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The Willamette University Music Department provides
a program of rigorous study in music performance,
music composition, and music education within the
broad spectrum of a liberal arts education. The
department offers all students opportunities to
develop musicianship, to perform the literature,
and to understand the principles that will lead
to a fuller intellectual grasp of the art.
The Fine Arts Building houses rehearsal rooms, music
classrooms, faculty studio-offices, practice rooms,
and the 1250 seat G. Herbert Smith Auditorium. The
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center houses the 450 seat
Jerry E. Hudson Concert Hall, a rehearsal hall,
percussion studio, music technology laboratory,
several faculty studios, practice rooms, and the
music office. A tracker-action organ is housed in
the Cone Chapel located in Waller Hall. A Rodgers
Digital organ is located in Hudson Concert Hall.
The music section of the University library contains
a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of musical
scores, books, microfilm, CDs, videotapes, and recordings.
Orchestra and band instruments are available for
loan to music students.
Admission,
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Music
scholarships, and other forms of institutional financial
aid are available to entering students. Music students
applying for admission are encouraged to audition
before members of the music faculty for a music
scholarship. If an applicant is unable to appear
in person, a performance tape may be sent instead
of the personal audition and interview.
Student employment opportunities under the Federal
Work-Study program also are available to music students.
These opportunities include accompanying, work in
the Music Office and various secretarial and clerical
jobs for music faculty. Information regarding employment
may be obtained from the Music Department Chair
or the Director of Student Financial Aid.
Concerts
and Recitals
The Music Department presents a regular series of
concerts and recitals performed by university ensembles,
students and faculty. Music students and faculty
engage in extensive concert activities both on and
off campus. The major performing ensembles of the
department tour regularly throughout the Northwest,
California and Canada.
Guest artists with the Grace Goudy Distinguished
Artists Series perform and present master classes
on campus. The New Music at Willamette Series offers
concerts organized by the Swindells Composer-in-Residence.
In addition, the Music Department sponsors a weekly
student recital to provide students with an opportunity
to perform before faculty and peers and to experience
repertoire from various media and music history
periods. All music majors are encouraged to perform
in these recitals. All performance majors are required
to do so at least once each semester except for
the first semester. All music events are open to
the public and music majors are required to attend
15 performances per semester.
Music
Ensembles
The following music ensembles are open by audition
to all Willamette students regardless of major:
Chamber Choir
Chamber Music Ensembles
Jazz Combo
Jazz Ensemble
Male Ensemble Willamette
Dramatic Vocal Arts Ensemble
Salem Chamber Orchestra
University Band
University Chamber Orchestra
Voce Femminile
Waller String Quartet
Willamette Singers (Vocal Jazz Ensemble)
Wind Ensemble
Music majors are required to participate in an ensemble
every semester. Policies and specific requirements
for the B.M. degree (Performance, Composition, Emphasis
in Music Education) or the B.A. degree are outlined
in the Music Student Handbook. This handbook is
distributed to all music students at the beginning
of every year. Any student contemplating a major
in music is strongly urged to read the handbook
thoroughly and contact the Music Department Chair
before registering. Students may also contact the
Music Department directly to obtain a copy of the
music handbook.
For
Music majors the following degree programs are
available:
Bachelor
of Music in Performance
The
Bachelor of Music in Performance is a professional
program for those students who are preparing for
careers as performers, scholars, private teachers
and as teachers at the college level. Majors are
offered in voice, piano, organ, harp, guitar,
strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments.
Bachelor
of Music — Emphasis in Music Education
The
Bachelor of Music (Emphasis in Music Education)
is the degree which best prepares the student
to complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
degree. (See the Education section for further
clarification of this degree program.) This course
of study is designed for those students who plan
to teach music at the elementary or secondary
level.
