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Music

School:
College of Liberal Arts

Department:
Music

Student Type:
Undergraduate

Program:
Music

Faculty:
Luis Loubriel, D.M.A.
Alicia Cordoba Tait, D.M.A.

Lecturers:
Christopher Crisanti, B.M.
Andrea DiOrio, M.M.
Maryann Kelly Flock, M.A.
Svetlana Krasnova, D.M.A.
Anne Kreft, M.M.
Br. Augustine Mallak, O.S.B.
Stephen Million
Nancy Moore, M.M.
Fr. John Moulder, M.M.
Mitch Paliga, M.M.
Rev. John Palmer, C.S.V., Mus.M., A.R.C.T., L.Mus., F.T.C.L.
Jonathan Paul, B.M.
Marc Stingley, M.M.
Robert Sum, O.S.B., Ph.d.
Amy Tague, B.M.
Victoria VerHoven, M.M.
Gary Wilhelm, M.M.

The Lecturers listed are individuals who have been employed as instructors on an as-needed basis, within the last several years, to teach courses at Benedictine University. Instructors listed may not currently be employed by Benedictine University. The University is fortunate to be able to provide our students with part-time faculty whose experience, credentials and commitment to education add to the high quality of our resident faculty.

Objectives:
The music program and its courses are designed to:

1. Provide opportunities to better understand and appreciate various kinds of music and their relationships to culture, education and history;

2. Combine musicianship with a liberal arts education to establish a base for both artistic and intellectual growth in a manner by which the student can understand, experience and articulate musical artistry within a variety of perspectives in which their skills can be of use to themselves and to society;

3. Provide an environment through well-defined course offerings and nationally and internationally known music faculty that guides the learning process within more intimate instructional settings that improves the students’ practicing, rehearsing, and performance skills while developing disciplinary knowledge of history, repertoire, pedagogy and technology;

4. Develop a mastery of performance technique through intimate ensemble experiences;

5. Develop a closer association with the audience and an increased understanding of the impact their music-making has on the community;

6. Allow students to produce their own concerts, develop private studios, and record performances;

7. Create the professional musicians who are equipped with the skills and confidence necessary to be successful in any music career.

Requirements - Major:
Music majors are required to:

1. Audition for the department to show competencies in solo performance, scales and sight-reading;
2. Take a music entrance exam in theory, keyboard and aural skills.
3. Perform a music jury each semester.

The music major must complete at least 59 credit hours in music courses in performance, history, literature, and theory including 15 at the 300 level. Required major and cognate courses are: 200 level Applied Music(4), 300 level Applied Music(2), Ensembles (6), MUSI 100(3), MUSI 101(3), MUSI 102(3), MUSI 104(3), MUSI 112(1), MUSI 113(1), MUSI 194(1), MUSI 195(1), MUSI 201(3), MUSI 202(3), MUSI 204(3), MUSI 205(3), MUSI 206(3), MUSI 212(1), MUSI 213(1), Junior and Senior recitals MUSI 250(1) and MUSI 350(2), MUSI 360(3), 300 level music electives (6), and Internship (2). Students must complete at least six credit hours in a secondary language.

Requirements - Minor:
Performance (traditional):
4 credit hours of applied music, MUSI 100(3), MUSI 101(3), MUSI 112 (1), MUSI 104(3), MUSI 200(3), 300 level music elective (3), ensembles (four semesters minimum), and junior recital (1)

Performance (chamber music emphasis):
4 credit hours of applied music (minimum 200 level applied), MUSI 101(3), MUSI 112(1), MUSI 104(3), MUSI 205(3), MUSI 206(3), MUSI 300 level elective (3), and chamber ensemble (four semesters minimum).

Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/F_Parts.pdf (will open in a new window)

The information contained on this page is from the 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2007.

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