Music
Area of Performing, Visual & Communicative Arts
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The primary goal of the Music Area is to produce well-trained musicians who enjoy music and music making while also viewing music as a way to enhance and improve the quality of life. The music curriculum at Milligan seeks to produce life-long learners and lovers of music, as well as accomplished performers and avid music consumers. Within the scope of the above goal are two main areas — performance and appreciation — expressed in the following objectives:
1. Performance
§ The student demonstrates evidence of an exposure to a variety of styles and performance media.
§ The student demonstrates a synthesis of musical learning.
§ The student demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively through music.
2. Appreciation
§ The student demonstrates an appreciation of a variety of musical tastes and styles.
§ The student demonstrates an understanding of the fundamental elements involved in the creative process of musical composition.
§ The student demonstrates the ability to listen with understanding.
Applied music
Areas of applied music offered at Milligan College include voice, piano, guitar, organ, brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion instruments. All areas of applied study are available to all students at Milligan College.
Ensembles
Choral ensembles include Concert Choir, Heritage, and Milligan Women's Chorale. Instrumental ensembles include Brass Ensemble, Civic Band (performance with the Johnson City Community Concert Band), Jazz Ensemble, Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, Pep Band, Jazz Combo, and String Quartet. All ensembles are open to the entire Milligan College community. Some require an audition.
Admission to program
In order to be appropriately placed in the music program at Milligan College, a prospective student must
Meet all entrance requirements of the College;
Satisfactorily complete a personal interview and audition with members of the music faculty or submit an audio or video performance on an instrument or voice;
Take an examination in ear training and elementary theory to determine entry level.
The personal audition and interview will allow the faculty to become acquainted with each prospective candidate, and will give an idea of future potential for success in the music program. Auditions are scheduled through the Music Office (423.461.8723) and are held in Seeger Chapel. Students with little or no musical experience will be enrolled in MUSC 141 Basic Music Reading Skills. All others will be placed in MUSC 143 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training.
Grade policy for majors/minors
Music majors and minors must achieve a minimum grade in the following core music courses:
MUSC 143 and144 Basic Theory/Ear Training: C
MUSC 363 Basic Conducting: C
MUSC 367 and 368 Music History or MUSC 265 Music History Survey: C
Applied Lessons: B
When a student's grade falls below the required minimum, the student will have to repeat the course until the minimum grade is reached.
General Music Studies - B.A. (38 hrs)
The general music studies curriculum requires a core of music courses, and an emphasis in either jazz studies or applied study. Students who select this major may wish to teach music privately in a studio, pursue a college teaching career, or a performing career. Completion of a foreign language through the intermediate level is required. This degree is not a substitute for a music education degree.
Applied music study for the general music studies major may be in voice, piano, organ, guitar, brass, woodwinds, strings, or percussion. Either the principal or the secondary applied area for the general music studies major must be piano, unless a proficiency (MUSC 207) in piano is demonstrated. All general music studies majors whose principal instrument is piano must enroll in one semester of organ study.
Music majors must participate in an ensemble for six semester hours. Music majors fulfill their particular ensemble requirement with participation in at least four of the required six semester hours of ensembles that use their particular applied study skills.
General music studies majors with a principal applied area in percussion, brass, or woodwinds must satisfy their four semester hour ensemble requirement with at least one semester hour of Johnson City Community Concert Band (Civic Band). A maximum of two semester hours in jazz ensemble(if instrumentation appropriate) may count toward the ensemble credit. Students may choose any of the above ensembles for the fourth semester hour.
For string majors, participation in Orchestra fulfills the ensemble requirement. Ensemble requirements for students whose principal applied area is guitar will be determined on an individual basis by the applied instructor and ensemble directors. Participation in choral or instrumental ensembles fulfills the ensemble requirement for students whose principal applied area is keyboard.
For voice majors, participation in Milligan Women's Chorale or Concert Choir fulfills the ensemble requirement.
Concert and recital attendance is required of the general music studies major for eight semesters (attending six concerts per semester). Failure to meet all recital attendance requirements results in a half a letter grade (5 points) reduction in every music class final average for the semester.
Core
MUSC 143 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 144 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 243 Advanced Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 347 Form and Analysis (2 hrs)
MUSC 363 Basic Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 365 Music History Survey (3 hrs)
Ensemble for 6 hours (.5 to 1.5 hrs per semester)
Applied Music
Principal area of concentration (4 hrs min./4 semesters)
Secondary area of concentration (1 hr/2 semesters minimum
OR until a piano proficiency [MUSC 207] is completed.
