Kent State University Catalog 207-208 MUSIC - B.M. College of the Arts School of Music E0 Center f the Perfming Arts Kent Campus 0-672-272 schoolofmusic@kent.edu www.kent.edu/music Description The Bachel of Music degree is a professional degree. The primary emphasis is on the development of the skills, concepts and sensitivity essential f those wishing to pursue music as a profession. The Music maj comprises the following concentrations: The composition concentration leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in music composition. This degree program provides preparation f graduate study in the field, a credential f private instruction, and the ability to compose and use technology in a variety of musical styles. The instrumental perfmance concentration leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in instrumental perfmance. This degree program provides preparation f graduate study in the field, a credential f private instruction, and the ability to perfm as a soloist, in chamber music and in large ensembles. This program is available on the following instruments: violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, hn, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion. The piano perfmance concentration leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in piano perfmance. This degree program provides preparation f graduate study in the field, a credential f private instruction and the ability to perfm as a soloist, as an accompanist, in chamber music and in large ensembles. The voice perfmance concentration leads to a professional degree and includes intensive specialization in voice perfmance. This degree program provides preparation f graduate study in the field, a credential f private instruction and the ability to perfm as a soloist, in opera, in chamber music and in large ensembles. Fully Offered At: Kent Campus Accreditation National Association of Schools of Music Admission Requirements Admission to this maj is selective. Freshman Students: Students must audition befe being admitted to the School of Music. Inquiries can be directed to: Codinat of Admissions and Scholarships School of Music E-0 Music and Speech Kent State University P.O. Box 590 Kent, OH 44242-000 ( call 0-672-272) Audition infmation can be found by visiting, www.kent.edu/music. Transfer Students: In addition to meeting the general transfer admission requirement (2.000 overall GPA), students must audition befe being admitted to the School of Music. Additional infmation is available from: School of Music Office E-0 Music and Speech Center Kent State University P.O. Box 590 Kent, OH 44242-000 ( call 0-672-272) Audition infmation can be found by visiting, www.kent.edu/music. English Language Proficiency Requirements f International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL sce (7 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB sce, minimum 6.0 IELTS sce minimum 48 PTE Academic sce, by completing the ELS level 2 Intensive Program. F me infmation on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education s admission website. Program Learning Outcomes Graduates of these programs will be able to:. Demonstrate their knowledge of music histy and they by means of a standardized test. 2. Bachel of Music graduates will be able to demonstrate beginning professional skills in recitals. University Requirements All students in a bachel's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements f graduation. NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements f details. Requirement Destination Kent State: First Year Experience Course is not required f students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, age 2+ at time of admission. Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Ce. Experiental Learning Requirement (ELR) Students must successfully complete one course approved experience. Credits/ Courses 2 courses varies Kent Ce (see table below) 6-7 Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. course Upper-Division Requirement 9 ( 42) Music - B.M.
2 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 Students must successfully complete 9 upper-division (numbered 0000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. Students in a B.A. and/ B.S. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 42 upper-division credit hours. Total Credit Hour Requirement 20 Some bachel's degrees require students to complete me than 20 credit hours. Choose from the following: 54 Composition Instrumental Perfmance Piano Perfmance Voice Perfmance Minimum Total Credit Hours: 25 Kent Ce Requirements Requirement Kent Ce Composition (KCMP) 6 Kent Ce Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) Kent Ce Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) Kent Ce Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) 6 Kent Ce Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one labaty) 6-7 Kent Ce Additional (KADL) 6 Credits/ Courses Total Credit Hours: 6-7 9 2 A minimum.000 GPA is required in music they courses (MUS 2, MUS 22, MUS 2, MUS 22) in the Composition concentration. 