MUS 361 Individual Applied Instruction
Students earn one-half course credit for two contiguous semesters of
individual instruction in voice, piano, guitar, or one of the standard
instruments of the orchestra. The student receives twelve half-hour
lessons in each semester, and thus the full course consists of 24
half-hour lessons. The course may be repeated once, for a total of one
credit (four semesters of study). Students may continue beyond a fourth
semester, but additional semesters cannot be taken for credit. Students
taking lessons for credit are tested and graded at the end of each
semester; the final grade is assigned after the completion of two
semesters of study. Music 261 and 361 are not given on a credit/no credit
basis. Students who opt to take one-hour lessons will receive no
additional credit, and must pay in full for the additional half-hour. For
any student who signs up for one-hour lessons, there will be an increased
expectation both in preparation and in testing. In Music 261 and 361,
students will go beyond the purely technical aspects of singing or playing
an instrument. They will be expected to master a variety of repertoire,
and to understand historical, cultural, analytic, and stylistic aspects of
works studied in applied instruction. Students enrolled in Music 261/361
are expected to perform in at least one student recital during the
academic year. Music majors are required to take individual instruction
for two years. The two-year course counts as one of the nine credits
toward the major. Music minors are required to take individual instruction
for one year. The one-year course counts as one-half credit toward the
minor. All students who wish to receive individual instruction for credit,
including majors, minors, and non-majors, must show minimal proficiency,
both in reading music and in playing the instrument of choice (or in
matching pitch if voice lessons are desired) before beginning instruction
for credit. Eligibility for credit will be determined by the Music
Department through an entrance audition and a music theory exam offered
during the first week of each semester. The usual semester sequence is
Fall-Spring, but under unusual circumstances and with the permission of
the Music Department, a student may begin lessons in the Spring semester
and complete them in the Fall.
Music 261, 361 do not count toward distribution.
Credits: 1/2
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