Senate Document #9			November 14, 1985
APC Doc. #6

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE MUSIC CURRICULUM:

RATIONALE:      The following changes were proposed after study 
		of the degree program core, the cognates, the 
		electives for majors, and the service courses for 
		non-majors, in compliance with directives from the 
		Goals Assessment Committee and as a result of the 
		continuous evaluation and refinement of the program 
		since its inception in 1982.

I. PROGRAM CHANGES

	A.  Catalog page 147

	Change Roman Numeral I for all five degree programs to read: 
	(revision in caps)

		"Required courses in the Major--36 hours, including 
		 231, 232, 331, 332, 351, 352, 353; 8 hours in 
		 Applied Music, 4 of which must be at the 300 or 400 
		 level; 4 hours of APPROVED Ensemble and 6 hours of 
		 approved Ensemble and 6 hours of APPROVED music 
		 electives at the 300 or 400 level in AREA OF 
		 EMPHASIS." (353 is added)

	B.  Catalog page 147

	Change Roman Numeral IV in all five degree programs to read: 
	(revision is in caps)

		"Other departmental requirements--SENIOR COMPETENCY
		 AS DEMONSTRATED BY RECITAL, SENIOR PROJECT IN AREA 
		 OF EMPHASIS, and written comprehensives in music
 		 theory and music history." 

	C.  Catalog page 147

	Program B - Music with Communications:  Change Roman Numeral 
	II.  Required courses outside the major--24 hours including

		COMM 105	Mass Media & Society (3)
		COMM 260	Magazine Article Writing (3)
		COMM 401	Communication Theory (3)
		COMM 405	Communication in Law & Ethics (3)
		LIT  115	Advanced Writing (3)
		PHIL 310	Aesthetics (3)

	and 6 hours elected from the following:

		PHIL 101	Deductive Logic (3)
		PHIL 102	Inductive Logic (3)
		PHY  102	Physics of Sound & Music (3)
		COMM 281	Film History and Criticism (3)




	D.  Catalog page 148

	Program C & D Music with Drama:  Combine both programs to 
	Program C and change Roman Numeral II.  Required Courses 
	outside the major--24 hours:

		DRAM 101	Voice Production Laboratory
		DRAM 111	Introduction to Acting I (3)
		DRAM 112	Introduction to Acting II (3)
		DRAM 121	Elements of Production (4)
		DRAM 241	History of the Theatre I (3)
		DRAM 242	History of the Theatre II (3)
		LIT  331	The Art of Drama (3)

	and 4 hours to be elected from the following:

		DRAM 105	Theatre Workshop (1)
		DRAM 122	Elements of Production II (4)
		DRAM 210	Oral Interpretation of
				Literature (3)

E. Catalog page 149

	Program E Music with Management:  Change this label to 
	Program D and Change Roman Numeral II.  Required courses 
	outside the major--24 hours:
	
		ACCT 215	Principles of Accounting (3)
		MGMT 200	Philosophy & Concepts of
				   Management (3)
		MGMT 313	Organizational Theory & Behavior (3)
		MGMT 340 	Business Law (3)
		MGMT 350	Marketing Management (3)
		MGMT 360 	Small Business Management (3)
		MGMT 365	Arts Management (3)
		MGMT 		Approved Elective (3)

F.  Catalog page 149

	Program F - Music with Music Engineering Technology:  Change 
	title back to Music with Audio Engineering Technology.





II.  COURSE NUMBER, TITLE, DESCRIPTION, OR CREDIT CHANGE

	1.  463 Conducting (2) Number Change
	    207 Conducting (2)

	2.  231 Music Theory I (3) Description Change

		A study of the parameters of music as evidenced in 
		diatonic tonal music; complete parametric analysis, 
		composition, ear training and sight singing, with 
		laboratory. Prerequisite:  Music 131 or permission 
		of the instructor and keyboard familiarity.