8 separate semesters of maj ensemble are required. Students must enroll in a maj ensemble appropriate to their maj perfmance area. Piano perfmance majs satisfy the eight-semester ensemble requirement as follows: 4 credit hours of MUS 452, 2 credit hours of MUS 45 and 2 credit hours selected from chamber music a maj vocal instrumental ensemble credit hour selected from chamber music a maj vocal instrumental ensemble and DAN 2800. Composition majs may use MUS 4527 f up to 4 semesters of the 8 semester requirement. Program Requirements Maj Requirements Maj Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) (min C grade required in all courses) MUS 2 THEORY I 4 MUS 22 THEORY II 4 MUS 2 THEORY III 4 MUS 22 THEORY IV 4 MUS 22 MUS 222 THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC (KFA) (music maj section) MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA) (music maj section) MUS 22 MUSIC HISTORY I MUS 222 MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC) MUS 4 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING 2 MUS 42 WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 945 MUS 44 JAZZ IMPROVISATION I MUS 4852 IMPROVISATION Maj Ensemble, choose from the following: 2 8 MUS 45 MUS 454 MUS 4542 MUS 454 MUS 4522 MUS 4522 MUS 4522 UNIVERSITY CHOIR KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CHORALE MEN'S CHORUS WOMEN'S CHORUS ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY BAND WIND ENSEMBLE Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) UC 0097 Kent Ce Composition 6 Kent Ce Mathematics and Critical Reasoning -5 Kent Ce Humanities Kent Ce Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6 Kent Ce Basic Sciences (must include one labaty) 6-7 Kent Ce Additional 6 Additional Requirements Concentration Requirements Graduation Requirements Minimum Maj GPA 2.250 2.000 Minimum Overall GPA Minimum C grade required in all music courses. Students who begin their music music education maj program as first semester freshmen are required to attend a minimum of 84 concerts recitals. Music music education majs who transfer from a non-music program university must attend an average of 0 music recitals concerts f semesters of full time enrollment. To graduate from Kent State University with the degree B.M. in music, it is required that students take a maj field achievement test in music histy and music they during their seni year. Specific sce level achievement is not required. The Music Composition concentration students must pass a they/ composition piano proficiency exam as a prerequisite f required courses MUS 4, MUS 45 and MUS 4825; and present a seni recital. The Instrumental Perfmance concentration students are required to complete one-half juni and one full seni recital. Applied music registration at the 46000 level is required during a degree recital semester. The seni recital may be used to satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). The Piano Perfmance concentration students are required to complete one-half juni and one full seni recital. Applied music registration at the 46000 level is required during a degree recital semester. The seni recital may be used to satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). The Vocal Perfmance concentration students are required to complete one-half juni and one full seni recital. Applied music registration a the 46000 level is required during a degree recital semester. The seni recital may be used to satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). Composition Concentration Requirements [CA-BM-MUS-COMP] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) (min C grade required in all courses) MUS 2 COMPOSITION 8 2 Music - B.M.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 MUS 4 KEYBOARD HARMONY MUS 44 SIXTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 45 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 46 ADVANCED MUSICAL ANALYSIS MUS 42 COMPOSITION 8 MUS 4299 SENIOR PROJECT:MUSIC COMPOSITION (ELR) 2 MUS 42 ORCHESTRATION MUS 4825 PEDAGOGY OF MUSIC THEORY 2 MUS 44 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING MUS 442 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING Music (MUS) Electives 2 4 Applied Music, choose from the following: 2 MUS 6/46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO MUS 6/46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE MUS 64/464 APPLIED MUSIC-VIOLIN MUS 642/4642 APPLIED MUSIC-VIOLA MUS 64/464 APPLIED MUSIC-CELLO MUS 644/4644 APPLIED MUSIC-DOUBLE BASS MUS 65/465 APPLIED MUSIC-FLUTE MUS 652/4652 APPLIED MUSIC-OBOE MUS 65/465 APPLIED MUSIC-CLARINET MUS 654/4654 APPLIED MUSIC-BASSOON MUS 655/4655 APPLIED MUSIC-SAXOPHONE MUS 66/466 APPLIED MUSIC-TRUMPET MUS 662/4662 APPLIED MUSIC-HORN MUS 66/466 APPLIED MUSIC-TROMBONE MUS 664/4664 APPLIED MUSIC-EUPHONIUM MUS 665/4665 APPLIED MUSIC-TUBA MUS 67/467 APPLIED MUSIC-PERCUSSION Minimum Total Credit Hours: 54 2 In addition to completing the required courses, students in the music composition concentration must do the following pri to taking required courses, MUS 4, MUS 45 and MUS 4825:. pass a they proficiency exam, incpating