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Music
Faculty
Erin Aldridge, Assistant Professor (Orchestra, Violin)
Pamela Bustos, Associate Professor (Band, Clarinet, Music Education)
Matthew Faerber, Associate Professor (Choir, Music Education)
E. Beth Gilbert, Professor (Piano)
Greg Kehl Moore, Associate Professor (Jazz Studies, Saxophone)
David Playfair, Assistant Professor (Voice)
Norma Stevlingson, Professor (Organ, Harpsichord)
Cooperating Academic Staff
Bradley Bombardier, Lecturer, (Bassoon, Composition)
Nixon Bustos, Lecturer, (String Bass)
Jeremy Craycraft, Lecturer, (Percussion, Music and World Culture)
Tracey Gibbens, Lecturer, (Trombone, Low Brass)
Kevin Hoeschen, Lecturer, (Viola)
Betsy Husby, Lecturer, (Cello)
Ruth Jacobson, Lecturer, (Voice)
Tyler Kaiser, Lecturer, (Guitar, French Horn, Composition)
Janell Kokkonen Lemire, Lecturer, (Harp)
Victoria Parker, Lecturer, (Music Education)
Rebecca Peterson, Lecturer, (Cello)
Kathryn Sandor, Lecturer, (Flute)
Pamela Sohriakoff, Lecturer, (Piano)
Laurie Van Brunt, Lecturer, (Oboe, English Horn)
Ann M. West, Lecturer, (Trumpet)
The Music Department offers curricula leading to the following degrees:
Bachelor of Music Education (Comprehensive)
A. Choral/General Music: Birth-21 Certification
B. Instrumental Music: Birth-21 Certification
Bachelor of Music (Comprehensive)
Performance Concentration
A. Instrumental Performance Track
B. Jazz Studies Performance Track
C. Keyboard Performance Track
D. Voice Performance Track
Composition Concentration
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in music
Music minor
All degree programs in Music are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Admission Requirements: Freshmen
Upon admission to the University, all prospective music majors must audition for admission to the Music Department and take placement examinations in piano and music theory. At the end of their first semester, and again at the end of their sophomore year, students will be advised concerning their potential to succeed in their chosen field.
Admission Requirements: Transfer students
Students transferring from other institutions must perform an audition on their major instrument and take placement examinations in keyboard, music history and theory before registering for music courses at UW-Superior.
Music Department Residency Requirement
All students, including transfer students, who wish to earn a degree in music from UW-Superior must complete at UW-Superior at least 18 credits in music for a comprehensive degree, and at least 12 credits in music for a non-comprehensive degree.
Admission to Advanced Standing
Before enrolling for Applied Music courses numbered above 300, students must take the Advanced Standing Exam in Applied Music. This is normally done at the end of the fourth semester of applied study. See applied music instructor for information regarding performance standards for this exam.
All students majoring in music or music education must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Complete the sequence of courses for one of the degree programs listed below with a grade of C- or better in each music course required for the major, and a minimum grade point average of 2.5. Grades in applied music, ensembles and repertory classes will be excluded when computing this average.
2. Pass the keyboard proficiency examination before graduation or before student teaching if majoring in music education. Students with credits in MUSI 336, 337, 338, 436, 437, 438 are exempt from this requirement.
3. Participate in a major ensemble each semester enrolled except during student teaching. The major ensembles are Symphonic Band (for woodwind, brass and percussion majors as well as keyboard majors with a secondary band instrument), University Orchestra (for string majors as well as keyboard majors with a secondary string instrument) and A Cappella Choir (for voice majors as well as keyboard majors with a secondary interest in voice).
4. Enroll in MUSI 150 each semester (must pass a minimum of eight semesters) except during student teaching.
5. Satisfy the graduation requirements listed in the front section of this catalog.
6. Capstone Experience: For students majoring in Music Education, the capstone experience is student teaching or interning. For students majoring in Performance or Composition, the capstone experience is the full recital. For students earning the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, the capstone experience, approved by the major advisor, may be a recital, a creative work such as a composition or arrangement, or an independent research project.
Conditions
Students may not enroll on a Pass-Fail basis in any course required for the major except MUSI 150.
Credit by Examination
The Music Department offers credit by examination in selected music courses. For further information contact the department chair.
