RATIONALE:
A mid-level review has been piloted for the past several years in the Music Department.
It has proven to be an effective assessment tool and advising session for students. The
Department wishes to formalize the process by adding the Mid-Level Review statement
to the catalog.
The Music Department is seeking ways to improve the quality of its programs. Under the
Mid-Level Review, students will not be removed from the Music Department. However,
students not meeting the musical, technical, and professional standards of the Bachelor of
Music program will be directed to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree at Keene
State College. The Mid-Level Review is not an enrollment management tool, it is an
assessment tool that helps to ensure academic, artistic, and career success for all music
majors.
The proposed program change places a great emphasis on music pedagogy and
musicianship in the Music for Elementary Teachers specialization. The current
curriculum for this specialization has too many music literature requirements and too few
pedagogy requirements.
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MUAP 402 Applied Music - Performance
RATIONALE:
I. Under the current system, applied lessons still must be scheduled manually. Students are required to complete a course add form, submit it to the administrative assistant, who in turn sends the completed forms to the registrar. The above changes will enable the Registrar to bring the registration procedure for applied lessons in line with current college procedures.
II. There is frequent confusion during registration with the current applied lesson numbering system. As a result, students register for incorrect course numbers and/or credits. Revising the course prefixes and titles will clarify the applied course sequence.
III. Additionally, there are also frequent errors made when listing applied lessons on student transcripts causing undue stress and extra work for students and advisors. Revising the course prefixes and title will clarify the application of the course sequence on transcripts.
MUA, MUAP, and MUAS
RATIONALE:
The reorganization of our applied music numbering system is brought about by the online registration of courses at KSC. The Music Department currently registers students for their applied music lessons manually, not via online registration. The Department met with the Registrar’s Office in Spring 2008 to determine the best approach to move registration of applied music online. After discussions about the varied nuances of applied music and their relationship to degree requirements at KSC, we moved to clarify the system by putting more detail into the titling and numbering of the applied music sequence. Although confusing at first glance, the system will better identify the correct applied music courses that students are to take in fulfilling their degree requirements.
MUA 401 Applied Music/ MUAP 401 Applied Music Preformance
RATIONALE:
I. Under the current system, applied lessons still must be scheduled manually. Students are required to complete a course add form, submit it to the administrative assistant, who in turn sends the completed forms to the registrar. The above changes will enable the Registrar to bring the registration procedure for applied lessons in line with current college procedures.
II. There is frequent confusion during registration with the current applied lesson numbering system. As a result, students register for incorrect course numbers and/or credits. Revising the course prefixes and titles will clarify the applied course sequence.
III. Additionally, there are also frequent errors made when listing applied lessons on student transcripts causing undue stress and extra work for students and advisors. Revising the course prefixes and title will clarify the application of the course sequence on transcripts.
MU 270 OPERA WORKSHOP
RATIONALE: This change is ‘housekeeping’ in the sense that it reflects current
practice in the Department. Like any workshop or ensemble, students should be
able to repeat Opera Workshop for credit in order for them to develop skills and
knowledge throughout the academic career.
MU 100 MUSIC WORKSHOP
RATIONALE:
The proposed description is consistent with the MU 100 requirements for graduation. The current description is inaccurate.
IAMU 112 Latin American Music Survey
RATIONALE:
Latin American Music has served the needs of students in the Spanish
major as a program requirement, of music majors as an option to fulfill
requirements in the BA and BM programs, and of the general student population
as a general education course. It is being revised to meet the needs of the college
and to meet the requirements of the Integrative Studies Program.
MU 239 VOCAL LITERATURE
This change is being made to:
1. establish parity within all the performance degree areas. Currently, vocalists,
pianists, and guitarists are required to enroll in a literature course, but wind
players and percussionists take Introduction to Electronic Music instead.
Requiring this course of all majors will assure that students in all performance
areas are enrolled in comparable curricula; and,
2. eliminate redundancy in the course offerings. The Music Department offers
two literature courses for performance majors, MU 235 and MU 239, but their
descriptions and learning outcomes are very similar. Creating a single course
would consolidate and simplify the department’s course offerings.
Bachelor of Music, Music Performance
This change is being made to:
1. establish parity within all the performance degree areas. Currently, vocalists,
pianists, and guitarists are required to enroll in a literature course, but wind
players and percussionists take Introduction to Electronic Music instead.
Requiring this course of all majors will assure that students in all performance
areas are enrolled in comparable curricula; and,
2. eliminate redundancy in the course offerings. The Music Department offers
two literature courses for performance majors, MU 235 and MU 239, but their
descriptions and learning outcomes are very similar. Creating a single course
would consolidate and simplify the department’s course offerings.
MU 235 PERFORMANCE LITERATURE
This change is being made to:
1. establish parity within all the performance degree areas. Currently, vocalists,
pianists, and guitarists are required to enroll in a literature course, but wind
players and percussionists take Introduction to Electronic Music instead. Requiring
this course of all majors will assure that students in all performance
areas are enrolled in comparable curricula; and,
2. eliminate redundancy in the course offerings. The Music Department offers
two literature courses for performance majors, MU 235 and MU 239, but their
descriptions and learning outcomes are very similar. Creating a single course
would consolidate and simplify the department’s course offerings.