sce reading, sight singing, keyboard harmony and written analysis, and 2. receive approval from the they and composition faculty based on a ptfolio of compositions. If MUS 4852 is taken, take 4 credits of MUS electives. Applied music (6 semesters and 2 credit hours): Students whose main instrument is piano may fulfill this requirement with piano only can include one two semesters with a different instrument. Students whose main instrument is not piano must take two semesters of Applied Music-Piano. A piano placement test piano audition is required and additional remedial courses may be necessary. Students must meet the 46000-entry-level pri to graduation. Instrumental Perfmance Concentration Requirements [CA-BM-MUS-IPER] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) (min C grade required in all courses) MUS 442 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING MUS 45 CHAMBER MUSIC 4 MUS 48257 PEDAGOGY-INSTRUMENTAL 2 Music (MUS) Electives 6 MUS 426 HISTORY OF JAZZ (DIVD) MUS 4222 SYMPHONIC LITERATURE Applied Music, choose from the following: 2 6 credits at 6000 level and 6 credits at 46000 level MUS 64/464 APPLIED MUSIC-VIOLIN MUS 642/4642 APPLIED MUSIC-VIOLA MUS 64/464 APPLIED MUSIC-CELLO MUS 644/4644 APPLIED MUSIC-DOUBLE BASS MUS 65/465 APPLIED MUSIC-FLUTE MUS 652/4652 APPLIED MUSIC-OBOE MUS 65/465 APPLIED MUSIC-CLARINET MUS 654/4654 APPLIED MUSIC-BASSOON MUS 655/4655 APPLIED MUSIC-SAXOPHONE MUS 66/466 APPLIED MUSIC-TRUMPET MUS 662/4662 APPLIED MUSIC-HORN MUS 66/466 APPLIED MUSIC-TROMBONE MUS 664/4664 APPLIED MUSIC-EUPHONIUM MUS 665/4665 APPLIED MUSIC-TUBA MUS 67/467 APPLIED MUSIC-PERCUSSION Piano Elective, choose from the following: 4 MUS 27 MUS 272 MUS 6 MUS 46 PIANO CLASS PIANO CLASS APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO Minimum Total Credit Hours: 54 Applied music (2 total credit hours:6 credits at 6000 level, 6 credits at 46000 level) based on instrument of acceptance into the Instrumental concentration. The 46000 level may be taken following a successful 46000 level barrier exam. Piano Perfmance Concentration Requirements [CA-BM-MUS-PPER] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) (min C grade required in all courses) MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 6 MUS 4 KEYBOARD HARMONY MUS 45 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 4222 PIANO LITERATURE I 2 MUS 42242 PIANO LITERATURE II 2 MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 6 MUS 48 PIANO PEDAGOGY I 2 MUS 482 PIANO PEDAGOGY II 2 MUS 4822 ELEMENTS OF ACCOMPANYING I 2 MUS 48222 ELEMENTS OF ACCOMPANYING II 2 Music (MUS) Electives 4 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 54 The 46000 level courses may be taken following a successful 46000 level barrier exam. Voice Perfmance Concentration Requirements [CA-BM-MUS-VPER] Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) (min C grade required in all courses) MUS 86 SINGER'S DICTION I MUS 862 SINGER'S DICTION II Music - B.M.
4 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 6 MUS 4225 SONG LITERATURE MUS 4226 OPERA LITERATURE MUS 45 OPERA: SINGER-ACTOR TECHNIQUES 2 MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 6 MUS 4824 VOICE PEDAGOGY 2 Choose from the following: 6 MUS 27 PIANO CLASS MUS 272 PIANO CLASS MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO MUS 464 APPLIED MUSIC-VIOLIN Choose from the following: 4 FR 20 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I FR 202 ELEMENTARY FRENCH II GER 20 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I GER 202 ELEMENTARY GERMAN II ITAL 520 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I ITAL 5202 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II Minimum Total Credit Hours: 54 The 46000 level courses may be taken following a successful 46000 level barrier exam. Roadmaps Composition Concentration Instrumental Perfmance Concentration Piano Perfmance Concentration Voice Perfmance Concentration 4 Music - B.M.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 5 Composition Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! MUS 2 THEORY I 4! MUS 22 THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC (KFA) MUS 2 COMPOSITION 2 UC 0097 Semester Two! MUS 22 THEORY II 4! MUS 222 MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA) MUS 2 COMPOSITION 2 Semester Three Credit Hours 5! MUS 2 THEORY III 4 MUS 2 COMPOSITION 2 Semester Four Credit Hours 5! MUS 22 THEORY IV 4 MUS 2 COMPOSITION 2 Music (MUS) Elective Semester Five! MUS 22 MUSIC HISTORY I MUS 4 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING 2 MUS 42 COMPOSITION 2 MUS 44 SIXTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 42 ORCHESTRATION Semester Six! MUS 222 MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC) MUS 45 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 42 COMPOSITION 2 MUS 44 MUS 4852 MUS 44 MUS 442 JAZZ IMPROVISATION I IMPROVISATION ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING Semester Seven Credit Hours 5! MUS 42 WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 945 MUS 4 KEYBOARD HARMONY MUS 42 COMPOSITION 2 MUS 4825 PEDAGOGY OF MUSIC THEORY 2 Music (MUS) Elective 2 Semester Eight Credit Hours 7 Note: successful completion of a maj-field test in music histy and music they. MUS 46 ADVANCED MUSICAL ANALYSIS MUS 42 COMPOSITION 2! MUS 4299 SENIOR PROJECT:MUSIC COMPOSITION (ELR) 2 Music (MUS) Elective Credit Hours 5 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 25 Music - B.M. 5