	3.  232 Music Theory II (3) Description Change

		Emphasis on extended tonality through altered chords 
		and modulation in art and vernacular musical styles 
		(including jazz); complete parametric analysis, 
		composition, ear training and sight singing, with 
		laboratory.  Prerequisite:  Music 231

	4.  331 Music Theory III (3) Description Change

		Emphasis on expanded chordal vocabulary and extended 
		tonality through altered chords, chromatic and 
		enharmonic modulation; 16th and 18th Century 
		contrapuntal techniques, parametric analysis, 
		composition, ear training and sight singing, with 
		laboratory.  Prerequisite:  Music 232

	5.  332 Music Theory IV (3) Description Change

		A study of alternatives to tonality in post-tertian 
		harmony with emphasis on the application of tonal 
		and non-tonal techniques; all styles of 20th Century 	
		music; complete parametric analysis, composition, 
		ear training and sight singing, with laboratory.
		Prerequisite:  Music 331

	6.  334 Electronic Music - Digital (3) Description Change

		Hands-on introduction to microcomputers in 
		electronic music composition; digital sound 
		synthesis; composition project.  Prerequisite:  
		Electronic Music Composition - Analog 333


	7.  351 Music History & Literature to 1750 (3) Semester hour 
		and Description Change to:

	    351 Music History & Literature to 1750 (2)
		
		The history of music from primitive man through the 
		mid-18th Century with an analysis of the respective 
		literature.  Prerequisite:  Music 232 or permission 
		of instructor

	8.  352 Music History & Literature from 1750 (3) Semester 
		hour, Title and Description Change to:

	    352 Music History & Literature 1750 - 1900 (2)

		The music of the late Baroque through the Classical, 
		Romantic, and Impressionistic periods including 
		style analysis of appropriate literature.  
		Prerequisite:  Music 232 or permission of the 
	        instructor.

       	9.  353 20th Century Classical Music (3) Semester hour, 
		Title, and Description Change to:

		Music History and Literature from 1900 (2)

		Survey and analysis of 20th Century developments
		with emphasis on Stravinsky, Bartok, the Schoenberg
		School, atonality, electronic and experimental music. 
		Prerequisite:  Music 352 or permission of instructor. 

       10.  354 Jazz and American Popular Music (3) Title and 
		description change to:

	    354 Music and Popular Culture (3)

		A survey of the relationships between music and 
		popular culture in 20th-Century America, which traces 
		the various currents of American music:  folk, 
		blues, jazz, rock, and various kinds of art.

       11.  361 Jazz Improvisation (3) Description Change

		Discussion, illustration, and performance of 
		improvised solos in various jazz styles; study of 
		scale, mode, chord construction, and digital 
		patterns:  discussion of various approaches to solo 
		building.  Prerequisite:  Music 232 or permission of 
		instructor.

       12.  382 Music Industry & Business I (3) Description Change

		A survey of the music industry with special emphasis 
		on music publishing, copyright, licensing, agents, 
		managers, attorneys, and merchandising.




       13.  383 Music Industry & Business II (3) Description Change

		Surveys record industry, and other 
		technologically-oriented areas of music enterprise:  
		record markets, artists' contracts, record 
		production and merchandising; also radio, 
		telecommunications, and newly-developed 
		technologies.  Prerequisite:  Music 382.

       14.  171-3, 271-3, 371-3, 471-3 Special Topics in Music (1-3)
		 Description Change 
		
		Courses not otherwise included in the catalog 
		listing but for which there may be special needs, 
		such as:  Form & Analysis, Counterpoint, Philosophy 
		of Music, History of Jazz, Musical Theater, Media 
		Arts, and Advanced Audio Engineering Technology.  
		May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and 
		as subject matter changes.

       15.  241-242, 341-342, 441-442 Composition (1) replaces 
		Compositon 461

		Creative writing and original compositions in
		various forms and for varied media.  Prerequisites:
		Music 332 or permission of the instructor.