Bachelor of Music Education Degree
(Comprehensive)
A. Choral/General Music: Birth-21 Certification
Major Requirements:
MUSI 140 Vocal Pedagogy..........................................................1 credit
MUSI 145 Italian Diction..............................................................1 credit
MUSI 171 Ear Training.................................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training.................................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training ................................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training.................................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint...............................................................3 credits
MUSI 264 Music History.............................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History.............................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History.............................................................3 credits
MUSI 369 Choral Pedagogy........................................................1 credit
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting..................................................2 credits
MUSI 381 Advanced Conducting.................................................2 credits
MUSI 384 Choral Techniques and Literature.................................2 credits
Applied Major (voice or keyboard)* + .......................................12 credits
Applied Minor (keyboard or voice) # ...........................................3 credits
MUSI 110/310 * .........................................................................7 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)*......0 credits
MUSI 395 Half Recital.................................................................1 credit
MUSI 490 Conducting Practicum.................................................1 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to student teaching
Total............................................................................................60 credits
Additional courses needed for certification in general music:
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture.............................................3 credits
MUSI 382 Elementary Music Methods..........................................3 credits
MUSI 386 General Music Methods...............................................2 credits
ART 222 or COMM 122..............................................................3-4 credits
Total ............................................................................................11-12 credits
Other Requirements
Teacher Education
TED 200 Introduction to Education................................................3 credits
TED 253 Human Development ......................................................3 credits
TED 270 Multicultural Non-Sexist Education..................................3 credits
TED 300 Principles of Learning......................................................3 credits
TED 443 Student Teaching...........................................................12 credits
TED 465 Using Literary Processes in the Content Area...................3 credits
TED 494 Principles and Practices of Inclusive Teaching...................2 credits
Total ............................................................................................29 credits
Totals by Category
Major...........................................................................................60 credits
Teacher Education.........................................................................29 credits
General Education..........................................................................39 credits
Grand Total..................................................................................128 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
+Must include four credits above 300
#Three semesters at one credit each
B. Instrumental Music: Birth-21 Certification
Major Requirements:
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture...........................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory ......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis.....................................................2 credits
MUSI 374 Orchestration.............................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History............................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History............................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History............................................................3 credits
MUSI 140 Vocal Pedagogy........................................................1 credit
MUSI 141 Woodwind Techniques..............................................2 credits
MUSI 143 Percussion Techniques...............................................1 credit
MUSI 241 Brass Techniques.......................................................2 credits
MUSI 243 String Techniques.......................................................1 credit
MUSI 379 Jazz Pedagogy and Literature......................................2 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting.................................................2 credits
MUSI 381 Advanced Conducting................................................2 credits
MUSI 385 Instrumental Methods.................................................2 credits
MUSI 388 Band/Orchestra Literature..........................................2 credits
MUSI 395 Half Recital................................................................1 credit
Applied Major*+ ......................................................................12 credits
Applied Minor# .........................................................................2 credits
Major Ensemble (MUSI 112/312 or MUSI 114/314)* ...............4 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)*.....0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to student teaching
Total .........................................................................................67 credits
Teacher Education
TED 200 Introduction to Education..............................................3 credits
TED 253 Human Development.....................................................3 credits
TED 270 Multicultural Non-Sexist Education................................3 credits
TED 300 Principles of Learning....................................................3 credits
TED 443 Student Teaching........................................................12 credits
TED 465 Using Literary Processes in the Content Area.................3 credits
TED 494 Principles and Practices of Inclusive Teaching.................2 credits
Total...........................................................................................29 credits
Totals by Category
Major.........................................................................................67 credits
Teacher Education......................................................................29 credits
General Education.......................................................................39 credits
Grand Total..............................................................................135 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
#Two semesters at one credit each must be taken on an instrument outside the student's major instrument family. (Exception: String majors may select another stringed instrument.)
+Must include four credits above 300 (two semesters at two credits each)
(Comprehensive)
The Bachelor of Music degree is intended for highly qualified students who are capable of pursuing advanced studies beyond the baccalaureate degree and/or a professional career in music. Enrollment is contingent upon a special jury that occurs no earlier than the end of the first semester of study. This special performance jury must also be passed for a student transferring into the Bachelor of Music degree program from another degree program or from another institution.
