Training
•Bullet: Liberal-arts music curriculum develops performance skill and musicianship through 16 credits of applied lessons (INT/PIA/VOI 107-408) on a primary instrument or voice across all four years
•Bullet: Coursework includes advanced harmony, contrapuntal theory, 20th-century theory and history, and MUS 309 Jazz Improvisation, plus a required major ensemble (Choir, Band, or Orchestra) and ORC 205 small ensemble
Professional Development
•Bullet: MUS 450 Music Performance Internship (4 credits) gives majors supervised professional performance experience
•Bullet: Department-evaluated junior and senior recitals (Junior Recital Evaluation and Senior Recital Hearing forms) and required recital attendance (RCT 101) prepare students for graduate study and professional performance work