUAC 3005 or MUAC 400 or MUAC 4007 Select two additional courses from the following: MUAC 3023 MUAC 3578 MUAC 3910 MUAC 4002 MUAC 4009 MUAC 4121 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis: Set-Theory and Serialism (Instructor permission is required to register for 4000-level courses.) Post-Tonal Theory: Mode/Rhythm Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis: Set-Theory and Serialism Rhythm & Meter in Tonal Music Advanced Composition Orchestration Form and Analysis (Instructor permission required.) Tonal Counterpoint (Instructor permission required.) Seminar in Music Theory (Instructor permission required.)

4 4 Lamont School of Music MUAC 4801 Other courses as approved by department Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis (Instructor permission required.) Total Credits 132 In addition, students must meet piano proficiency requirements, sophomore composition proficiency requirements, and Convocation attendance requirements. Piano proficiency must be completed by the end of sophomore year. After the first quarter, students must have a new work performed on the Lamont Composer's Series Concert each quarter. Jazz Studies and Commercial Music Bachelor of Music Major Requirements (194 credits required for the degree ( 132 credits, including the following: MUAC 1013 & MUAC 1014 & MUAC 1015 MUAC 3870 & 3870 & 3870 Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition (Four credits per quarter for three quarters) MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 2051 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology 3 MUAC 2058 & MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) and Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) Select three additional 2000-level Musicology courses from the following: 9 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons on major instrument with assigned instructor (Four credits per quarter) 48 MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles as assigned (Must audition for and participate in two ensembles per quarter, at least one of which must be an appropriate major ensemble, if so assigned. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Area Requirements 12 MUAC 330 MUAC 3845 MUAC 3980 & 3980 Basic Jazz Arranging Writing for The Modern Large Jazz Ensemble I Advanced Jazz Improvisation and Advanced Jazz Improvisation Total Credits 132 In addition, students must meet piano proficiency requirements, sophomore performance proficiency requirements, and Convocation attendance requirements. Piano proficiency must be completed by the end of sophomore year. Students must present a junior recital and a senior recital. Certificate Requirements 24 credits as follows: MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons on major instruments MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles as assigned Electives 12 Choose from the following:

5 Lamont School of Music 5 MUAC 1190 MUAC 380 MUAC 3870 MUAC 3980 MUAC 3830 MUAC 3831 MUAC 3832 Jazz at the Keyboard Other courses as approved by the department Jazz Improvisation & Composition Advanced Jazz Improvisation Advanced Jazz Arranging I Advanced Jazz Arranging II Arranging for Computer-Based Media Total Credits 24 Performance Bachelor of Music Major Requirements (194 credits required for the degree ( 132 credits, including the following: MUAC 1001 & MUAC 1002 & MUAC 1003 MUAC 1020 & MUAC 1021 & MUAC 1022 MUAC 2004 & MUAC 2005 & MUAC 200 MUAC 2020 & MUAC 2021 & MUAC 2022 Music Theory I and Music Theory I and Music Theory I Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I Music Theory II and Music Theory II and Music Theory II Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 2051 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology 3 Select five additional 2000-level Musicology courses from the following: 15 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons with assigned instructor (Four credits per quarter) 48 MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles as assigned (Must audition for and participate in two ensembles per quarter as assigned. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Area requirements listed below by department 12 Brass Horn MUAC 32 MUAC 3708 MUAC 375 Orchestral Studies for Brass Pedagogy & Repertoire Horn Music elective to be approved by studio professor Trombone/Euphonium MUAC 32 MUAC 3712 Professional Brass Techniques (To be taken senior year, unless otherwise approved by department) Orchestral Studies for Brass Pedagogy & Repertoire Trombone 24