6 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 Instrumental Perfmance Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! MUS 2 THEORY I 4! MUS 22 THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC (KFA)! MUS 6XXX Applied Music 4 UC 0097 Semester Two! MUS 22 THEORY II 4! MUS 222 MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA)! MUS 6XXX Applied Music 4 Semester Three Credit Hours 5! MUS 2 THEORY III 4! MUS 6XXX Applied Music 4 MUS 45 CHAMBER MUSIC Piano Elective 2 MUS (MUS) Elective Semester Four! MUS 22 THEORY IV 4! MUS 6XXX Applied Music 4 MUS 45 CHAMBER MUSIC Piano Elective 2 Music (MUS) Elective Semester Five! MUS 22 MUSIC HISTORY I MUS 4 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING 2! MUS 46XXX Applied Music 4 Semester Six! MUS 222 MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC) MUS 44 MUS 4852 MUS 426 MUS 4222 JAZZ IMPROVISATION I IMPROVISATION HISTORY OF JAZZ (DIVD) SYMPHONIC LITERATURE MUS 442 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING! MUS 46XXX Applied Music 4 Semester Seven Credit Hours 5! MUS 42 WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 945 MUS 45 CHAMBER MUSIC! MUS 46XXX Applied Music 4 MUS 48257 PEDAGOGY-INSTRUMENTAL 2 Music (MUS) Elective 4 Semester Eight Note: successful completion of a maj-field test in music histy and music they. MUS 45 CHAMBER MUSIC! MUS 46XXX Applied Music 4 Credit Hours 5 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 25 6 Music - B.M.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 7 Piano Perfmance Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! MUS 2 THEORY I 4! MUS 22 THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC (KFA)! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 UC 0097 Semester Two! MUS 22 THEORY II 4! MUS 222 MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA)! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 Semester Three Credit Hours 5! MUS 2 THEORY III 4! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 Semester Four Credit Hours 5! MUS 22 THEORY IV 4! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 Music (MUS) Elective Semester Five! MUS 22 MUSIC HISTORY I! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 MUS 4 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING 2 MUS 4222 PIANO LITERATURE I 2 Music (MUS) Elective Semester Six! MUS 222 MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC)! MUS 45 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COUNTERPOINT MUS 42242 PIANO LITERATURE II 2! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 Semester Seven! MUS 42 WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 945! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 MUS 4 KEYBOARD HARMONY MUS 44 MUS 4852 JAZZ IMPROVISATION I IMPROVISATION MUS 4822 ELEMENTS OF ACCOMPANYING I 2 MUS 48 PIANO PEDAGOGY I 2 Music (MUS) Elective 2 Semester Eight Note: successful completion of a maj-field test in music histy and music they.! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-PIANO 4 MUS 48222 ELEMENTS OF ACCOMPANYING II 2 MUS 482 PIANO PEDAGOGY II 2 Credit Hours 5 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 25 Music - B.M. 7
8 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 Voice Perfmance Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Course Title Credits Semester One! MUS 2 THEORY I 4! MUS 22 THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC (KFA) MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 UC 0097 Semester Two! MUS 22 THEORY II 4! MUS 222 MUSIC AS A WORLD PHENOMENON (DIVG) (KFA) MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Language Requirements 4 Semester Three MUS 86 SINGER'S DICTION I! MUS 2 THEORY III 4! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Piano courses 2 Semester Four Credit Hours 5 MUS 862 SINGER'S DICTION II! MUS 22 THEORY IV 4! MUS 6 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Piano courses 2 Semester Five Credit Hours 5! MUS 22 MUSIC HISTORY I MUS 4 INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING 2 MUS 4226 OPERA LITERATURE! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Piano courses 2 Semester Six Credit Hours 5! MUS 222 MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC) MUS 44 MUS 4852 JAZZ IMPROVISATION I IMPROVISATION MUS 4225 SONG LITERATURE MUS 45 OPERA: SINGER-ACTOR TECHNIQUES! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Semester Seven! MUS 42 WESTERN MUSIC SINCE 945 MUS 45 OPERA: SINGER-ACTOR TECHNIQUES! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4 Semester Eight Note: successful completion of a maj-field test in music histy and music they.! MUS 46 APPLIED MUSIC-VOICE 4! MUS 4824 VOICE PEDAGOGY 2 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 25 8 Music - B.M.