A. Instrumental Performance Track: (Non-Keyboard)
Major Requirements:
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture............................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training................................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training................................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory .......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training................................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training ...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint...............................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis.......................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History..............................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History .............................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History..............................................................3 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting.................................................. 2 credits
MUSI 275 Composition
Or
MUSI 192 Jazz Improvisation........................................................2 credits
Applied Major
(four credits per semester
upon acceptance as performance major)*# ...........................24-30 credits
Major Ensemble (MUSI 112/312 or MUSI 114/314)* .................8 credits
Minor Ensemble (MUSI 104-106, 108, 109, 111, 115) ...............2 credits
Repertory (MUSI 151/351 or 152/352 or 155/355 or 157/357)....1 credit
MUSI 395 Half Recital .................................................................1 credit
MUSI 495 Full Recital...................................................................2 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)* ..... 0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to graduation
Total ......................................................................................74-80 credits
Totals by Category
Major....................................................................................74-80 credits
General Education.......................................................................36 credits
Electives..................................................................................4-10 credits
Grand Total...............................................................................120 credits
#Minimum of 16 credits at the 400 level
*Every semester enrolled in the program
B. Jazz Studies Performance Track
Major Requirements
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture...........................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 175 Introduction to Jazz Theory.........................................3 credits
MUSI 192 Jazz Improvisation* ..................................................8 credits
MUSI 193 Jazz Arranging and Composing...................................1 credit
MUSI 266 Jazz Appreciation.......................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training................................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training................................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint..............................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis......................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History.............................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History.............................................................3 credits
MUSI 265 Music History.............................................................3 credits
MUSI 379 Jazz Pedagogy and Literature......................................2 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting..................................................2 credits
Applied Major (two
credits per semester
upon acceptance as jazz studies major)*# .............................12-16 credits
Major Ensemble (MUSI 110, 112 or 114)* .................................8 credits
MUSI 111 Jazz Ensemble or MUSI 109 Jazz Combo* ................2 credits
MUSI 395 Half Recital (Classical) ...............................................1 credit
MUSI 495 Full Recital (Jazz) .......................................................2 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass 8 semesters)* ..........0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to graduation
Total ....................................................................................76-80 credits
Totals by Category
Major....................................................................................76-80 credits
General Education.......................................................................36 credits
Electives....................................................................................4-8 credits
Grand Total...............................................................................120 credits
#Minimum of four credits at the 300 level
*Every semester enrolled in the program
Major requirements:
MUSI 171 Ear Training............................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training............................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory....................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory ...................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training............................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training............................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory....................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory....................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint...........................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis..................................................2 credits
MUSI 275 Composition
Or
MUSI 192 Jazz Improvisation...................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History.........................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History.........................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History.........................................................3 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting..............................................2 credits
Applied Major*
MUSI 136/236
Piano, or 137/237 Organ, or 138/238 Harpsichord
(four credits per semester upon
acceptance as performance major) ......8-14 credits
MUSI 436 Piano, or 437 Organ, or 438 Harpsichord .............................16 credits
Applied Minor (136, 137, or 138)# ..........................................................2 credits
Major ensemble (110/310, 112/312 or 114/414)...................................... 4 credits
Minor ensemble (Pianists: 113/313 or 115/315. Organists: 107/307) .........1 credit
MUSI 191/391 Accompanying practicum+ ...............................................3 credits
MUSI 153/353 Piano Repertory (four semesters at one credit per semester)
or
MUSI 154/354 Organ Repertory (six semesters at one credit per semester)
or
MUSI 158/358
Harpsichord Repertory (four semesters
at one credit per semester).................................................................4-6 credits
MUSI 187/387 Piano Pedagogy (piano majors only)...........................2 credits
MUSI 394 Piano Technology (piano majors only)...............................1 credit
MUSI 395 Half Recital.......................................................................1 credit
MUSI 495 Full Recital........................................................................2 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)*............0 credit
Total ..................................................................................................74-83 credits
Totals by Category
Major ..............................................................................................74-83 credits
General Education.............................................................................39 credits
Electives............................................................................................0-7 credits
Grand Total.......................................................................................120 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
#One credit per semester for a minimum of two credits
+Three semesters at one credit each
Major Requirements:
MUSI 145 Italian Diction.............................................................1 credit
MUSI 146 German Diction..........................................................1 credit
MUSI 147 French Diction...........................................................1 credit
MUSI 171 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training...............................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory.......................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint..............................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis.....................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History............................................................2 credits
MUSI 365 Music History............................................................3 credits
MUSI 366 Music History............................................................3 credits
MUSI 369 Choral Pedagogy.......................................................1 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting ................................................2 credits
MUSI 275 Composition
Or
MUSI 192 Jazz Improvisation.....................................................2 credits
Applied Major
(239/439)*four credits per semester
upon acceptance as voice performance major)#
.........................24-30 credits
MUSI 110/310 Choir* ...............................................................8 credits
Minor ensemble 107/307.............................................................2 credits
MUSI 156 Vocal Repertoire.......................................................1 credit
MUSI 395 Half Recital ..............................................................1 credit
MUSI 495 Full Recital................................................................2 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass 8 semesters)* .......0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to graduation
Total .........................................................................................75-81 credits
Additional requirements
Foreign language........................................................................8 credits
COMM 125 Beginning Acting...................................................3 credits
Totals by Category
Major......................................................................................75-81 credits
General Education....................................................................36 credits
Additional requirements............................................................11 credits
Grand Total.............................................................................122-128 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
#Minimum of 16 credits of MUSI 439.