6 Lamont School of Music MUAC 375 Music elective to be approved by studio professor Trumpet Tuba MUAC 32 MUAC 3742 MUAC 375 Professional Brass Techniques (To be taken senior year, unless otherwise approved by department) Orchestral Studies for Brass Music elective to be approved by studio professor MUAC 32 MUAC 370 MUAC 375 Pedagogy & Repertoire Trumpet Professional Brass Techniques (To be taken senior year, unless otherwise approved by department) Orchestral Studies for Brass Pedagogy & Repertoire Tuba Music elective to be approved by studio professor Carillon MUAC 3710 & 3710 MUAC 398 & 398 Guitar MUAC 3724 & 3724 Harp MUAC 3590 MUAC 3735 & MUAC 373 Professional Brass Techniques (To be taken senior year, unless otherwise approved by department) Carillon Pedagogy I and Carillon Pedagogy I Carillon History and Mechanics and Carillon History and Mechanics Pedagogy & Repertoire Guitar and Pedagogy & Repertoire Guitar Guitar History Music elective to be approved by studio professor Musical Theater Choose from the following to complete twelve credits: THEA 2870 THEA 2871 THEA 1010 THEA 1011 THEA 1012 MUAC 315 MUAC 31 MUAC 3240 MUAC 38 & MUAC 388 MUAC 384 & MUAC 389 MUAC 4492 Organ MUAC 3738 & MUAC 3739 & MUAC 3740 MUPR 3350 & 3350 & 3350 Percussion MUAC 3717 & MUAC 3718 Pedagogy & Repertoire Harp and Pedagogy & Repertoire Harp Acting I Acting I Stage Movement & Dance Stage Movement & Dance Stage Movement & Dance Music Theater Survey Music Theater Survey II Vocal Pedagogy I Choral Pedagogy I and Choral Pedagogy II Choral Literature I and Choral Literature II History of Opera: From Monteverdi to Minimalism and Beyond (Instructor permission required.) Pedagogy & Repertoire Organ and Pedagogy & Repertoire Organ and Pedagogy & Repertoire Organ Organ Improvisation and Organ Improvisation and Organ Improvisation Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 MUPR 21 or MUPR 271 Pedagogy & Repertoire Percussion and Pedagogy & Repertoire Percussion Percussion Set (Or Percussion Hand Drum Lessons) Percussion Set

7 Lamont School of Music 7 Piano MUAC 2820 & MUAC 2821 MUAC 3822 & MUAC 3823 & MUAC 3824 Strings Bass Introduction to Piano Pedagogy I and Introduction to Piano Pedagogy II Piano Repertoire I and Piano Repertoire II and Piano Repertoire III Choose from the following to complete twelve credits: Cello MUAC 301 MUAC 3092 MUAC 355 MUAC 3733 MUAC 380 MUPR 3120 MUAC (3000-level or 4000-level) Audio Production I (Instructor permission required.) The Business Side of Music Orchestral Excerpts-Bass Pedagogy & Rep Double Bass Alexander Technique Choose from the following to complete twelve credits: Viola MUAC 3092 MUAC 343 MUAC 344 MUAC 345 MUAC 34 MUAC 347 MUAC 348 MUAC 350 MUAC 3730 MUAC 380 MUPR 3120 MUAC 301 MUAC (3000-level or 4000-level) Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, or Theory course (Instructor permission may be required.) The Business Side of Music Suzuki Cello Seminar I Suzuki Cello Seminar I Suzuki Cello Seminar I Suzuki Cello Seminar II Suzuki Cello Seminar II Suzuki Cello Seminar II Orchestral Excerpts-Cello Pedagogy & Repertoire Cello Alexander Technique Choose from the following to complete twelve credits: MUAC 301 MUAC 3092 MUAC 31 MUAC 33 MUAC 380 MUPR 3120 MUAC (3000-level or 4000-level) Violin Audio Production I (Instructor permission required.) Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, or Theory course (Instructor permission may be required.) Audio Production I (Instructor permission required.) The Business Side of Music Orchestral Excerpts Viola Orchestral Excerpts, Viola II Alexander Technique Choose from the following to complete twelve credits: MUAC 301 MUAC 3092 MUAC 3470 MUAC 3471 MUAC 3472 MUAC 30 MUAC 380 Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, or Theory course (Instructor permission may be required.) Audio Production I (Instructor permission required.) The Business Side of Music Suzuki Violin Seminar I Suzuki Violin Seminar I Suzuki Violin Seminar I Orchestral Excerpts-Violin

