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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalogue
Music, Composition, B.M.
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FACULTY:
Peter Mowrey, Chair
Sarah Best
Dylan Findley
Timothy Freeze
Jeffrey Gershman
Cara Haxo
Jeffrey Lindberg
Daniel Singer
Lisa Wong
Thomas Wood
The College of Wooster has been an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1947. The requirements for entrance and for graduation as set forth in this catalogue are in accordance with the published standards of the National Association of Schools of Music.
The Department of Music provides students with comprehensive training in performance, composition, music theory, music education, music therapy, and music history and literature. The successful Wooster Music major will graduate with greatly enhanced musicality and technique, a deeper understanding of musical structure and style, and thorough preparation for a lifetime of musicianship. Depending on the degree, the Music major will be well prepared to seek a career as a professional musician; to teach music in public and private schools or in private studios; to utilize music as a therapeutic tool; and/or to continue study at the graduate level.
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Major in Music
The Department of Music offers the following five degree programs in Music:
| The liberal arts degree: |
Bachelor of Arts in Music |
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Bachelor of Music in Performance* |
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Bachelor of Music in Composition* |
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Bachelor of Music Therapy * |
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Bachelor of Music Education in Public School Teaching* |
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Degrees marked with an asterisk (*) require a successful audition for entrance into the program. Please see the Handbook for Music Students and Faculty for further details.
Required of all Music majors, regardless of degree:
- Four semesters of recital attendance requirement (10 events per semester)
- Specific course requirements (see individual degree listings in Degree Requirements section of this Catalogue)
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Consists of twenty-four course credits: Special Notes
- Required courses outside the major differ from those of the B.A. degree; see Degree Requirements for details.
- All pre-professional Music degrees require piano proficiency standards to be met. For most students, this is developed and assessed within the four quarter-credit Class Piano courses. Students with prior significant keyboard experience may be able to test out of some or all of this requirement; in this case, the number of music electives should be increased accordingly to reach the total required credits in Music.
Special Notes for All Music Students
- Only grades of C- or better are accepted for the major or minor.
- Advanced Placement: The advanced placement policy of the College is explained in the section on Admissions .
- Gateway Courses/Non Majors Courses: All lessons, ensembles, and courses in our department are open to all Wooster students, regardless of major or prior musical background, subject only to any prerequisites for upper-level courses. Music courses particularly appropriate for (and popular with) non-majors include the following:
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