Bachelor of Music Degree
(Comprehensive)
Major Requirements:
MUSI 141 Woodwind Techniques...................................................2 credits
MUSI 143 Percussion Techniques...................................................1 credit
MUSI 241 Brass Techniques...........................................................2 credits
MUSI 243 String Techniques...........................................................1 credit
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture...............................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 171 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training ..................................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory...........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory ..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 264 Music History................................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History................................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History................................................................3 credits
MUSI 380 Beginning Conducting.....................................................2 credits
MUSI 381 Advanced Conducting....................................................2 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint..................................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis..........................................................2 credits
MUSI 374 Orchestration.................................................................2 credits
MUSI 375 Composition..................................................................4 credits
MUSI 376 Composition..................................................................4 credits
MUSI 377 Jazz Arranging and Composing.......................................4 credits
MUSI 475 Composition..................................................................4 credits
Applied Music (120-39)*+ ...........................................................8 credits
Applied Keyboard** ....................................................................4 credits
Major Ensemble (110/310, 112/312, or 114/314)*# .......................2 credits
MUSI 395 Half Recital++ ............................................................1 credits
MUSI 495 Full Recital++ ..............................................................2 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)* ........0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to graduation
Total ...............................................................................................73-77 credits
Totals by Category
Major..................................77 credits
General Education...............36 credits
Electives..............................7-11 credits
Grand Total.........................120 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
**Four semesters at one credit each. Not required if applied major is keyboard
+Four semesters on principal instrument
++These will be composition recitals of original works by the student that will count as the capstone experience for this degree. The half recital will be a minimum of 30 minutes of music and the full recital will be a minimum of one hour of music. Compositions performed by one of the major ensembles on a regularly scheduled program may count toward this requirement. Such a work must have been performed no earlier than the previous semester. Recitals must include at least one work from the current semester.
#Must include at least one credit of MUSI 110/310 A Cappella Choir
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree
Major requirements:
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture..............................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training..................................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training..................................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 271 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 272 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 273 Theory...........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 274 Theory ..........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 372 Counterpoint..................................................................3 credits
MUSI 373 Form and Analysis.........................................................2 credits
MUSI 264 Music History................................................................2 credits
MUSI 364 Music History................................................................3 credits
MUSI 365 Music History................................................................3 credits
Applied major (minimum of six semesters)*+ ................................8 credits
Major ensemble (110/310, 112/312, or 114/314)* ........................8 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass eight semesters)* .......0 credit
Pass piano proficiency exam prior to graduation
Total................................................................................................48 credits
Totals by Category
Major.................................48 credits
Minor.................................22-24 credits
General Education...............36 credits
Electives.............................12-14 credits
Grand Total........................120 credits
*Every semester enrolled in the program
+Must include two credits at 300 level
Minor Requirements:
MUSI 160 Music Appreciation........................................................3 credits
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture...............................................3 credits
MUSI 171 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 172 Ear Training...................................................................1 credit
MUSI 173 Theory...........................................................................3 credits
MUSI 174 Theory...........................................................................3 credits
Major ensemble (MUSI 110, 112, or 114) ......................................4 credits
MUSI 150 Concert/Recital Class (must pass four semesters)............0 credits
Applied Music (120-139/ Four semesters at one credit each) ...........4 credits
Total................................................................................................22 credits
Other Requirements:
Piano proficiency equivalent to MUSI 103.
Completion of a major.
Completion of the General Education requirements.
Electives to complete the 120-credit requirement (may include additional music courses.)
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