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In this section Music (BA) Music (BS) (Effective Fall 2011) Music Minor Music Courses

Up one level Majors, Disciplines and Course Descriptions

(Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Minor)

Department of Performing and Creative Arts

Chairperson and Associate Professor George Emilio Sanchez

Coordinator: Assistant Professor David Keberle, Center for the Arts (1P), Room 207

The College of Staten Island offers the following undergraduate degrees in Music:

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with concentrations in

• Classical Performance, Literature, and Theory
• Music Technology
• Jazz Studies and Performance

Music (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree provides basic training in all areas of music and serves as a foundation for graduate study of any specialized aspect of the field. It requires no fewer than four consecutive semesters of courses in music theory, musicianship, and music history. All sequences begin in the fall. Prospective majors must plan their programs so that they are prepared to begin major courses in a fall semester at least two years before they plan to graduate. It is preferable to begin the 200-level major courses three years before graduation to allow time in the senior year for advanced electives.

Students must complete or exempt through examination MUS 120 and MUS 123 or 124 and compete and pass MUS 125 (spring semester) before taking 200-level theory, musicianship, or music history classes. Prospective majors must earn a minimum grade of B- in all three courses or proficiency exams in order to declare the Music major. Once you have taken or been exempted from these courses you may file your Music major declaration with the Registrar. The declaration form is available at www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/importantforms

In order to declare the BA in Music students must complete the following:

• ENG 111, ENG 151, COR 100, PED 190 before entering the first semester of 200-level Music major courses, preferably within the first 36 credits.
• ENG 151 is the pre or corequisite for Music History I-IV. This course satisfies the General Education requirement of a second level writing course.
• Students must complete or exempt through examination MUS 120 and MUS 123 or 124, and compete and pass MUS 125 (spring semester) before taking 200-level theory, musicianship, or music history classes. Prospective majors must earn a minimum grade of B- in all three courses or proficiency exams in order to declare the Music major.
• Piano skills are critical for all musicians. All potential Music majors must demonstrate elementary proficiency at the piano before declaring the major. Students should plan to fulfill this requirement no later than the Spring semester in which they take MUS 125. Students entering CSI with limited keyboard background may take MUS 123 Piano I and, if necessary, MUS 124 Piano II (both of which are offered every semester) as a pre-major requirement, or they make take private lessons in piano at their own expense. The Music Program has a list of recommended piano teachers.
• All Music majors are expected to have a working knowledge of a music notation software program such as Sibelius (the program used in the CSI Music Lab) or Finale before they enter the major. Basic Sibelius skills are taught in MUS 125 Introduction to Music Theory. Transfer students and other students who do not take MUS 125 are required to acquire basic knowledge of a music software program by the end of MUS 225 Theory I.

Music BA Four-Year Plan

General Education for the BA Music Degree:
ENG 111,ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190: 12 credits

Whenever possible, these four courses should be completed within the first 36 credits. They must be completed in order to register for any music classes at the 300-level and above.

Scientific Analysis; Social Scientific Analysis; The Contemporary World; Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis; Pluralism and Diversity Requirements: 28-47 credits

Whenever possible, these courses should be completed within the first 60 credits.

1. Scientific Analysis: (11 credits)
   1. Science and Technology: (8 credits)
   2. Mathematics: (3 credits)
2. Social Scientific Analysis: (7-8 credits)

   Two courses, at least one from category b:

   1. Social Scientific Analysis: 100-level
   2. Social Scientific Analysis: 200-level
3. The Contemporary World: (4 credits)
4. Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis: (6-8 credits)

   One course from each category:

   1. Literature: 200-level
   2. Arts and Communications: 100-or 200-level (MUS 120)
5. Pluralism and Diversity Requirement: (0-4 credits)(MUS 203)
6. Foreign Language: (0-12 credits)

In addition to ENG 111, ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190, students must complete an ENH 200-level course in order to register for any music courses at the 300-level and above.

The BA in Music offers students a strong general music education. All undergraduate music majors include training performance, musicianship, music theory, and music history, in the context of a strong liberal-arts degree program. It provides basic training in all areas of music and services as foundation for graduation study of an aspect of the field. Many other subjects, including composition, jazz studies, and music technology, are available as electives.

