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192 2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog
Other Departmental
Requirements
1. Undergraduate music majors must se-lect
a degree option from the follow-ing:
Music as a Liberal Art; Music Edu-cation:
Choral, General or Instrumental
Emphasis; Instrumental Performance;
Vocal Performance; or Composition.
Note: All students majoring in music
are automatically enrolled in Music as
a Liberal Art until they have been offi-cially
admitted to another degree op-tion.
All entering students (freshmen
and transfer) must take a diagnostic
examination in music history/litera-ture
and music theory. Other degree
options have audition or other admis-sion
requirements which must be ful-filled
before a student is officially rec-ognized
as enrolled in that option.
2. Music education and performance de-gree
options require students to de-clare
a primary concentration (e.g. an
instrument or voice).
3. At the close of their first year of resi-dence,
students must pass the Jury I
examination in their declared area of
concentration (instrument or voice)
before being permitted to continue
their major. Students in composition
must pass an equivalent preliminary
jury designed by their composition
instructor. The Jury II examination
must be passed for advanced standing.
4. Students majoring in music must en-roll
in a piano class (MUSIC 4A-4C)
until the departmental piano profi-ciency
examination has been passed.
(See Department of Music Undergradu-ate
Student Handbook for details.)
5. Passing of the piano proficiency ex-amination
and successful completion
of MUSIC 1B are required before at-tempting
Jury II.
6. Guitar and piano students will fulfill
50 percent of the major ensemble re-quirement
by enrolling in Guitar En-semble,
Keyboard Ensemble, Cham-ber
Music Ensemble, Music
Accompanying, or MUSIC 130T (as
specified by their studio instructor.)
The remaining 50 percent must be
fulfilled by enrolling in either Orches-tra,
Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band,
Concert Choir, or Marching Band.
7. Students in MUSIC 31 and 131
through 39 and 139 (private studio
instruction) will perform in student
recitals when assigned by their instruc-tor.
8. Guitar, piano, or composition students
who select the Music Education: In-strumental
emphasis must pass the
Level II Jury Exam in violin, viola,
cello, contrabass, clarinet, flute, saxo-phone,
oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trom-bone,
horn, tuba, or percussion. Gui-tar,
piano, or composition students
who select the Music Education: Cho-ral
emphasis must pass the Level II Jury
Exam in voice.
9. Music Education Option students must
pass a conducting proficiency exami-nation
after completion of MUSIC
158. Passing MUSIC 158 does not
constitute passing the proficiency ex-amination.
10. All undergraduate students must fulfill
the upper-division writing skills re-quirement
in order to graduate. Stu-dents
are expected to meet this require-ment
no sooner than the term in which
60 units of coursework are completed.
Music Minor
The Minor in Music is reserved for stu-dents
pursuing a degree in a field other
than music and requires completion of at
least 21-24 units of music courses, 6 units
of which must be upper division. The
program must be approved by the depart-ment
adviser and the department chair.
Required units include: MUSIC 9, 40, and
41; 6 units of MUSIC 31/131 through 39/
139; 6 to 9 units in music literature, con-ducting,
and/or techniques and materials
courses. In addition, students minoring in
music must enroll in an appropriate major
performing organization for at least four
semesters while enrolled at California State
University, Fresno, and must pass the Jury
I examination in their declared area of
concentration. Courses taken for the mi-nor
may count toward fulfilling General
Education requirements, but will not count
toward fulfilling any music major.
Note: The Music Minor also requires a 2.0
GPA and 6 upper-division units in resi-dence.
Certificate of Special Study
in Music Performance
The Certificate of Special Study in Music
Performance is intended for those persons
who wish to study an instrument or voice
without matriculating for a degree. A can-didate
for the certificate program should be
qualified for advanced standing (Jury II
competency) in his or her specialty prior to
admission. Admission to the program re-quires
the consent of both the major pro-fessor
and the chair of the department.
The certificate program will comprise a
minimum of 12 units of upper-division
work, to be structured on an individual
basis with the approval of both the major
professor and the chair of the department.
The individual program, along with the
requisite approvals, will be in writing and
kept on file in the department.
The general requirements for the certifi-cate
program:
• instruction in the student’s major voice
or instrument during each semester of
residence
• at least one course in music theory or
history
• at least one ensemble course, appropri-ate
to the student’s area of specialization,
for each semester of study
Graduate Program
The Master of Arts degree program in
music is designed to increase the candidate’s
professional competence, to increase the
ability for continued self-directed study,
and to provide opportunity for greater
depth in the chosen area of concentration
within the field of music.
Foreign students must have achieved a
minimum TOEFL score of 550 to gain
entrance to the program.
Master of Arts
Degree Requirements
(See also Admission to Graduate Standing,
Advancement to Candidacy, Program
Requirements, and Criteria for Thesis and
Project.)
The Master of Arts degree program in
music requires a bachelor’s degree in music
or the equivalent.
All entering M.A. students must take diag-nostic
entrance examinations in music his-tory
and music theory. Where needed,
remedial work may be required prior to
graduate study. An audition and/or en-trance
interview is also required.
1 MUSIC 4A, 4B, and 4C may be waived by
passing the designated Piano Proficiency Exam.
(See Department of Music Undergraduate Stu-dent
Handbook for details. Students for whom
any of these courses are waived should fulfill
the minimum unit requirements with elective
courses.)