Bachelor
of Music in Composition
The
Bachelor of Music in Composition is designed for
those students choosing careers as professional
composers or music theorists. The program emphasizes
creativity while at the same time preparing the
student with a solid foundation in compositional
technique. A significant component of the curriculum
includes the investigation of musical structure
and meaning in a wide range of styles and epochs.
Bachelor
of Arts in Music
The
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
for
music
majors
is
designed
for
those
students
wishing
to
major
in
music
while
simultaneously
taking
a
broader
spectrum
of
elective
and
general
courses
in
the
College
of
Liberal
Arts.
See
the
catalog
section
which
describes
the
B.A.
degree
and
its
requirements.
For
this
degree
at
least
20
credits
other
than
music
must
be
earned
for
graduation.
Music
requirements
for
this
degree
appear
later
in
the
music
section.
Double
Degrees in Music and Liberal Arts
Some
students may wish to earn a B.A. (or B.M.) degree
in music as well as a second B.A. in another discipline.
It is important for such a student to consult
the catalog section on double degrees and the
Registrar’s Office for information regarding
the specific requirements which must be met to
earn both degrees.
Instrumental
Proficiency Requirement for Music Majors
No
later than the end of the junior year all candidates
for music degrees (other than performance) must
demonstrate instrumental, or vocal proficiency
equivalent to that normally expected after three
or four years of advanced private study. A minimum
of one year of study at Willamette on that instrument
must precede the satisfaction of this requirement.
(Performance majors should see “Performance
Related Requirements” section in the music
handbook.) Proficiency requirements are satisfied
by a performance for a faculty jury or in a student
recital. Memory and repertoire requirements for
each degree program are outlined in the Music
Student Handbook.
Senior
Projects and Senior Recitals
During
the senior year, each music major must satisfactorily
complete a Senior Project, a Senior Seminar or
present a Senior Recital, depending upon the degree
sought.
The various majors satisfy this requirement as
follows: Performance Majors — a Senior Recital;
Composition Majors — a Senior Composition
Project; Music Education Majors — Senior
Seminar. Each student majoring in Music under
the Bachelor of Arts program must complete either
a Senior Recital or a Senior Research Paper.
All music majors must satisfy a set of basic music
requirements as well as an additional set of requirements
specific to each degree program. In addition,
all degree candidates must satisfy the University’s
General Education Program. Bachelor of Music degree
candidates are exempted from the portion of the
General Education Program requiring study in a
language other than English except as noted in
the Voice Performance degree. Bachelor of Arts
in Music degree candidates must fulfill the language
requirement.
Note: Variable credit is given for Music 170,
270, 370 and 470: Applied Instrumental and Vocal
Instruction (.25, .5, or 1). Performance majors
take a one-hour lesson each week and are required
to practice a greater number of hours weekly.
Performance majors receive .5 credit for a one-hour
lesson for the first two years of study. Upon
passing the Qualifying Recital (by the end of
the sophomore year) performance majors receive
1 credit for a one-hour lesson during the last
two years of study. Non-performance majors who
take a one-hour lesson per week earn .5 credit.
Those non-performance majors who take a one-half
hour lesson per week earn .25 credit.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL DEGREES IN MUSIC
University
Gen. Ed. Requirements (7 - 9 credits)
Core Music Courses (minimum of 10.5 credits)
MUSC
130
Fundamentals of Music (.5)
MUSC
131,
133,
231,
233
Music Theory I, II, III, IV (.5 each)
MUSC
132,
134,
232,
234
Ear Training I, II, III, IV (.5 each)
MUSC
241
(TH, W) 342,
343
Music History I, II, III (1)
Private Lessons (1.5)
Music Ensembles (CA: 1 full credit required for
MOI) (1.5)
BACHELOR
OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN MUSIC DEGREE
University Requirements (For this degree at least
20 credits other than music must be earned for
graduation.)