Pre-Major requirements for the BA in Music: 3-5 credits

MUS 120	Rudiments of Music	3 credits
	(may be waived through examination)
	or
MUS 125	Introduction to Music Theory	3 credits

(may be waived through examination) MUS 125 runs only in the spring semester. Students who intend to declare the BA in Music should complete MUS 125 in the spring semester before declaration of the major.

MUS 123

Piano I

0-1 credit

(may be waived through examination)

MUS 124

Piano II

1 credit

(may be waived through examination)

A minimum grade of B- must be earned in all required pre-major courses in order to advance to core Music courses at the 200-level.

Core Curriculum (40 credits)

MUS 203	Music History I: History of Jazz		3 credits
MUS 204 (MUS 361 Audio for Moving Images (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 362 Performance with Computer and Electronics (Effective Spring 2011))	Music History II: Western Music to 1750		3 credits
MUS 223	Keyboard Musicianship I		1 credit
MUS 224	Keyboard Musicianship II		1 credit
MUS 225	Music Theory I		3 credits
MUS 226	Music Theory II		3 credits
MUS 243	Musicianship I		1 credit
MUS 244	Musicianship II		1 credit
MUS 303 (MUS 303 Music History III: Western Music from 1750 to 1900 (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 366 Multitrack Mixing and Mastering (Effective Spring 2011))	Music History III: Western Music From 1750-1900		3 credits
MUS 304	Music History IV: Western Music From 1900-Present		3 credits
MUS 322	Counterpoint		3 credits
MUS 323	Keyboard Musicianship III		1 credit
MUS 325	Keyboard Musicianship IV		1 credit
MUS 326	Instrumentation and Scoring		2 credits
MUS 363	Musicianship III		1 credit
MUS 364	Musicianship IV		1 credit
MUS 424	Score Analysis		3 credits
MUS 431	Conducting		2 credits
Four courses from the following list:			4 credits
MUS 115		Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 116		Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 130		Guitar Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 131		Guitar Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 144		Jazz Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 145		Jazz Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 150		Chorus I	1 credit
MUS 151		Chorus II	1 credit
MUS 164		Orchestra I	1 credit
MUS 165		Orchestra II	1 credit
MUS 215		Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 216		Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 233		Guitar Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 234		Guitar Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 246		Jazz Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 247		Jazz Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 249		Jazz Combo	1 credit
MUS 250		Chorus III	1 credit
MUS 251		Chorus IV	1 credit
MUS 264		Orchestra III	1 credit
MUS 265		Orchestra IV	1 credit
MUS 349		Jazz Repertoire Combo	1 credit

Electives: 14-44 credits
Total Credits Required: 120

A student must earn a grade of C or higher in all prerequisite Music courses in order to advance to the next core course in the sequence of required courses. Exceptionally, a student who receives a D may be given permission to continue in the sequence if recommended by both the instructor and the full-time Music faculty.

Ensemble Requirement

Participation in all ensembles is contingent on an audition and permission of a full-time Music faculty member. All music students are required to participate in a minimum of four semesters of a performing ensemble. Enrollment in a performing ensemble course each semester is encouraged. Ensemble courses taken after the fourth semester may count as electives, but will not apply toward the credits required for the BA in Music.

Private Instruction in Voice and Instrument

The college funds private lessons for a limited number of qualified Music majors in the B.A. program. Students who are pursuing a major in Music, who earn a 2.7 GPA in required pre-major or core Music courses, and who are making appropriate progress toward fulfilling the degree requirements are eligible for enrollment in college-funded private instruction for credit. Admission into private instruction is determined by audition, which must take place prior to registration in MUS 181. In order to qualify for private lessons, students will be asked to perform major and minor scales and arpeggios, two prepared pieces, and will be asked to read a short musical composition at sight. In the BA, private lessons are elective. Students enrolled in private lessons must maintain a 2.7 cumulative average in core music courses. For each semester of private lessons, the student must be enrolled in at least six credits of music classes and must be enrolled in an Ensemble. These courses (MUS 181, MUS 191, MUS 281, MUS 291, MUS 381, MUS 391, MUS 481, MUS 491)—which may not be repeated—are non-liberal arts and sciences courses and should be taken in sequence. Performance Workshop (MUS 180, MUS 190, MUS 280, MUS 290, MUS 380, MUS 390, MUS 480, MUS 490) is co-requisite with private lessons. Students who are enrolled in college-funded lessons must satisfy the following criteria in order to remain eligible on a semester-by-semester basis:

1. earn an average GPA of 2.7 in pre-major or core Music courses;
2. receive a grade of B in the juried examination that takes place at the end of each semester;
3. make satisfactory progress towards completing the B.A. in Music through:
   1. full-time enrollment status at CSI (12 credits or more for each semester of lessons);
   2. enrollment in 6 or more credits of Music courses in each semester of study;
4. be enrolled in an ensemble for each semester of enrollment in private lessons.

Enrollment in Chamber Music and Other Small Ensembles

The college funds enrollment in chamber music, small jazz ensembles, and other small ensembles for a limited number of qualified Music majors. Students who are pursuing a major in Music and who are making appropriate progress toward fulfilling the degree requirements are eligible for enrollment in college-funded private instruction for credit. Admission into small ensembles is determined by audition, which must take place prior to registration in MUS 115.

Students enrolled in chamber music, small jazz ensembles and small ensembles must maintain a 2.7 cumulative average in academic music classes (theory, history, and musicianship). For each semester of private lessons, the student must be enrolled in at least six credits of music classes. (Some flexibility is possible for first- and last-semester students.) Students may receive credit for a maximum of eight semesters of private lessons. These courses (MUS 115, MUS 116, MUS 215, MUS 216) are non-liberal arts and sciences courses and should be taken in sequence. MUS 216 may be repeated for credit. Students who are enrolled in college-funded small ensembles must satisfy the following criteria in order to remain eligible on a semester-by-semester basis:

1. rehearse with the ensemble every week;
2. give a public performance, which serves as a final examination, at the end of each semester of enrollment;
3. maintain full-time enrollment status at CSI (12 credits or more for each semester of ensemble);
4. make satisfactory progress toward completing the Music degree.

Junior and Senior Project Courses

Courses numbered MUS 383, MUS 394, MUS 483, and MUS 494 are project courses. They are available to Music majors who wish to perform a full-length public recital, write a large-scale composition, or complete a research project in music theory or music history of significant scope and length. A full-time music faculty member and/or applied music instructor must supervise any of these endeavors.

Students who wish to enroll in MUS 383 Junior Project in Performance and MUS 483 Senior Project in Performance must fulfill the following requirements:

1. be enrolled in private lessons with a CSI applied music professor for no fewer than two consecutive semesters prior to registering for a junior or senior recital;
2. earn a grade of B+ or higher every semester before enrollment in junior or senior recital;
3. at the end of the semester before the recital, perform before a jury of Music faculty members a 20-minute audition of music in diverse styles representative of the repertoire to be performed on the recital.

At the request of the student, when the grade point average warrants the appellation, these courses may be designated as Junior Honors Project or Senior Honors Project. Juniors who hope to enroll in either MUS 383 or MUS 393 must have completed at least 25 credits of the general education requirement, including ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190.

Honors

To graduate with honors in Music a student must have a 3.5 grade point average in music courses and must complete an honors thesis in composition or performance under the supervision of a full-time faculty member.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement

For the BA in Music, at least 90 credits must be in liberal arts and sciences courses. For the BS in Music, at least 60 credits must be in liberal arts and sciences courses. Music performance courses are non-liberal arts and sciences.

Music (BS) (Effective Fall 2011)

The B.S. degree in Music is intended for musically and academically talented students who have serious ambitions in the field of music performance, teaching, scholarship, or related fields. It provides intensive instruction in the student's major instrument or voice, as well as solid training in music theory, history, technology, and a broad, liberal arts education. Admission to this program is conditional on passing an audition demonstrating a high level of skill in performance.

