Home arrow Courses arrow Major Requirements
Major Requirements PDF Print E-mail

PROFESSORS T. GAYLARD, SPICE, VOSBEIN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KOLMAN
INSTRUCTOR MYERS
LECTURERS ADAMS, ARTWICK, BRODIE, BUNTS, C. GAYLARD, GOUDIMOVA, HAVENS, HARVEY, JELLISON, KLUESNER, MAGEE, McCORKLE, PENNE, PETTY, PIERSON, STASSEN, TAYLOR, WATANABE, WHITEHOUSE, ZWEBEN

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
To read descriptions of all Music courses, go to Course Offerings.

A major in music leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 36 credits as follows:

  1. Music 120, 131, 132, 161, 162, 260, 395, 473 or 493 (thesis), and completion of one of the following sequences:
    a. History: three courses chosen from Music 220, 221, 231, 232, 233, 331, and 332
    b. Theory-Composition: Music 361, 362, and one course chosen from Music 233, 397, and 423 (with the approval of the theory/composition faculty)
    c. Performance: three credits chosen from Applied Music courses at the 300-level or above; and six credits chosen from Music 220, 221, 231, 232, 233, 331, 332, 361, 362, and 423
  2. Enrollment in Ensemble courses (108-115) is required every fall and winter term after declaring the music major.
  3. Demonstrated pdfKeyboard Proficiency (561Kb PDF) by the end of the junior year.
  4. Concert attendance as required by the department.

Note: Limits of eight credits in ensemble courses (Music 108-115) and of nine credits for non-majors and 12 credits for majors from applied music courses (Music 141-143, 241-243, 341-343, 441-443) allowable toward a degree. Credits taken in excess of these limits will be treated as repeats of the earliest unrepeated credit of each kind. A fee is charged for applied music; music majors are entitled to take one applied music course per term without charge. One credit is earned for a 45-minute private lesson and a minimum of five hours practice a week during fall and winter terms; a one-hour private lesson and a minimum of seven hours practice a week are required during the spring term.

HONORS: An Honors Program in music is offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

The above information excerpted from the 2005-2006 Washington and Lee University Catalog, p. 199.
 
Next >