Additional Music Requirements (1.5 - 2 credits)
MUSC
331
(W) Style Analysis (1)
MUSC
496
Senior Recital (.5)
OR
One
course from Special Topics in Music History:
MUSC
445
Masterpieces of Chamber Music (1)
MUSC
446
The Music of Wagner (1)
MUSC
447
The Music of Haydn (1)
MUSC
462
(IT) History and Literature of Art Song (1)
BACHELOR
OF MUSIC (MUSIC EDUCATION)
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 10.5 credits)
Additional
Private Lessons (2.5)
Additional Music Ensemble (CA) (.5)
MUSC
135
Foundations of Music Education (.5)
1.5
credits from the following: (1.5)
MUSC 154,
155
Brass, Percussion Class (.5 each)
MUSC
156,
157
String, Voice Class (.5 each)
MUSC
158
Woodwind Class (.5)
One class from
EDUC
305
(W) Introduction to Teaching (.5)
EDUC
335 (W) The School Teacher and Student (.5)
Additional Courses
MUSC
239
Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
MUSC
348
Secondary General Music Resources (.5)
MUSC
349
Elementary Music Resources (.5)
MUSC
352,
356
Vocal, Instrumental Music Resources (.5 each)
MUSC
359
Applications of Technology in Music Ed (.5)
MUSC
255,
435
Basic, Advanced Conducting (.5 each)
MUSC
491
Senior Seminar/Practicum in Music Ed (Fall .25,
Spring .25) (.5)
Vocal
Track
MUSC
266,
267
Diction for Singers I, II (.5 each)
Instrumental
Track
MUSC
339
Digital Music Techniques (.5)
MUSC
340
Orchestration (.5)
Recommended
courses for either track
ANTH
343
Ethnomusicology (1)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE (VOICE)
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 14.25 credits)
Additional
Private Lessons (4.5)
Additional Music Ensembles (CA) (.5)
MUSC
102X
Alexander Technique (.25)
MUSC
266, 267
Diction for Singers I, II (.5 each)
MUSC
331 (W) Style Analysis (1)
MUSC
351 Vocal Pedagogy (.5)
MUSC
462 (IT) History & Literature of Art Song
(1)
MUSC
496 Senior Recital (.5)
One
year in French and German (1 per semester)
One
credit from the following: (1)
MUSC
236
(CA) Elementary Music Composition (.5)
MUSC
239
Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
MUSC
255
Basic Conducting (.5)
ANTH
343
Ethnomusicology (1)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
BACHELOR
OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE (PIANO)
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 9.5 credits)
Additional
Private Lessons (4.5)
Additional Music Ensemble (CA) (.25)
MUSC
102X
Alexander Technique (.25)
MUSC
331
(W) Style Analysis (1)
1.5
credits from the following: (1.5)
MUSC
236
(CA) Elementary Music Composition
I (.5)
MUSC
239
Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
MUSC
255 Basic Conducting (.5)
ANTH
343 Ethnomusicology (1)
One
course from Special Topics in Music History
MUSC
462
(IT) History and Literature of Art Song (1)
MUSC
445 Masterpieces of Chamber Music (1)
MUSC
446 The Music of Wagner (1)
MUSC
447 The Music of Haydn (1)
MUSC
251
Introduction to Piano Pedagogy (.5)
MUSC 496
Senior Recital (.5)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
BACHELOR
OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE (STRING)
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 9.75 credits)
Additional Private Lessons (4.5)
Additional
Music Ensemble (CA) (.5)
MUSC
102X
Alexander Technique (.25)
MUSC
331 (W) Style Analysis (1)
1.5
credits from the following: (1.5)
MUSC
236
(CA) Elementary Music Composition I (.5)
MUSC
239 Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
MUSC
255 Basic Conducting (.5)
