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The Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers a music major and a management of musical enterprises specialization. Students following the prescribed curriculum with a major in music will learn about the broad historical and cultural context in which the art is developed as well as study music literature, history, theory, and musicianship. Such study is intended to provide a base from which subsequent advanced training may be undertaken.
Program Learning Goals
Upon completion of a major in Music, students will be able to:
Articulate objective descriptions of many different types of music and distinguish sub-styles and genres.
Understand the structure and content of music.
Perform scholarly music research in a staged writing assignment involving planning, critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.
Assess source material relating to music using appropriate technologies and print sources.
Appreciate the broad creative process involved in Western European and non-Western European music making, in art music and popular music, and be tolerant of a diversity of tastes and styles.
Make complex objective judgments about his/her own music criticism and the expression of musical opinions by others.
Understand the importance of flexibility and innovation as preparation for a future in the music industry.
Communicate clearly to music business professionals within the desired area of employment utilizing appropriate technology.