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Fall 2008 - Summer 2009

College of Liberal Arts
and Social Sciences

Moores School of Music
Degree Information

• Who's Who in the Moores School of Music
• Degrees
• Accreditation
• Admission of New Students to the Moores School of Music
• Admission of Transfer Students to the Moores School of Music
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Music
• Admission to Specific Areas of Specializations in Music
• Ensemble Participation
• Recital Attendance
• C- Rule
• Theory and Aural Skills Proficiency Examinations
• Participation in Music Courses by Non-Majors
• Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Music Degree
  Concentrations List:
  • Piano Performance
  • Organ Performance
  • Instrumental Performance
  • Vocal Performance
  • Music Theory
  • Composition
  • Elective Studies in Teacher Certification
    • Common courses
    • Elective Studies List
      Instrumental Program
      Choral Program
      Music Business
      Religion
      
• Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Music Degree
• Minor in Music
• Applied Music
  
  

  Courses:

• Music (MUSI)
• Music Education (MUED)
• Applied Music (MUSA)

Who's Who in the Moores School of Music

Director:
David Ashley White

Professors:
Joseph Evans, Andrzej Grabiec, Charles Hausmann, Michael Horvit, Franz Anton Krager, Fredell Lack, Jeffrey C. Lerner, Robert S. Nelson, Howard Pollack, Arnold (Buck) Ross, Vagram Saradjian, Abbey H. Simon, Melanie Sonnenberg (Visiting), David Tomatz (Emeritus), Ruth Tomfohrde, Nancy Weems, David Ashley White

Associate Professors:
James L. Austin, Robert Bates, Paul Bertagnolli, David Bertman, Matthew Dirst, Timothy Hester, Timothy Jones, Timothy Koozin, Lynn Lamkin (Visiting), Barbara Rose Lange, Kyung Sun Lee, Nina Kay Lowe (Visiting), Noe Marmolejo, Robert Mayes, Jennifer Mishra, Robert T. Smith, John Snyder, Mary Cook Weber, Lawrence Wheeler, Blake Wilkins

Assistant Professors:
Lucy Arner (Clinical), Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon (Visiting), Kimberly Clark, Cynthia Clayton, Andrew Davis, Aaminah Durrani (Clinical), Marcus Maroney, Tali Morgulis, Jeffrey Sposato,

Lecturers:
John Benzer, Terri Humphries, Larisa Jackson, Joan O'Connor, Ron Ochoa, Michael Remson, Tracy Russell, Betty Shaw, Kerry Talley

Affiliate Artists:
Mark Barton, Wayne Brooks, George Chase, Brian Del Signore, Joel Fulgham, Randall Griffin, Robin Hough, Cheryl Huddleston, Brian Kauk, Roger Kaza, David Klingensmith, Anne Leek, Paula Page, Rita Porfiris, John Jeffrey Robinson, Chester Rowell, Alicia Shirley, Phil Stanton, Brian Suits, Hector Vasquez, James Vassallo, Valerie Vidal, Mike Warny, Alec Warren, Mike Wheeler, Dennis Whittaker, Woodrow Witt, Karen Wylie

Degrees

The Moores School of Music offers Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. In addition, it is possible to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music through the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Information on graduate degrees is available in the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog.

Accreditation

The Moores School of Music is a full member of the National Association of Schools of Music and a member of the Texas Association of Music Schools.

Admission of New Students to the Moores School of Music

In addition to meeting all requirements for admission to the University of Houston, all students applying for acceptance as majors in the Moores School of Music must pass an audition on their principal instrument or voice and be able to meet at least a freshman level of performance. In addition, they must take an examination for placement in music theory.

Admission of Transfer Students to the Moores School of Music

In addition to meeting all requirements for admission to the University of Houston, all transfer students applying for acceptance as majors in the Moores School of Music must pass an audition on their principal instrument or voice. Music majors transferring from other institutions must have a 2.50 minimum grade point average in all music courses attempted. Courses within the Texas "Field of Study Curriculum for Music" will transfer if minimum grade point and proficiency requirements are met. As required of Moores School of Music's native students, transfer students must take and pass applicable prerequisite proficiency exams before enrolling in designated theory and aural skills courses.

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree in music is offered to students wishing to pursue a program that places great emphasis on the liberal arts, but with a strong concentration in the field of music. In addition to the college requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, a minimum of 50 semester hours in music is required.

Bachelor of Music

Four baccalaureate music degree are offered: Bachelor of Music (with elective studies in Teacher Certification, Music Business, or Religion), Bachelor of Music in Applied Music, Bachelor of Music in Composition, and Bachelor of Music in Music Theory. Performance concentrations for the Bachelor of Music in Applied Music are piano, organ, voice, wind, brass, strings, or percussion.

Admission to Specific Areas of Specializations in Music

Although a successful audition will allow a student to enroll as a music major at the Moores School of Music, formal acceptance into specific areas of specialization (applied music, theory, composition, music education) does not occur until the end of the sophomore year.

Students who wish to apply for admission to an area of specialization must obtain a degree plan from the advising office in the second semester of their sophomore year and pass the admissions requirements established by the area of specialization. In order to obtain an official degree plan, students must have met the basic GPA requirements for the specialized area and must be current on recital attendance requirements. Degree plans are registered with the office of the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and copies are kept in the student's permanent file in the Moores School of Music advising office. Students may request a copy of the official degree plan at any time.

Although areas of specialization are not Officially recognized until the end of the sophomore year,students should indicate their interest to appropriate faculty members and the academic advisor as early as possible for effective advising.

Ensemble Participation

Students enrolled in applied music must participate in the large ensemble appropriate for the instrument or voice. This obligation remains in force even after degree requirements have been met.

