Program Learning Outcomes
Latest update: April 10, 2024.
Sections on this page:
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Music
Master of Music
I. Bachelor of Arts in Music
Majors will:
- Demonstrate competence in solo and collaborative performance on a primary instrument or voice
- Describe aspects of musical sound and notation using the technical language of music theory
- Demonstrate knowledge of music history, including Eurogenic art music, popular music, and non-Eurogenic or “world” music traditions
- Write a substantial document supporting an original thesis about music using resources related to music preservation and scholarship
II. Bachelor of Music
Students will:
- Demonstrate the entrepreneurial and musicianship skills necessary to be a successful performer and/or teacher
- Describe how being a musical artist and/or educator can ethically impact local and global society while engaging respectfully with musics of non-Western cultures
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of musics from various cultures and time periods, including an understanding of harmony, theory, and composition
- Develop critical thinking skills through explorations of musical creativity, interpretation, and improvisation
III. Master of Music
Graduate Students will:
- Have a broad understanding of musical styles and genres, critically considering their role in the contemporary climate of performance, teaching, and scholarship
- Foster a deep breadth of repertory in their chosen field through live performance and the study of music history and theory
- Identify and articulate their own musical vision while demonstrating traditional and emerging performance practice in the discipline
- Organize and communicate aesthetic issues relating to performance
- Synthesize and practice pedagogical and theoretical concepts relating to their instrument or area of musical study