8 8 Lamont School of Music MUPR 3120 MUAC (3000-level or 4000-level) Voice MUEN 1701 MUEN 1702 MUEN 1703 MUAC 2413 MUAC 2414 MUAC 2415 MUAC 241 MUAC 3240 MUAC 3241 Alexander Technique Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, or Theory course (Instructor permission may be required.) IPA & Lyric Italian Diction Lyric French Diction Lyric German Diction Vocal Literature Survey I: Italian and English Composers Vocal Literature Survey II: German and French Composers Acting and Movement for the Stage I Acting and Movement for the Stage II Vocal Pedagogy I Vocal Pedagogy II Choose from the following to complete two credits: MUAC 3243 MUAC 38 & MUAC 388 MUAC 384 & MUAC 389 MUPR 3120 Woodwinds Bassoon MUAC 371 MUAC 372 Recitative in Opera Choral Pedagogy I and Choral Pedagogy II Choral Literature I and Choral Literature II Alexander Technique Pedagogy & Repertoire Bassoon Pedagogy & Repertoire Bassoon Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 & MUPR 3120 Clarinet MUAC 3751 & MUAC 3752 Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 & MUPR 3120 Flute MUAC 3747 & MUAC 3748 and Alexander Technique Pedagogy & Repertoire Clarinet and Pedagogy & Repertoire Clarinet and Alexander Technique Pedagogy & Repertoire Flute and Pedagogy & Repertoire Flute Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 & MUPR 3120 Oboe MUAC 3757 & MUAC 3758 and Alexander Technique Pedagogy & Repertoire Oboe and Pedagogy & Repertoire Oboe Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 & MUPR 3120 Saxophone MUAC 3753 & MUAC 3754 Choose from the following to complete four credits: MUAC 380 and Alexander Technique Pedagogy & Repertoire Saxophone and Pedagogy & Repertoire Saxophone

9 Lamont School of Music 9 & MUPR 3120 and Alexander Technique Total Credits 132 In addition, students must meet piano proficiency requirements, sophomore performance proficiency requirements, and Convocation attendance requirements. Piano proficiency must be completed by the end of sophomore year. Students must present a junior recital and a senior recital. Concentrations are available for this major in the following areas: bass, bassoon, carillon, cello, clarinet, flute, guitar, harp, horn, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone/euphonium, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice. Artist Diploma (Certificate in Music) Certificate requirements Coursework requirements Core coursework requirements Complete all of the following courses: MUAC, MUPR, MUEN (3000-level or 4000-level) Upper-division Music electives 9 MUPR (2000-level) Applied Lessons (2 credits per quarter) 12 MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles/Chamber Music (Must audition for and participate in two ensembles per quarter, at least one of which must be an appropriate major ensemble, if so assigned. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Note: These are minimum hours required. Candidates must enroll for at least one credit hour per quarter for each quarter of study and participate in at least two ensembles per quarter of study. Total Credits 27 Minimum number of credits required for the certificate: 27 credits Non-coursework requirements: Candidates will perform three juried, full-length solo recitals. Candidates will participate in the Lamont Honors Competition and the Lamont Chamber Music Competition at least once during enrollment in the program. Recording and Production Bachelor of Music Major Requirements (194 credits required for the degree ( 128 credits, including the following: MUAC 1001 & MUAC 1002 & MUAC 1003 MUAC 1020 & MUAC 1021 & MUAC 1022 MUAC 2004 & MUAC 2005 & MUAC 200 MUAC 2020 & MUAC 2021 & MUAC 2022 OR: MUAC 1013 & MUAC 1014 & MUAC 1015 Music Theory I and Music Theory I and Music Theory I Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I and Aural Skills I Music Theory II and Music Theory II and Music Theory II Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II and Aural Skills II Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Theory and Aural Skills

