Music

The ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music such as rhythm, melody, harmony, structure, timbre, texture.

An understanding of compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.

An acquaintance with a wide selection of musical literature, the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources.

The ability to develop and defend musical judgments.

Students will become knowledgeable in music history, music theory, basic conducting, and aural skills.

Students develop skills and knowledge in foreign languages and in the liberal arts that will enable them to function in an allied field.

Students will become competent performers (soloists and members of ensembles).