Students accepted into this program generally begin the degree in their second year in the Music major, after the completion of MUS 204 (MUS 361 Audio for Moving Images (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 362 Performance with Computer and Electronics (Effective Spring 2011)), MUS 224, MUS 226 and MUS 244, and MUS 258 for student's wishing to pursue the Music Technology concentration. In addition to performance classes, the degree requires no fewer than four semesters of advanced courses (300-level and above). All sequences begin in the Fall. Prospective majors must plan their programs so that they are prepared to begin major courses in a Fall semester at least three years before they plan to graduate to allow time in the senior year for advanced electives and the completion of a Senior Project.

All Music students at CSI begin in the Bachelor of Arts degree.  During the second year as a declared music major, students must complete MUS 203, MUS 223, MUS 225, and MUS 243 and must earn a GPA of 2.7 in these Music courses, and must have a GPA of 2.5 overall in order to enter the BS degree program.

Applications for the B.S. in Music with a Music Technology concentration will be accepted during the student's second year as a declared music major.  Eligibility for the B.S. with a Music Tech concentration will be determined based on a special interview/audition.  Students who wish to apply for this program must also submit a digital audio recording no more than 15 minutes in length of examples of the student's most recent work in the field of Music Technology.

Entry into the B.S. concentrations in Performance, Literature, and Theory (Classical or Jazz) requires application and a special audition, usually taken during the second year in the B.A. Auditions for entrance into the B.S. degree program are held in the Spring semester of the second year, usually in March.

To schedule an audition, please call the Department of Performing and Creative Arts at (718) 982-2520 at least three weeks prior to the audition date. In preparing for the audition, we suggest that you choose two contrasting selections that best demonstrate your technique and musicianship. These selections should be chosen from the standard classical repertoire and should represent different styles and periods. Memorization is recommended, but not required. Singers should prepare at least one work in a language other than English. All auditioners should also bring copies of the music to the audition to give to the accompanists that will be provided for you. All who audition should be able to read musical notation comfortably.

Music BS Four-Year Plan

General Education Requirements
ENG 111, ENG 151, COR 100, PED 190: 12 credits

Whenever possible, these four courses should be completed within the first 36 credits.They must be completed in order to register for any music classes at the 300-level and above.

Scientific Analysis; Social Scientific Analysis; The Contemporary World; Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis; Pluralism and Diversity Requirements: 28-47 credits

Whenever possible, these courses should be completed within the first 60 credits.

1. Scientific Analysis: (11 credits)
   1. Science and Technology: (8 credits)
   2. Mathematics: (3 credits)
2. Social Scientific Analysis: (7-8 credits)

   Two courses, at least one from category b:

   1. Social Scientific Analysis: 100-level
   2. Social Scientific Analysis: 200-level
3. The Contemporary World: (4 credits)
4. Textual, Aesthetic, and Linguistic Analysis: (6-8 credits)

   One course from each category:

   1. Literature: 200-level
   2. Arts and Communications: 100-or 200-level (MUS 120)
5. Pluralism and Diversity Requirement: (0-4 credits)(MUS 203)
6. Foreign Language: (0-12 credits)*

*For students who wish to pursue a concentration in Classical Performance, French or Italian is recommended.

In addition to ENG 111, ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190, students must complete an ENH 200-level course in order to register for any music courses at the 300-level and above. Please refer to the section in the Undergraduate Catalog on general education requirements for approved course lists and complete details.

Pre-Major Requirements (3-5 credits)

MUS 120	Rudiments of Music	3 credits
	or
MUS 125	Introduction to Music Theory	3 credits

Students who intend to declare the BA in Music should complete MUS 125 in the Spring semester before declaration of the major.

MUS 123	Piano I	1 credit
MUS 124	Piano II	1 credit

MUS 123 is only offered in the Spring semester.

A minimum grade of B- must be earned in all required pre-major courses in order to advance to core Music courses at the 200-level.

Major Requirements for the BS in Music (61-63 credits)

Students must earn a grade of B in MUS 125 and make progress toward completing the piano proficiency requirement before registering for the Music major sequence, which begins in the second year. The standard sequence of courses is MUS 203, MUS 223, MUS 225, and MUS 243, taken in the fall semester, and MUS 204 (MUS 361 Audio for Moving Images (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 362 Performance with Computer and Electronics (Effective Spring 2011)), MUS 224, MUS 226 and MUS 244, taken in the spring semester. Music majors should request an advisor from the full-time Music faculty. Each student chooses one area of concentration beyond the core course requirements. Concentrations are available in classical Performance, Theory and Literature; Music Technology, and Jazz Studies and Performance.