Concert and recital attendance for 8 semesters (6 concerts per semester)
Emphases
Applied Study emphasis (10 hrs)
MUSC 244 Advanced Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 408 Senior Recital (1 hr) or 490 Senior Project (1 hr)
MUSC 456 Applied Instrumental Pedagogy (2 hrs)
Four additional semesters of principal area of concentration (4 hrs)
Jazz Studies emphasis (10 hrs)
MUSC 166 Survey of Jazz (3 hrs)
MUSC 321 Jazz Improvisation (3 hrs)
MUSC 421 Advanced Jazz Methods (3 hrs)
MUSC 490 Senior Project (1 hr)
Music Education - B.A. (37.5 hrs)
The music education curriculum is designed as an interdisciplinary program for the student planning a career in teaching music. Students majoring in music education must choose either the instrumental or vocal emphasis. Licensure is K-12 vocal/general and instrumental. This degree requires nine semesters of study. Foreign language through the intermediate level is required.
The student is trained in voice or an orchestral instrument, piano, conducting, and in the materials and methods of elementary and secondary music education. The student is also trained in educational applications of computer and digital keyboard technology. Opportunities for field work in area schools, including directed teaching, broaden the student's education.
Applied music study for the music education major may be in voice, piano, organ, guitar, brass, woodwinds, strings, or percussion. Voice must be the principal or secondary concentration for those students with a major in music education with the vocal emphasis. An instrument other than piano must be the principal or secondary concentration for those students with a major in music education with the instrumental emphasis. Piano must be the principal or secondary concentration for the music education major unless a proficiency (MUSC 207) in piano is completed. All music education majors whose principal instrument is piano must enroll in one semester of organ study.
Music majors must participate in an ensemble for six semester hours. Music majors fulfill their particular ensemble requirement with participation in an ensemble that uses their particular applied study skills for at least four of the required six semester hours. Ensemble participation cannot occur during Student Teaching: K-12 (EDUC 455).
Music education-instrumental majors with a principal applied area in percussion, brass, or woodwinds must satisfy their four-semester hours of ensemble requirements with two semester hours of Johnson City Community Concert Band (Civic Band). A maximum of two semester hours in Jazz Ensemble (if instrumentation appropriate) may count toward the ensemble credit. Students may use any combination of these ensembles to satisfy this requirement, as long as they fulfill minimum and maximum requirements.
For string majors, participation in Orchestra fulfills the ensemble requirement. Ensemble requirements for students whose principal applied area is guitar will be determined on an individual basis by the applied instructor and ensemble directors. Participation in choral or instrumental ensembles fulfills the ensemble requirement for students whose principal applied area is keyboard.
For voice majors, participation in Concert Choir or Milligan Women's Chorale fulfills the ensemble requirement.
Concert and recital attendance is required of the music education major for eight semesters (attending six concerts per semester), except during Student Teaching: K-12 (EDUC 455). Failure to meet all recital attendance requirements results in a half a letter grade (5 points) reduction in every music class final average for the semester.
Music Education
MUSC 143 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 144 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 243 Advanced Music/Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 244 Advanced Music/Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 348 Orchestration and Arranging (2 hrs)
MUSC 363 Basic Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 367 Music History and Literature I (3 hrs)
MUSC 368 Music History and Literature II (3 hrs)
Ensemble (6 hrs - .5 to 1.5 hrs per semester)
Applied Music
Principal area of concentration (7 hrs minimum/7 semesters)
Secondary area of concentration (1.5 hrs/3 semesters minimum OR until a piano proficiency [MUSC 207] is completed)
Concert and recital attendance (8 semesters [6 concerts/semester] except during Student Teaching: K-12 [EDUC 455])
Music education students planning to enter the Master of Education program after completing their undergraduate degree should consider taking the following courses for graduate credit (EDUC 533, EDUC 535, EDUC 534, EDUC 536, and EDUC 537).
MUSC 450/EDUC 533: Curriculum and Methods for Secondary Instrumental Music (or)
MUSC 452/EDUC 535: Curriculum and Methods for Secondary Choral Music
MUSC 451/EDUC 534: Curriculum and Methods for Elementary Music
MUSC 436/EDUC 536: Instrumental Methods I
MUSC 437/EDUC 537: Instrumental Methods II
These courses will count toward both the undergraduate degree (beyond the 128 hour requirement) and for the Master of Education degree at Milligan College. If the courses are taken for graduate credit, there will be graduate level objectives and assignments.