10 10 Lamont School of Music MUAC 3870 & 3870 & 3870 Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition and Jazz Improvisation & Composition MUAC 2051 Musicology: Foundations of Musicology 3 Select five additional 2000-level Musicology courses from the following: 15 MUAC 2052 MUAC 2053 MUAC 2054 MUAC 2055 MUAC 205 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music Musicology: Baroque Music Musicology: Classical Music Musicology: Romantic Music Musicology: Modern Music Musicology: Introduction to World Musics MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 301 & MUAC 3059 & MUAC 3058 MUAC 304 & MUAC 305 & MUAC 30 Audio Production I and Audio Production II and Audio Production III Audio Production IV and Audio Production V and Audio Production VI MUPR (2000-level) Applied lessons with assigned instructor (Four credits per quarter) 3 MUAC 207 Audio Practicum (One credit per quarter in the first year, then three credits for quarter in the fourth year) 12 MUEN (3000-level) Ensembles as assigned (Must audition for and participate in one major ensemble per quarter, if so assigned. See Lamont Student Handbook for details.) Total Credits 128 In addition, students must meet piano proficiency requirements, sophomore music recording proficiency requirements, and Convocation attendance requirements. Piano proficiency must be completed by the end of sophomore year. Students must complete an internship approved by the department chair; students must complete the audio production course sequence before beginning the internship. Students must complete a senior production project approved by the department chair. Suzuki Pedagogy Certificate Program CELLO LEVEL 1 MUAC 343 Suzuki Cello Seminar I 2 MUAC 344 Suzuki Cello Seminar I 2 MUAC 345 Suzuki Cello Seminar I 2 MUAC 340 Suzuki Cello Practicum 1 MUAC 341 Suzuki Cello Practicum 1 LEVEL 2 MUAC 34 Suzuki Cello Seminar II 2 MUAC 347 Suzuki Cello Seminar II 2 MUAC 348 Suzuki Cello Seminar II 2 MUAC 342 Suzuki Cello Practicum 1 MUAC 3439 Teaching Note Reading 2 MUAC 4450 Suzuki Group Lesson Practicum 1 Total Credits 18 VIOLIN LEVEL

11 Lamont School of Music 11 MUAC 3470 Suzuki Violin Seminar I 2 MUAC 3471 Suzuki Violin Seminar I 2 MUAC 3472 Suzuki Violin Seminar I 2 MUAC 3477 Suzuki Violin Practicum 1 MUAC 3478 Suzuki Violin Practicum 1 LEVEL 2 MUAC 3282 Suzuki Violin Seminar II 2 MUAC 3283 Suzuki Violin Seminar II 2 MUAC 3284 Suzuki Violin Seminar II 2 MUAC 3479 Suzuki Violin Practicum 1 MUAC 3439 Teaching Note Reading 2 MUAC 4450 Suzuki Group Lesson Practicum 1 Total Credits 18 Admission and Audition Requirements In addition to being accepted for study by the University, students desiring admission to the Lamont School of Music must audition with the appropriate music faculty and complete a Lamont application. Audition requirements differ by area. Requirements can be reviewed at lamont. An in-person audition is preferable; however, students may submit a high quality video recording for review. Participation, Attendance and Examination Requirements Performance Juries To ensure students are progressing appropriately on their major instrument, juries are given at least once a year but may be held every quarter depending on the department. Contact the appropriate faculty member for more details. Sophomore Proficiency Examination The sophomore proficiency examination is designed to determine if a student is prepared to continue in one of the Bachelor of Music degree programs. More information is available in the Lamont Student Handbook or from department chairs. Ensemble Participation Ensemble requirements for each degree program and specific requirements for some concentrations can be found in the Lamont Student Handbook. Piano Proficiency Examination All Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts students must pass piano proficiency requirements designated for their degrees no later than the end of the sophomore year. This is not required of piano concentrations. Theory and Aural Skills Placement Examination All music students must take the theory and aural skills placement examination, which is only given the week before fall quarter classes begin. Convocation Attendance All Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts students must attend all scheduled Convocations each quarter. Requirements for Distinction in the Major in Music BA students majoring in Music who wish to receive Distinction in the Major upon graduation must achieve the following: Propose and complete a project, as approved by the student's faculty advisor and an appropriate supervising Lamont faculty member (as per agreement between the student and the student's chosen faculty member), to make their BA in Music degree truly distinctive. Note that the faculty advisor and supervising Lamont faculty member may be one and the same person. Possible projects include, but are not limited to: A. A lecture-recital co-supervised by the student's applied teacher and a Musicology/Ethnomusicology/Theory faculty member. B. An innovative recital or other artistic endeavor that involves the participation of several other people. C. An expanded version of an exemplary paper written in an upper division class suitable, for example, for presentation at a Lamont Colloquium and/or submission for the undergraduate journal WRITlarge for possible publication. D. An exemplary PINS project. Earn a 3.75 GPA in the major, 3.50 GPA overall.