Students in the BS program (Concentration in Classical Performance, Theory and Literature, Music Technology, and Jazz Studies and Performance) must earn a B- or higher in all Music courses in order to advance to the next core course in the sequence of required courses. Retention in the major requires a 2.7 GPA in core Music courses and a 2.5 GPA overall. Exceptionally, students who receive grades lower than a B- in Music courses may be given permission to continue in the sequence if recommended by both the instructor and full-time music faculty.

Core courses (48 credits)

MUS 180	Performance Workshop I	1 credit
MUS 181	First-Semester Private Lessons	1 credit
MUS 190	Performance Workshop II	1 credit
MUS 191	Second-Semester Private Lessons	1 credit
MUS 203	Music History I: History of Jazz	3 credits
MUS 204 (MUS 361 Audio for Moving Images (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 362 Performance with Computer and Electronics (Effective Spring 2011))	Music History II: Western Music to 1750	3 credits
MUS 223	Keyboard Musicianship I	1 credit
MUS 224	Keyboard Musicianship II	1 credit
MUS 225	Music Theory I	3 credits
MUS 226	Music Theory II	3 credits
MUS 243	Musicianship I	1 credit
MUS 244	Musicianship II	1 credit
MUS 280	Performance Workshop III	1 credit
MUS 281	Third-Semester Private Lessons	1 credit
MUS 290	Performance Workshop IV	1 credit
MUS 291	Fourth-Semester Private Lessons	1 credit
MUS 303 (MUS 303 Music History III: Western Music from 1750 to 1900 (Effective Spring 2011), MUS 366 Multitrack Mixing and Mastering (Effective Spring 2011))	Music History III: Western Music From 1750-1900	3 credits
MUS 304	Music History IV: Western Music From 1900-Present	3 credits
MUS 322	Counterpoint	3 credits
MUS 323	Keyboard Musicianship III	1 credit
MUS 325	Keyboard Musicianship IV	1 credit
MUS 326	Instrumentation and Scoring	2 credits
MUS 363	Musicianship III	1 credit
MUS 364	Musicianship IV	1 credit
MUS 424	Score Analysis	3 credits
MUS 431	Conducting	2 credits

Ensemble Requirement (4 credits)

Four courses from the following list:

MUS 115	Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 116	Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 130	Guitar Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 131	Guitar Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 144*	Jazz Ensemble I	1 credit
MUS 145*	Jazz Ensemble II	1 credit
MUS 150	Chorus I	1 credit
MUS 151	Chorus II	1 credit
MUS 164	Orchestra I	1 credit
MUS 165	Orchestra II	1 credit
MUS 215	Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 216	Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 233	Guitar Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 234	Guitar Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 246	Jazz Ensemble III	1 credit
MUS 247	Jazz Ensemble IV	1 credit
MUS 249**	Jazz Combo	1 credit
MUS 250	Chorus III	1 credit
MUS 251	Chorus IV	1 credit
MUS 264	Orchestra III	1 credit
MUS 265	Orchestra IV	1 credit
MUS 349**	Jazz Repertoire Combo	1 credit

*Students in the Concentration in Jazz Studies and Performance must take MUS 144, MUS 145, MUS 249, MUS 349 in order to satisfy the Ensemble requirement.

**MUS 249 and MUS 349 may be repeated in order to satisfy the Ensemble requirement.

A. Concentration in Classical Performance, Theory and Literature (13-15 credits)

1. Advanced Music History Requirement (3 credits)

One course from the following:

MUS 400	The Music of J. S. Bach	3 credits
MUS 402	Major Composer I	3 credits
MUS 403	Major Composer II	3 credits
MUS 450	History and Literature of the Symphony	3 credits
MUS 460	History and Literature of Chamber Music	3 credits
MUS 470	History and Literature of Opera	3 credits

2. Advanced Music Theory/Composition Requirement (2-3 credits)

One course from the following:

MUS 242	Harmonic Practice in the Jazz Tradition	3 credits
MUS 258	Introduction to Music Technology	3 credits
MUS 270	Composition	2 credits
MUS 360	Twentieth Century Direction	3 credits

3. Senior Project ( 3 credits)

One course from the following:

MUS 473	Senior Project (Composition)	3 credits
MUS 483	Senior Project (Performance)	3 credits
MUS 493	Senior Project (Composition or Research)	3 credits

4. Electives (5-6 credits)

Choose two upper-level courses from the list below or from list 1, 2, or 3.

