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Music
marketing, development, finances and facilities management and planning. Students apply knowledge
in these areas to an arts organization which they create in class. The course culminates with the students
presenting their projects in executive session. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.
MU451-469 Special Topics
1-3 credits
Special topics may be offered depending on student and faculty interests. Past topics have included
advanced conducting, chamber music literature and current issues in music education.
MU490 Senior (Full) Recital 1 credit
The culmination of four years of university private music instruction and music department recital
performing experience; required for Music Performance majors.
MU496/497 Music Internship
1-17 credits
The music internship is designed for Liturgical Music and Music Industry majors. Liturgical Music majors
complete at least four internship credits in a parish or campus liturgical setting, assisting with the
planning and performance of music in worship. Music Business majors complete six internship credits
at off-campus sites. Off-campus music internships are also available for credit using a wide range of
professional venues for students in the Music Industry tracks, which are required for the Music Business
track and available for the Music Technology track. Music industry internships are generally done in the
senior year. They provide students with experience and valuable networking contacts in the professional
world of music. Students should meet with the Career Services and Internships Office in their junior year.
Applied Music (Private Instruction)
0-1 credits
Private lessons are available to students with a strong commitment to practice and meet all of the
obligations of their private instruction. Students who take private lessons are strongly encouraged to
participate in ensembles. Students must schedule a lesson time with their instructor by signing up
in the music department by the second day classes are in session; students may forfeit their right to
instruction if they delay in signing up for a lesson. As part of their private study students are required to
attend music department recitals. Students who take instruction for 0 credit must have approval from
the department chair and a full 18 credit load. Non-music majors may only take half-hour lessons. Music
majors and minors are required to take lessons for credit.
Students may take only two semesters of lessons at each level and all students will start at the 100-level.
The following table lists typical initial placement and minimum graduation proficiency levels. All levels of
lessons are offered for one thirty-minute lesson per week or one hour lesson per week. No more than four
100 and 200 level lesson credits may be applied toward the total graduation requirement of 122 credits.
Major or minor
Liturgical Music
Music
Music Education
Music Industry
Music Performance
Music minor
Non-Music majors
MUL100/200/300/400
MUL101/201/301/401
MUL102/202/302/402
MUL104/204/304/404
MUL105/205/305/405
MUL108/208/308/408
Initial Placement
half-hour lesson
half-hour lesson
half-hour or hour lesson
half-hour lesson
hour lesson
half-hour lesson
half-hour lesson
Popular Guitar
Classical Guitar
Bass Guitar
Piano and Jazz Piano
Organ
Voice
Minimum Graduation Proficiency
hour lesson
half-hour lesson
half-hour lesson
half-hour lesson
hour lesson
half-hour lesson
none
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