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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences

Performing and Visual Arts

Undergraduate Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects and performances through oral presentations, paper submissions, and poster displays.

Music Major

Description

The music major includes a four-semester sequence of music theory supplemented by instruction in piano, sight-reading, and ear training. Musicological studies in the standard repertoire are supplemented with courses specific to the instrument or voice. Conducting reinforces the integration of the music core with performance and develops leadership abilities. Students will improve their performance skills in ensembles which perform regularly on campus and throughout South Florida. A music major prepares students for a wide variety of careers such as professional musician (soloist, chorus, or orchestra member), musical director, conductor, vocal conductor, and music teacher.

Learning Outcomes

The successful music graduate is expected to:

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in music theory with a 75% degree
    of accuracy in sight-reading, aural dictation, and score analysis;
  2. Identify various performance practices and styles and apply
    these to his or her own performance;
  3. Perform accurately and musically with technical adeptness.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete music core courses (27 credits); 16 performance, vocal, or instrumental credits; and 6 elective credits for a total of 49 credits.

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

Music Major Requirements (49 credits)

Core Courses (27 credits)
MUSC 1200 Piano I (3 credits)         
MUSC 1250 Piano II (3 credits)        
MUSC 1800 Music Theory I (3 credits)         
MUSC 1850 Music Theory II (3 credits)                     
MUSC 2800 Music Theory III (3 credits)                    
MUSC 2850 Music Theory IV (3 credits)                                                                   
MUSC 3200 Musicology I (3 credits)                                                                        
MUSC 3250 Musicology II (3 credits)                                                                       
MUSC 4000 Conducting (3 credits)

Performance, Vocal, or Instrumental Requirements (16 credits)
MUSC 2200 Applied Lessons I – 1 credit per semester (4 credits)
MUSC 3300 Ensemble – 1 credit per semester (8 credits)
MUSC 4200 Applied Lessons II – 1 credit per semester (4 credits)

Major Electives (6 credits)
Select six credits from the following courses:
MUSC 1500 Beginning Voice (3 credits)
MUSC 2000 Music Performance Ensemble (3 credits)
MUSC 2300 Intermediate Voice Class (3 credits)
MUSC 2500 American Popular Music (3 credits)       
MUSC 2900 Vocal Diction (3 credits)
MUSC 3000 Musical Theatre (3 credits)        
MUSC 4100 Composition/MIDI (3 credits)
MUSC 4500 Vocal Literature (3 credits)
MUSC 4600 Instrumental Literature (3 credits)
MUSC 4900 Special Topics in Music (3 credits)
MUSC 4950 Internship in Music (3 credits)
MUSC 4990 Independent Study in Music (3 credits)

The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2009-2010 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.