These courses will replace the following required courses in the Master of Education degree program:
EDUC 520 Middle Grades and Secondary Curriculum and Methods (3 hrs)
EDUC 521 Middle Grades and Secondary Curriculum II (3 hrs)
Elective (3 hrs)
Elective (3 hrs)
Students seeking licensure in vocal music take only EDUC 534 and 535 and two electives in their graduate program. Taking these courses would permit music education students to complete a Master of Education program in 12 months beyond their undergraduate program. For additional information, contact the Director of Teacher Certification or Area Chair for Education.
For additional information about the teacher licensure program, including a list of courses required for licensure, see the Education: Licensure Programs section of the Catalog.
Students seeking to complete a Master of Education program will complete the professional education courses below, except EDUC 455 Student Teaching and EDUC 460 Capstone Seminar. Instead, they will complete an internship in the master's program.
Professional education courses (19-20 hrs)
EDUC 150 Introduction to Education (2 hrs)
EDUC 152 Technology in Education (1 hr) or MUSC 211 Introduction to Music Technology (2 hrs)
EDUC 231 Psychology and Education of Exceptional Students (3 hrs)
EDUC 455 Student Teaching: K-12 (12 hrs) OR 551 and 552 Internship (11 hrs)
EDUC 460 Capstone Seminar OR 560 Capstone Seminar (1 hr)
PSYC 252 Developmental Psychology OR 253 Child Development or 254 Adolescent Development (3 hrs)*
*Fulfills 3 hrs of social learning requirements in GER
Teacher Licensure Requirements
Instrumental emphasis (15 hrs)
MUSC 364 Advanced Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 436/EDUC 536 Instrumental Methods I (3 hrs)
MUSC 437/EDUC 537 Instrumental Methods II (3 hrs)
MUSC 450/EDUC 533 Curriculum/Methods for Secondary Instrumental Music (3 hrs)
MUSC 451/EDUC 534 Curriculum/Methods for Elementary Music (3 hrs)
Vocal emphasis (11 hrs)
MUSC 255 Introduction to Instrumental Techniques (2 hrs)
MUSC 364 Advanced Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 451/EDUC 534 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary Music (3 hrs)
MUSC 452/EDUC 535 Curriculum and Methods for Secondary Choral Music (3 hrs)
See the Education: Licensure Programs section of this catalog for information about the PRAXIS II exams required for licensure.
Fine Arts - B.A. (39 hrs)
Music emphasis
A student may declare a fine arts major with an emphasis in music. For further information on this major, refer to the information under the listing of Fine Arts.
General Music Studies minor (19 hrs)
MUSC 143 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 144 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 363 Basic Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 365 Music History Survey (3 hrs)
Ensemble for 4 hours (.5 to 1.5 hrs per ensemble per semester)
Applied Music:
Principal concentration for a minimum of 4 semesters (2 hrs)
Secondary concentration for a minimum of 2 semesters (1 hr)
Concert attendance for 4 semesters (4 concerts per semester)
Music Ministry minor (22.5 hrs)
The music ministry minor fits well with numerous majors. The study of music ministry may serve to foster students' avocational interests as well as prepare them for more concentrated music studies in the future.
MUSC 143 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 144 Basic Music Theory/Ear Training (3 hrs)
MUSC 363 Basic Conducting (3 hrs)
MUSC 365 Music History Survey (3 hrs)
MUSC 454
Music and Worship Methods (3 hrs)
MUSC 491 Practicum in Music Ministry (1 hr)
Ensemble for 4 hours (.5 to 1.5 hrs per ensemble per semester)
Applied Music:
Principal concentration for a minimum of 3 semesters (1.5 hrs)
Secondary concentration for a minimum of 2 semesters (1 hr)
Concert attendance for 4 semesters (attending 4 concerts/semester)
Either the principal or the secondary applied area for all music minors must be piano.
Music minors with a principal area of concentration in percussion, brass, or woodwinds may satisfy two semester hours of the ensemble requirement with Jazz Ensemble (if instrumentation appropriate), and two semester hours in Johnson City Community Concert Band (Civic Band). For all voice minors, participation in Concert Choir or Milligan Women's Chorale fulfills the ensemble requirement. For string minors, participation in Orchestra fulfills the ensemble requirement. Ensemble requirements for students whose principal applied area is guitar will be determined on an individual basis by the applied instructor and ensemble directors. Participation in choral or instrumental ensembles fulfills the ensemble requirement for all students whose principal applied area is keyboard.
Concert and recital attendance is required of all music minors for four semesters (attending four concerts per semester). Failure to meet all recital attendance requirements results in a half a letter grade (5 points) reduction in every music class final average for the semester.
Source: 2008-09 Catalog
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