12 12 Lamont School of Music Requirements for Distinction in the Major in Composition BM students in Composition who wish to receive Distinction in the Major upon graduation must achieve the following: Propose and complete, as approved by the student's studio professor department chair, and in addition to the required quarterly performances of the student's compositions, one of the following: A. Independent study in a theoretical, musicological, or ethnomusicological topic. B. An in-depth exploration of a topic outside music, followed by the composition of a new work that reflects this exploration, with the premiere performance supplemented by an explanatory essay or lecture. C. An interdisciplinary collaboration, culminating either in the performance of an opera scene or in the composition of incidental or background music for film, dance, theater, video, or an electronic game. D. Modification of existing music that is in public domain e.g., editing early music, reducing music from orchestral scores to piano for two or four hands, or simplifying difficult instrumental music to expand the repertoire for beginning players. E. Performance art or other work that is outside traditional boundaries of musical composition and performance. The topic and format of a project must be pre-approved by the Composition faculty. F. An alternative project that is not listed here. Earn a 3.75 GPA in the major, 3.50 GPA overall. Requirements for Distinction in the Major in Jazz and Commercial Music BM students in Jazz Studies who wish to receive Distinction in the Major upon graduating must achieve the following: Propose and complete, as approved by the student's studio professor and Lamont department chair, an additional element for the junior or senior recital to make it truly distinctive; Receive the Outstanding Recital Award for either junior or senior recital, or demonstrate significant performance activity as recognized by the student's department at Lamont; Earn a 3.75 GPA in the major, 3.50 GPA overall. Requirements for Distinction in the Major in Performance BM students in Performance who wish to receive Distinction in the Major upon graduating must achieve the following: Propose and complete, as approved by the student's studio professor and Lamont department chair, an additional element for the junior or senior recital to make it truly distinctive; Receive the Outstanding Recital award for either junior or senior recital, or demonstrate significant performance activity as recognized by the student's department at Lamont; Earn a 3.75 GPA in the major, 3.50 GPA overall. Requirements for Distinction in the Major in Recording and Audio Production BM students in Recording and Production who wish to receive Distinction in the Major upon graduation must achieve the following: Propose and complete, as approved by the director of the Recording and Production program, additional elements for the senior project to make it truly distinctive; Demonstrate consistent excellence, professionalism, and leadership as a student audio engineer, including the completion of an exemplary senior project; Earn a 3.75 GPA in the major, 3.50 GPA overall. The following course plans represent the minimum courses students should plan to take each quarter for each degree. Students should select additional Music and Common Curriculum courses to complete their course loads each quarter in consultation with the Lamont advisor. Music Bachelor of Arts ( (183 credits, 70 in music)