MUS 301	Improvisation	3 credits
MUS 338	Innovators in Jazz	3 credits
MUS 361	Audio for Moving Images	3 credits
MUS 362	Performance with Computer and` Electronics	3 credits
MUS 365	Multitrack Recording	3 credits
MUS 366	Multitrack Mixing and Mastering	3 credits
MUS 373	Junior Project (Composition)	3 credits
MUS 383	Junior Project (Performance)	3 credits
MUS 393	Junior Project (Composition or Research)	3 credits

B. Concentration in Music Technology Concentration (15 credits)

Five Courses from the list below:

MUS 258	Music Technology	3 credits
MUS 365	Multitrack Recording	3 credits
MUS 366	Multitrack Mixing and Mastering	3 credits
MUS 361	Audio for Moving Images	3 credits
MUS 362	Performance with Computer and Electronics	3 credits

Students may also choose one of the following to fulfill the 15-credit Music Technology requirements.

MUS 473	Senior Project (Composition)	3 credits
MUS 483	Senior Project Performance	3 credits
MUS 493	Senior Project (Composition or Research)	3 credits

C. Concentration in Jazz Studies and Performance (11-14 credits)

1. Required Courses (8 credits)

MUS 242	Harmonic Practice in the Jazz Tradition	3 credits
MUS 338	Innovators in Jazz	3 credits
MUS 340	Arranging for Jazz Ensemble	2 credits

2. Advanced Music Theory and/or Performance (3 credits)

One course from the following list:

MUS 339	Jazz Composition and Analysis	3 credits
MUS 483	Senior Project Performance	3 credits

3. Electives (0-3 credits)

One course from the list below

MUS 106	Jazz Performance Techniques	1 credit
MUS 258	Introduction to Music Technology	3 credits
MUS 301	Improvisation	3 credits
MUS 339	Jazz Composition and Analysis	3 credits
MUS 361	Audio for Moving Images	3 credits
MUS 473	Senior Project (Composition)	3 credits
MUS 483	Senior Project (Performance)	3 credits
MUS 493	Senior Project (Composition or Research)	3 credits

Electives: 0-12 credits
Total Credits Required: 120

Private Instruction in Voice and Instrument

Four semesters of private instruction in voice or an instrument are required for the B.S. degree. Students who are pursuing a major in Music, who earn a 2.7 GPA in required pre-major or core Music courses, who earn a 2.5 GPA overall, and who are making appropriate progress toward fulfilling the degree requirements are eligible for enrollment in college-funded private instruction for credit. Admission into private instruction is determined by audition, which must take place prior to registration in MUS 181. In order to qualify for private lessons, students will be asked to perform major and minor scales and arpeggios, two prepared pieces, and will be asked to read a short musical composition at sight. In the BA, private lessons are elective.

Students enrolled in private lessons must maintain a 2.7 cumulative average in core music courses. For each semester of private lessons, the student must be enrolled in at least six credits of music classes and must be enrolled in an Ensemble. These courses (MUS 181, MUS 191, MUS 281, MUS 291, MUS 381, MUS 391, MUS 481, MUS 191)—which may not be repeated—are non-liberal arts and sciences courses and should be taken in sequence. Performance Workshop (MUS 180, MUS 190, MUS 280, MUS 290, MUS 380, MUS 390, MUS 480, MUS 490) is co-requisite with private lessons. Students who are enrolled in college-funded lessons must satisfy the following criteria in order to remain eligible on a semester-by-semester basis:

1. earn an average GPA of 2.7 in pre-major or core Music courses and a 2.5 GPA overall;
2. receive a grade of B in the juried examination that takes place at the end of each semester;
3. make satisfactory progress towards completing the B.S. in Music through
   1. full-time enrollment status at CSI (12 credits or more for each semester of lessons);
   2. enrollment in 6 or more credits of Music courses in each semester of study;
4. be enrolled in an ensemble for each semester of enrollment in private lessons.

