Senate Document #30



                                   APC Document #24



                              Music Curriculum Revisions

                                Effective:  Fall 1984







             I.  PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CHANGES



                 A.  Senior Comprehensives (Music Theory and Music

                     History)



                     Change to "Required for ALL programs."



                     RATIONALE:



                     1.  Currently only students in Music and General

                         Liberal Arts are required to do the written

                         comprehensives in Music History and Theory

                         (all others do the Internship).



                     2.  For purposes of consistency and quality of

                         degrees, we believe all majors should do

                         comprehensives.



                     3.  To be assured that transfer students have,

                         in fact, learned what UNCA believes a BA or

                         a BS degree in music should imply.  (Unlike

                         many degree programs music majors take many

                         courses in the major during their freshman

                         and sophomore years and thus transfers do not

                         take these significant courses at UNCA.)



            II.  PROPOSED NEW COURSE



                  A.  MUSC 362  ARRANGING (3)



                      Description:  Study of harmony, melody, and rhythm

                                    as applied to problems of arranging

                                    for instrumental and vocal ensembles

                                    of varying sizes and styles.

                                    Prerequisite:  MUSC 332 or permission

                                    of the instructor.



                     RATIONALE:



                     This course will become part of the optional theory

                     sequence (for music electives) and will be offered

                     every other year, alternating as follows:



                      YR I    361  Jazz Improvisation   362  Arranging

                      YR II   431  Composition          432  Orchestration


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           III.  COURSE NO. and/or NAME and/or DESCRIPTION CHANGE



                  A.  CATALOG PAGE 156



                      FROM:   131  Fundamentals of Music  (2)



                      TO:     131  Introductory Music Theory  (2)



                      Description:  Keyboard approach to music literacy:

                                    music reading, scales, key signatures,

                                    intervals, basic chords.  Includes

                                    ear-training and sight-singing.

                                    Designed for non-majors and for

                                    preparation for Musc 231.



                 B.  CATALOG PAGE 157



                     FROM:   363 To 361  Jazz Improvisation  (3)



                     RATIONALE:  Better sequence (see II A above).



                 C.  CATALOG PAGE 158



                     FROM:   432 to 461  Composition  (3)



                     TO:     431 to 462  Orchestration  (3)



                     RATIONALE:  Better sequence  (see II A above).



                 D.  CATALOG PAGE 158



                     490  Professional and Technical Internship  (6)



                          Eight to sixteen week internship with a

                          participating firm or organization relevant

                          to the student's degree option; e.g., radio,

                          television, recording studio, etc.  Specific

                          information available from program chairman.

                          Prerequisite:  all required courses in the

                          major and 3.0 GPA or better within the major

                          and permission of the department.



                 E.  Change catalogue description of demonstration of

                     competence for programs B, C, D from internship to

                     written comprehensive.