13 Lamont School of Music 13 First Year FSEM MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Applied Lessons 2 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 2 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 2 WRIT WRIT Second Year MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUPR Applied Lessons 2 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 2 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons Third Year MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or Fourth Year Total Credits: 78 Options to Fill Credit Load Each Term MUAC 111 Piano Class I 4 MUAC 112 Piano Class II 4 MUAC 113 Piano Class III 4 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 2052 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music 3 MUAC 2053 Musicology: Baroque Music 3 MUAC 2054 Musicology: Classical Music 3 MUAC 2055 Musicology: Romantic Music 3 MUAC 205 Musicology: Modern Music 3 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Introduction to World Musics 3 MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) 3 MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) 3 1 Theory sequence: Students may substitute MUAC 1013 Jazz Theory and Aural Skills, MUAC 1014 Jazz Theory and Aural Skills, MUAC 1015 Jazz Theory and Aural Skills for the freshman theory sequence and three terms of MUAC 3870 Jazz Improvisation & Composition for the sophomore theory sequence. Composition Bachelor of Music ( (194 credits, 132 in music) First Year FSEM MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4

14 14 Lamont School of Music MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 WRIT WRIT Second Year MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC MUAC MUAC Third Year MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC MUAC MUAC Fourth Year MUAC MUAC MUAC Total Credits: 12 Options to Fill Credit Load Each Term MUAC 111 Piano Class I 4 MUAC 112 Piano Class II 4 MUAC 113 Piano Class III 4 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 2052 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music 3 MUAC 2053 Musicology: Baroque Music 3 MUAC 2054 Musicology: Classical Music 3 MUAC 2055 Musicology: Romantic Music 3 MUAC 205 Musicology: Modern Music 3 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Introduction to World Musics 3 MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) 3 MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) 3 MUAC 3005 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis: Set-Theory and Serialism 4 MUAC 3023 Rhythm & Meter in Tonal Music 4 MUAC 3578 Advanced Composition 4 MUAC 4002 Form and Analysis 4 MUAC 4009 Tonal Counterpoint 4 Jazz Studies and Commercial Music Bachelor of Music ( (194 credits, 132 in music) First Year FSEM MUAC MUAC MUAC MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4

15 Lamont School of Music 15 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 WRIT WRIT Second Year MUAC MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC MUAC MUAC Third Year MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or Fourth Year Total Credits: 12 Options to Fill Credit Load Each Term MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 111 Piano Class I 4 MUAC 112 Piano Class II 4 MUAC 1190 Jazz at the Keyboard 4 MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 2052 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music 3 MUAC 2053 Musicology: Baroque Music 3 MUAC 2054 Musicology: Classical Music 3 MUAC 2055 Musicology: Romantic Music 3 MUAC 205 Musicology: Modern Music 3 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Introduction to World Musics 3 MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) 3 MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) 3 MUAC 301 Audio Production I 4 MUAC 309 Jazz Rhythm Section 4 MUAC 3092 The Business Side of Music 4 MUAC 3830 Advanced Jazz Arranging I 2 MUAC 3831 Advanced Jazz Arranging II 2 MUAC 3832 Arranging for Computer-Based Media 2 MUAC st Century Artistry I 2 MUAC 3980 Advanced Jazz Improvisation 4 MUAC 4009 Tonal Counterpoint 4 Performance Bachelor of Music ( (194 credits, 132 in music) First Year FSEM MUAC MUAC

16 1 Lamont School of Music MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUEN 3XXX Ensemble 1 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 MUPR 2XXX Applied Lessons 4 WRIT WRIT Second Year MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or Third Year MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or MUAC 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 205, or Fourth Year Total Credits: 12 Options to Fill Credit Load Each Term MUAC 111 Piano Class I 4 MUAC 112 Piano Class II 4 MUAC 113 Piano Class III 4 MUAC 1211 Music Technology 4 MUAC 1920 Basic Conducting 2 MUAC 2052 Musicology: Medieval And Renaissance Music 3 MUAC 2053 Musicology: Baroque Music 3 MUAC 2054 Musicology: Classical Music 3 MUAC 2055 Musicology: Romantic Music 3 MUAC 205 Musicology: Modern Music 3 MUAC 2057 Musicology: Introduction to World Musics 3 MUAC 2058 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire I ( ) 3 MUAC 2059 Jazz and Commercial Music History and Repertoire II (1955-Present) 3