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Nov 24, 2024
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2016-2017 Scripps Catalog THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. LINKS MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE AND CONTENT MAY BE OUT OF DATE!
Music Major
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The Music Department offers various paths of study of music. Students may choose among three concentrations: 1. history, theory, composition; 2. ethnomusicology; and 3. performance. Each requires a culminating senior exercise detailed below:
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Requirements for the Major (three concentrations)
A major in Music requires a minimum of 12 courses plus senior thesis or a recital.
I. History, theory, or composition concentration
Performance Requirements
- Ensemble: Two semesters of ensemble ( MUS 172A SC , MUS 172B SC , MUS 172C SC , MUS 172D SC , MUS 173A JM , MUS 173B JM , MUS 173C JM , MUS 173D JM , MUS 174A JM , MUS 174B JM , MUS 174C JM , MUS 174D JM , MUS 175A JM , MUS 175B JM , MUS 175C JM , MUS 175D JM ), or, upon approval, different, credited type of ensemble elsewhere in the consortium, for equivalent credit.
- Keyboard: Two semesters of applied keyboard study ( MUS 085A SC , MUS 085B SC , MUS 085C SC , MUS 085D SC , MUS 171A SC , MUS 171B SC , MUS 171C SC , MUS 171D SC ).
II. Ethnomusicology concentration
Option 1 Course Requirements
- MUS 066 SC - Music Cultures of the World
- MUS 101 SC - Music Theory I
- MUS 102 SC - Music Theory II (prerequisite: MUS 101 or equivalent).
- MUS 103 SC - Music Theory III (prerequisite: MUS 102 or equivalent).
- MUS 110A SC - Music in Western Civilization
- MUS 110B SC - Music in Western Civilization
- MUS 112 SC - Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- One music elective course ( MUS 104 SC , MUS 118 SC - MUS 132 SC or other music course chosen in consultation with academic adviser)
- Ensemble: Two semesters of ensemble ( MUS 172A SC , MUS 172B SC , MUS 172C SC , MUS 172D SC , MUS 173A JM , MUS 173B JM , MUS 173C JM , MUS 173D JM , MUS 174A JM , MUS 174B JM , MUS 174C JM , MUS 174D JM , MUS 175A JM , MUS 175B JM , MUS 175C JM , MUS 175D JM , or, upon approval, different, credited type of ensemble elsewhere in the consortium, for equivalent credit; one semester may be MUS 131 SC if not chosen as the music elective course).
- ANTH 002 SC - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology or
- ANTH 011 PZ - The World Since 1492
- ANTH 105 PZ - Field Methods in Anthropology (prerequisite: ANTH 002 ; and MUS 066 or MUS 112 ).
Option 2 Course Requirements
- MUS 066 SC - Music Cultures of the World
- MUS 101 SC - Music Theory I
- MUS 102 SC - Music Theory II (prerequisite: MUS 101 or equivalent).
- EITHER MUS 110A SC - Music in Western Civilization OR
- MUS 110B SC - Music in Western Civilization
- MUS 112 SC - Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- One music elective course ( MUS 103 SC , MUS 104 SC , MUS 110A SC , MUS 110B SC , MUS 118 SC - MUS 132 SC , or other music course chosen in consultation with academic adviser).
- Ensemble: Two semesters of ensemble ( MUS 172A SC , MUS 172B SC , MUS 172C SC , MUS 172D SC , MUS 173A JM , MUS 173B JM , MUS 173C JM , MUS 173D JM , MUS 174A JM , MUS 174B JM , MUS 174C JM , MUS 174D JM , MUS 175A JM , MUS 175B JM , MUS 175C JM , MUS 175D JM , or, upon approval, different, credited type of ensemble elsewhere in the consortium, for equivalent credit; one semester may be MUS 131 SC if not chosen as the music elective course).
- ANTH 002 SC - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology or
- ANTH 011 PZ - The World Since 1492
- ANTH 003 PZ - Language, Culture, and Society
- ANTH 105 PZ - Field Methods in Anthropology (prerequisite: ANTH002 SC , and MUS 066 SC or MUS 112 SC ).
- One additional elective course from music, anthropology, linguistics and cognitive science, sociology, or media studies.
III. Performance concentration
Prerequisite: approval of performance concentration status by full music faculty and teacher of performance area by the end of sophomore year. Course Requirements
Same as history, theory, or composition concentrations above
Performance Requirements
- Ensemble: Two semesters of ensemble ( MUS 172A SC , MUS 172B SC , MUS 172C SC , MUS 172D SC , MUS 173A JM , MUS 173B JM , MUS 173C JM , MUS 173D JM , MUS 174A JM , MUS 174B JM , MUS 174C JM , MUS 174D JM , MUS 175A JM , MUS 175B JM , MUS 175C JM , MUS 175D JM , or, upon approval, different, credited type of ensemble elsewhere in the consortium, for equivalent credit).
- Keyboard: Two semesters of applied keyboard study ( MUS 085A SC , MUS 085B SC , MUS 085C SC , MUS 085D SC , MUS 171A SC , MUS 171B SC , MUS 171C SC , MUS 171D SC ).
- Applied lessons during sophomore and junior years, and the first semester of senior year.
- MUS 189 SC - Junior Recital
Senior Requirements in Music
History, theory, composition, ethnomusicology, and performance concentrations
- MUS 190 SC - Senior Music Colloquium
- MUS 191 SC - Senior Thesis (Students will normally register for senior thesis in spring of their senior year.)
- Students on the history, theory, and the ethnomusicology paths complete a written thesis.
- Students on the composition path present a student recital of their works and submit a portfolio of their compositions.
- Students in the performance concentration present a senior recital with scholarly program notes in lieu of a written thesis.
Honors Program in Music (history, theory, composition, ethnomusicology, performance concentrations)
The Music Department confers honors in music on outstanding students who exhibit excellence in scholarly research/composition/performance. A student who wishes to be considered for honors should discuss it with the thesis adviser. |
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