Non-Course Requirements
First and Second Major Committee Examinations. The first will consist of a review by the department of a student’s work in composition at the completion of the second semester of composition study. The Second Major Committee Examination will consist of a review at the completion of the fourth semester of composition study. For more information, see “Private Study Committee Exams” in the Composition Major grid located in the Conservatory section of this catalog. A student who receives an unsatisfactory evaluation on either of the Major Committee Examinations will be denied permission to continue in the Composition Emphasis major.
Notes
1 At the time of acceptance into the College Music Major with Composition Emphasis, the Department will determine whether one or more semesters of COMP 102 (A&B), 103 (A&B) or COMP 202 (A&B), 203 (A&B) may be waived before beginning Private Study.
2 Aural Skills I-III must be taken concurrently with Music Theory I-III; e.g., a student will register for Music Theory II and Aural Skills II in the same semester. It is strongly recommended that all Music Majors also take Aural Skills IV, preferably in the same semester as Music Theory IV.
3 Part or all of the MUTH 131, 132, 231, 232 requirement may be waived by placement examination.
4 May be waived by examination. MHST 101 (Introduction to the History and Literature of Music, four credits) is highly recommended for Music Majors in place of CMUS 100.
5 This course may be chosen from Ethnomusicology 100 or any of the 200-level Ethnomusicology or 200-level Music History courses other than the required MHST 275.
6 Any Conservatory ensemble. Only one credit per ensemble may be counted toward the major.
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