ANTH
343 Ethnomusicology (1)
One
course from Special Topics in Music History (1)
MUSC
462 (IT)
History and Literature of Art Song (1)
MUSC
445 Masterpieces of Chamber Music (1)
MUSC
446 The Music of Wagner (1)
MUSC
447 The Music of Haydn (1)
MUSC
350 String Pedagogy and Literature (.5)
MUSC
496 Senior Recital (.5)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
BACHELOR
OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE (OTHER THAN PIANO, STRING
OR VOICE)
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 9.75 credits)
Additional Private Lessons (4.5)
Additional Music Ensemble (CA) (.5)
MUSC
102X
Alexander Technique (.25)
MUSC
331 (W) Style Analysis (1)
1.5
credits from the following: (1.5)
MUSC
236
(CA) Elementary Music Composition (.5)
MUSC
239 Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
MUSC
255 Basic Conducting (.5)
ANTH
343 Ethnomusicology (1)
One
course from Special Topics in Music History (1)
MUSC
462
(IT) History and Literature of Art Song (1)
MUSC
445 Masterpieces of Chamber Music (1)
MUSC
446 The Music of Wagner (1)
MUSC
447 The Music of Haydn (1)
MUSC
490 Independent Study: Pedagogy & Literature
(.5)
MUSC
496 Senior Recital (.5)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
BACHELOR
OF MUSIC IN COMPOSITION
Additional
Music Requirements (minimum of 9 - 9.5 credits)
Additional
Private Lessons (2)
MUSC
236
(CA) Elementary Music Composition I (.5)
MUSC
237 (CA) Elementary Music Composition II (.5)
MUSC
336
Intermediate Music Composition I (.5)
MUSC
337 Intermediate Music Composition II (.5)
One
course from the following: (.5 - 1)
MUSC
239
Jazz Theory & Improvisation (.5)
ANTH
343 Ethnomusicology (1)
Additional
Courses:
MUSC 255 Basic Conducting (.5)
MUSC
331 (W) Style Analysis (1)
MUSC
339 Digital Music Techniques (.5)
MUSC
340 Orchestration (.5)
One
course from Special Topics in Music History (1)
MUSC
462
(IT) History of Literature of Art Song (1)
MUSC
445
Masterpieces of Chamber Music (10
MUSC
446
The Music of Wagner (1)
MUSC
447
The Music of Haydn (1)
MUSC
497
Senior Composition Project (Fall .5, Spring .5)
(1)
Successful completion of functional piano exam
or Functional Piano Class II
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE MUSIC MINOR (5
credits)
The Minor Program in Music consists of 5 credits
in Music chosen from the following courses in
consultation with the Music Department.
MUSC
131,
133,
231 Music
Theory I, II, III (.5
each)
MUSC
132,
134
Ear
Training I, II (.5
each)
One
credit from the following: (1)
MUSC
118
(W) Mozart: His Life, Times and Music (1)
MUSC
219
The Age of Beethoven (1)
MUSC
241 (W, TH) Music History I (1)
1.5
credits from the following:
Private
Lessons (.25 each)
Music Ensembles (CA) (.25 each)
FACULTY
AND
PRIVATE
LESSON
INSTRUCTORS:
John
Peel,
Professor,
Irene
Gerlinger
Swindells
Professor
of
Music,
Composer-in-Residence,
Chair
Cindi
Bartels,
Instructor
of
Music
(Clarinet)
Stan
Bock,
Instructor
of
Music
(Trombone,
Tuba,
Euphonium,
Jazz)
John
Boelling,
Instructor
of
Music
(Voice)
Jay
Chen,
Instructor
of
Music
(Trumpet)
Jean-David
Coen,
Professor
of
Music
(Piano,
Music
History)
John
Doan,
Associate
Professor
of
Music
(Guitar)
Marva
G.
Duerksen,
Assistant
Professor
of
Music
(Music
History,
Music
Theory)
Mike
Hettwer,
Instructor
of
Music
(Horn)
Mitch
Iimori,
Instructor
of
Music
(Bassoon,
Oboe)
David
Ingram,
Instructor
of
Music
(Piano),
Staff
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