2 See Other Departmental Requirements.
3 Advanced standing designation is granted after
passing Jury II.
Object Description
| Title | 2001-02 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2001-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
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| Title | Page 192 |
| Full Text Search | Music 192 2001-2002 California State University, Fresno General Catalog Other Departmental Requirements 1. Undergraduate music majors must se-lect a degree option from the follow-ing: Music as a Liberal Art; Music Edu-cation: Choral, General or Instrumental Emphasis; Instrumental Performance; Vocal Performance; or Composition. Note: All students majoring in music are automatically enrolled in Music as a Liberal Art until they have been offi-cially admitted to another degree op-tion. All entering students (freshmen and transfer) must take a diagnostic examination in music history/litera-ture and music theory. Other degree options have audition or other admis-sion requirements which must be ful-filled before a student is officially rec-ognized as enrolled in that option. 2. Music education and performance de-gree options require students to de-clare a primary concentration (e.g. an instrument or voice). 3. At the close of their first year of resi-dence, students must pass the Jury I examination in their declared area of concentration (instrument or voice) before being permitted to continue their major. Students in composition must pass an equivalent preliminary jury designed by their composition instructor. The Jury II examination must be passed for advanced standing. 4. Students majoring in music must en-roll in a piano class (MUSIC 4A-4C) until the departmental piano profi-ciency examination has been passed. (See Department of Music Undergradu-ate Student Handbook for details.) 5. Passing of the piano proficiency ex-amination and successful completion of MUSIC 1B are required before at-tempting Jury II. 6. Guitar and piano students will fulfill 50 percent of the major ensemble re-quirement by enrolling in Guitar En-semble, Keyboard Ensemble, Cham-ber Music Ensemble, Music Accompanying, or MUSIC 130T (as specified by their studio instructor.) The remaining 50 percent must be fulfilled by enrolling in either Orches-tra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, or Marching Band. 7. Students in MUSIC 31 and 131 through 39 and 139 (private studio instruction) will perform in student recitals when assigned by their instruc-tor. 8. Guitar, piano, or composition students who select the Music Education: In-strumental emphasis must pass the Level II Jury Exam in violin, viola, cello, contrabass, clarinet, flute, saxo-phone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trom-bone, horn, tuba, or percussion. Gui-tar, piano, or composition students who select the Music Education: Cho-ral emphasis must pass the Level II Jury Exam in voice. 9. Music Education Option students must pass a conducting proficiency exami-nation after completion of MUSIC 158. Passing MUSIC 158 does not constitute passing the proficiency ex-amination. 10. All undergraduate students must fulfill the upper-division writing skills re-quirement in order to graduate. Stu-dents are expected to meet this require-ment no sooner than the term in which 60 units of coursework are completed. Music Minor The Minor in Music is reserved for stu-dents pursuing a degree in a field other than music and requires completion of at least 21-24 units of music courses, 6 units of which must be upper division. The program must be approved by the depart-ment adviser and the department chair. Required units include: MUSIC 9, 40, and 41; 6 units of MUSIC 31/131 through 39/ 139; 6 to 9 units in music literature, con-ducting, and/or techniques and materials courses. In addition, students minoring in music must enroll in an appropriate major performing organization for at least four semesters while enrolled at California State University, Fresno, and must pass the Jury I examination in their declared area of concentration. Courses taken for the mi-nor may count toward fulfilling General Education requirements, but will not count toward fulfilling any music major. Note: The Music Minor also requires a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in resi-dence. Certificate of Special Study in Music Performance The Certificate of Special Study in Music Performance is intended for those persons who wish to study an instrument or voice without matriculating for a degree. A can-didate for the certificate program should be qualified for advanced standing (Jury II competency) in his or her specialty prior to admission. Admission to the program re-quires the consent of both the major pro-fessor and the chair of the department. The certificate program will comprise a minimum of 12 units of upper-division work, to be structured on an individual basis with the approval of both the major professor and the chair of the department. The individual program, along with the requisite approvals, will be in writing and kept on file in the department. The general requirements for the certifi-cate program: • instruction in the student’s major voice or instrument during each semester of residence • at least one course in music theory or history • at least one ensemble course, appropri-ate to the student’s area of specialization, for each semester of study Graduate Program The Master of Arts degree program in music is designed to increase the candidate’s professional competence, to increase the ability for continued self-directed study, and to provide opportunity for greater depth in the chosen area of concentration within the field of music. Foreign students must have achieved a minimum TOEFL score of 550 to gain entrance to the program. Master of Arts Degree Requirements (See also Admission to Graduate Standing, Advancement to Candidacy, Program Requirements, and Criteria for Thesis and Project.) The Master of Arts degree program in music requires a bachelor’s degree in music or the equivalent. All entering M.A. students must take diag-nostic entrance examinations in music his-tory and music theory. Where needed, remedial work may be required prior to graduate study. An audition and/or en-trance interview is also required. 1 MUSIC 4A, 4B, and 4C may be waived by passing the designated Piano Proficiency Exam. (See Department of Music Undergraduate Stu-dent Handbook for details. Students for whom any of these courses are waived should fulfill the minimum unit requirements with elective courses.) 2 See Other Departmental Requirements. 3 Advanced standing designation is granted after passing Jury II. |