Enrollment in Chamber Music and Other Small Ensembles

The College funds enrollment in chamber music and other small ensembles for a limited number of qualified Music majors. Students who are pursuing a major in Music and who are making appropriate progress toward fulfilling the degree requirements are eligible for enrollment in College-funded private instruction for credit. Admission into small ensembles is determined by audition, which must take place prior to registration for MUS 115.

Students enrolled in private lessons must maintain a 2.7 cumulative average in academic music classes (theory, history, and musicianship). For each semester of private lessons, the student must be enrolled in at least six credits of music classes. (Some flexibility is possible for first- and last-semester students.) Students may receive credit for a maximum of eight semesters of private lessons. These courses (MUS 115, MUS 116, MUS 215, MUS 216) are non-liberal arts and sciences courses and should be taken in sequence. MUS 216 may be repeated for credit. Students who are enrolled in College-funded small ensembles must satisfy the following criteria in order to remain enrolled on a semester-by-semester basis:

1. rehearse with the ensemble at least six hours per week;
2. give a public performance, which serves as a final examination, at the end of each semester of enrollment;
3. maintain full-time enrollment status at CSI (12 credits or more for each semester of lessons); and
4. make satisfactory progress toward completing the Music degree.

Junior and Senior Project Courses

Courses numbered MUS 373, MUS 383, MUS 393, MUS 473, MUS 483, and MUS 493 are project courses. They are available to Music majors who wish to perform a full-length public recital, write a large-scale composition, or complete a research project in music theory or music history of significant scope and length.

Students in the B. S. program (Concentration in Classical Performance, Theory, and Literature) must complete either MUS 473, MUS 483, or MUS 493 as a capstone course. A full-time music faculty member and/or applied music instructor must supervise any of these endeavors.

Students who wish to enroll for Project Courses in Performance must fulfill the following requirements:

1. be enrolled in private lessons with a CSI applied music professor for no fewer than two consecutive semesters prior to registering for a junior or senior recital;
2. earn a grade of B+ or higher every semester before enrollment in junior or senior recital;
3. at the end of the semester before the recital, perform before a jury of Music faculty members a 20-minute audition of music in diverse styles representative of the repertoire to be performed on the recital.

At the request of the student, when the grade point average warrants the appellation, these courses may be designated as Junior Honors Project or Senior Honors Project. Juniors who hope to enroll in either MUS 373 or MUS 383 or MUS 393 must have completed at least 25 credits of the general education requirement, including ENG 151, COR 100, and PED 190.

Honors

To graduate with Honors in Music a student must have a 3.5 grade point average in music courses and must complete an honors thesis in composition or performance under the supervision of a full-time faculty member.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement

For the BA in Music, at least 90 credits must be in liberal arts and sciences courses. For the BS in Music, at least 60 credits must be in liberal arts and sciences courses. Music performance courses are non-liberal arts and sciences courses.

Music Minor

Music Minor

Pre-Major Requirements: 3-5 credits

MUS 125

Introduction to Music Theory

3 credits

Students who intend to minor in Music should complete MUS 125 in the spring semester of their first year at CSI.

MUS 123	Piano I	0-1 credit
MUS 124	Piano II	0-1 credit

Minor Requirements: 18 credits

At least 18 credits of music courses must be completed for the minor. The following core courses are required for the minor:

Music Theory and Musicianship (5 credits)

MUS 223	Keyboard Musicianship	1 credit
MUS 225	Theory I	3 credits
MUS 243	Musicianship	1 credit

Music History: one course from the following list:

MUS 211	History of Western Music I	4 credits
MUS 212	History of Western Music II-	4 credits
MUS 236	Music in American Life	4 credits
MUS 239	History of Jazz	3 credits

Additional courses (9-10 credits) are to be determined in consultation with a Music faculty advisor.

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