* To educate and train student musicians for successful carreers as teachers; performers; composers; therapists and scholars
Objective
Music History
Students will be able to identify and perform music from the Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and modern periods.
Indicator
Music History
A grade of at least "C" in all histroy courses required in the major.
Criterion
Musical Periods
S.tudents can identify music by listening to short parts of selected works
Finding
Students often not able to identify musical period
Through testing, we find students still have difficulty identifying music from specific musical periods
Finding
Historic musical periods
Students are a little confused about the historic periods and the defining characteristics of those periods
Action
Increase listening activity
We will increase the required listening in the labs or by individual students
Action
Change course content
We need to adjust course content to spend a little more time with clarifying characteristics of the major musical periods
Objective
Music Theory
Develop an understanding and practical application of music theory including scales, chords/progressions, form and analysis.
Indicator
Music Theory
Students will have at least a "C" grade in all theory classes.
Criterion
Theory tests/quizes
Students should be given more in-class quizes and tests to help measure/evaluate learning
Finding
Theory learning
Students do better in theory if they are given more frequent learning measurment quizes/tests.
Action
Theory tests/quizes
We will change the course content/schedule to allow for frequenst tests/quizes to measure student learning.
Goal
Recruit And Retain Excellent Students
To recruit and retain excellent undergraduate and graduate students that excell both academically and musically
Objective
Performance Skills
Develop performance ability at an appropriate level and difficulty to represent pre-professional performance. Knowledge of repertoire and performance practice unique to the student's instrument/voice is essential.
Indicator
Performance skills
Tone quality - representative and charactoristic of the instrument of voice including performance practices of the various periods or styles of music.
Criterion
Juries
Students must pass their juries at a level appropriate to their class standing
Finding
Juries
Students are not aware of the requirements for the jurie in enough time to adaquately prepare
Indicator
Rhythms
Rhythems will be accurate and played in the correct style.
Criterion
Rhythms - various meters
Students should be able to play/perform music in a variety of meters/time signatures
Finding
Rhythm skills
Students so not have the ability to perform as well as anticipated in some meters/time signatures.
Action
Jurie review
Faculty will review the jury process
Action
Rhythm - expand training
We will expand or increase the amount of rhythmic training for students.
Objective
Music Training
Provide excellent performance opportunities for students in a variety of ensembles.
Indicator
Training In Ensembles
Music major enrollment in ensembles is required.
Criterion
Training in ensembles
Students must be in at least one Major ensemble each semester.
Finding
Training - ensemble enrollment
Most, but not all majors are enrolled in an ensemble each semester as required...especially for scholarship students.
Action
Training action - enrollment
We will put administrative checks in place that will help us track students who should be in ensembles each semester.