Recital Attendance

Programs covering a wide range of literature and varied media of performance are presented each semester by faculty and by students. All music majors must attend a total of 96 recitals prior to graduation. Music education majors will be exempt from recital attendance the semester of student teaching. If student teaching is completed in the 8th semester of study, music education majors need only accumulate a total of 84 recitals. Students must attend a minimum of four Tuesday recitals each semester they are enrolled in nine or more hours until their total recital requirement has been met.

To request preparation of a degree plan or schedule a junior recital, students must have attended 60 recitals. To schedule a senior recital, students must have attended 72 recitals. Graduation paperwork will not be approved until the total requirement has been met. Students should attend 12 recitals each semester to meet these requirements. In the rare instance when a nondegree applicable recital is requested by General Petition and approved, the student must be current on recital attendance before the event can be scheduled. The numbers required are 12 recitals (freshman), 36 recitals (sophomores), and 60 recitals (junior).

Only Moores School of Music sponsored recitals will be counted for credit. Performances in which the student is a participant will not count toward recital attendance. Attendance is generally taken electronically with the CougarOne card. Occasionally, however, students will be asked to turn in recital programs within two weeks of the performance date as proof of attendance. Please contact the undergraduate advisor for details.

C- Rule

A minimum grade of C- is required for advancement to the next course in theory, aural skills, class piano, and music history sequences.

Theory and Aural Skills Proficiency Examinations

Proficiency exams are prerequisites for several courses in the theory and aural skills sequences. A passing grade on these exams will likewise be at least C-. Furthermore, proficiency examinations are valid only through the next offering of the course for which they are prerequisite; if a student, having qualified for a course for which a proficiency examination is prerequisite, fails to complete that course the next time it is offered, the student must retake and pass the proficiency exam(s) for that course before enrolling in it.

Participation in Music Courses by Nonmajors

A number of music courses can be used by nonmusic majors to fulfill certain core course requirements. In addition, students majoring in other areas may elect to participate in ensembles, typically with consent of the instructor. Instruction in applied music for college credit is not generally available to nonmajors. Anyone interested in noncredit private lessons should contact the Preparatory and Continuing Studies Division at 713-743-3398 or visit www.pcs.uh.edu/.

Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Music Degree

In addition to all university and college requirements, students must complete all requirements for each B.M. degree as outlined below. Note that requirements for the various concentrations for the Bachelor of Music in Applied Music degree appear separately, as do the different areas of elective studies.

Bachelor of Music in Applied Music

Concentrations in Piano Performance, Organ Performance, Instrumental Performance, and Vocal Performance

Bachelor of Music in Music Theory
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Music: Areas of Elective Studies:

Teacher Certification (Instrumental or Choral), Music Business, or Religion

Bachelor of Music in Applied Music

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Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Music Degree

In addition to all university and college requirements, students must complete the following:

Minor in Music

A minor in music in one of two areas - music theory or music literature/history - requires 21 semester hours in music, of which at least nine must be advanced. Nine of the total hours must be taken in residence, of which at least six must be advanced. A 2.00 minimum grade point average is required in all minor courses attempted at the University of Houston. All courses to be applied to the minor, including transfer courses, must be approved by the School of Music.

Requirements	Hours
Required lower division courses
MUSI 2170. Aural Skills III	1
MUSI 2171. Aural Skills IV	1
MUSI 2210. Music Theory III	2
MUSI 2214. Techniques in Music After 1900	2
MUSI 2361. Music and Culture	3
MUSI 2362. Music History I (music literature/history minors only)	3
(Students are reminded that a minimum grade of C- is required for advancement to the next course in theory, aural skills, class piano, and music history sequences.)
Required upper division course:
MUSI 3300. Listening to Music Masterworks (music theory minors only)	3
Nine additional advanced hours from the following courses
MUSI 3215. Introduction to Large Forms	2
MUSI 3216. Analysis	2
MUSI 3310. History of Jazz	3
MUSI 3363. Music History II	3
MUSI 3364. Music History III	3
MUSI 4301. Modal Counterpoint	3
MUSI 4302. Eighteenth Century Counterpoint	3
MUSI 4303. Chromatic Harmony	3
MUSI 4312. Orchestration	3
MUSI 4361. Music of the Baroque Period	3
MUSI 4362. Music of the Classical Period	3
MUSI 4363. Music of the Romantic Period	3
MUSI 4364. Music of the Twentieth Century I	3
MUSI 4365. Music of the Twentieth Century II	3
MUSI 4366. Music in the United States	3
MUSI 4380. Opera Literature	3
MUSI 4386. Choral Literature	3
MUSI 4388. Piano Literature	3
MUSI 4397. Organ Literature	3
MUSI 4397. Survey of Jazz Masters	3
(Students must adhere to all course prerequisites.)

Applied Music (MUSA)

Private study is offered in the areas listed below.

Music majors generally pursue instruction in only one performance area. Occasionally, requests for concurrent study in a secondary area are approved. Nonmajors are encouraged to seek private instruction through the School's Preparatory and Continuing Studies Program but, with approval of the School's director, are allowed to enroll in private lessons for credit.

During regular semesters, students enrolled (registered) in two semester credit hours receive one half-hour lesson and attend studio class each week. Students enrolled (registered) in three or four semester credit hours receive a one-hour lesson and attend studio class each week.

Applied music credit is offered at all levels from freshman through graduate; the level is determined by audition for new students and by recommendation of the appropriate faculty for continuing students.

Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate large ensemble, even beyond degree requirements, is required of all students taking applied music courses.

Areas of applied music study currently available include:

All of these areas are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:15 AM