Music, Bachelor of Arts
College: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual, Performing, and Media Arts
Student Type: Traditional Undergraduate
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Campus: Lisle Campus
Requirements - Major
Music majors are required to:
- Audition for the department to show competencies in solo performance, scales and sight-reading;
- Take a music entrance exam in theory, keyboard and aural skills;
- Perform a music jury each semester.
The music major must complete at least 49 semester credit hours in music courses in performance, history, and theory. Major courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Required major and cognate courses are:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI 1101 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSI 1102 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSI 1112 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSI 1113 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSI 1194 | Keyboard Skills I | 1 |
| MUSI 1195 | Keyboard Skills II | 1 |
| MUSI 2201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUSI 2202 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSI 2212 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUSI 2213 | Aural Skill IV | 1 |
| MUSI 3205 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSI 3206 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUSI 3303 | History and Application of Technology in Music | 3 |
| MUSI 4350 | Senior Recital | 2 |
| MUSI 4365 | Senior Seminar: The Portfolio Experience | 0 |
| MUSI 4397 | Internship | 2-6 |
| Ensemble Requirement | ||
| Select six credit hours of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Concert Band | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Secondary Languages courses | 6 | |
| 3000 level Applied Music | 4 | |
| 4000 level Applied Music | 2 | |
| Electives must be completed outside of the Department of Music | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 62-66 | |
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Must be completed at Benedictine University.
Students in the B.A. in Music or B.A. in Music Education programs will achieve the following student learning outcomes (SLO):
Student Learning Outcome 1: Perform music with a high level of musicianship
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills; 5. Analytical Skills; 6. Global Awareness and Cultural Competence.
Student Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate the comprehensive understanding of music knowledge needed to synthesize and gather information from various sources to create documents appropriate for the music field
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills; 3. Communicate effectively orally, in writing, and via a variety of media; 4. Information Fluency; 5. Analytical Skills; 6. Global Awareness and Cultural Competence; 9. Personal Development
Student Learning Outcome 3: Establish the professional standards that will inform and enrich the musical and pedagogical strengths of the students’ careers as performers and educators.
• University SLO: 1. Disciplinary Competence and Skills; 3, Communicate effectively orally, in writing, and via a variety of media; 5. Analytical Skills; 6. Global Awareness and Cultural Competence; 7. Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility; 9. Personal Development.