04.01.02.10 Curriculum Footnotes
Bachelor of Music Degree Requirements for Applied Music Majors
Bachelor of Music Degree Requirements (other majors)
1. Students majoring in Applied Music or Jazz and Contemporary Media will present a full senior recital, which will include performance of at least one work written within the last forty years. In addition, all wind/brass/percussion students must include one unaccompanied composition and/or one chamber music composition.
2. Students who entered in fall 2002 or later should enroll in TH 205/265 for their 5th semester requirement. (Students who entered before fall 2002 must take TH 203 or 204 and TH 263 as their 5th semester requirement.)
3. See section 04.01.01.04 Humanities/Sciences elective component for courses which qualify as Humanities/Sciences electives. Courses must be at least 3 credits each. Courses of 5 or more credits must have permission of Humanities Dept. Chair.
4. Music History and Theory courses numbered 200 or higher, as well as various electives as approved by the Dean of Academic Affairs. Music Education majors fulfill this requirement with JCM 201. Students double-majoring in the combination of Music Education-Vocal and Applied Music-Voice fulfill this requirement by taking both JCM 201 and CMP 244.
5. Guitar students may substitute up to four semesters of Collegium Musicum (ENS 207/208) or Baroque Chamber Music (CHB 277) in place of Guitar Chamber Music (CHB 281/282).
6. Harpists may take Collegium Musicum (ENS 207/208) in place of piano class. Guitarists have the option of taking GTC 221 Advanced Fretboard Harmony in place of PCL 104. Otherwise, satisfactory completion of PCL 104 or the PCL 104 proficiency examination is required.
7. The chamber music requirement for wind/brass/percussion students may be fulfilled through registration in the following courses: Saxophone Ensemble (CHB 241), Baroque Chamber Music (CHB 277), Chamber Music (CHB 281/282), Trombone Choir (ENS 242), Percussion Ensemble (ENS 260), Jazz Ensemble (JCM 200). At least one registration of CHB 281 and CHB 282 is encouraged.
8. The following electives may be chosen as "Creative and Practical Musicianship" elective credit: Arts Leadership Courses (if not used for an ALP Certificate); Chamber Music (beyond the required 4 semesters); CL 290 Clarinet Choir; CMP 221-224 Composition for Non-Majors ; CMP 225-226 Intro to Computer Music; CMP 250-251 Orchestration; CND 211-216 Conducting; ENS 120 Large Vocal Ensembles; ENS 200 Large Instrumental Ensembles (in cases where students are assigned to play in double rotation); ENS 207-208 Collegium Musicum; ENS 215 Gamelan; ENS 216 Mbira; ENS 242 Trombone Choir; ENS 243 Tuba Mirum; ENS 244 Brass Guild; ENS 245 Horn Choir; ENS 260 Percussion Ensemble; HRN 290 Natural Horn; JCM 151-152 or JCM 251-252 Jazz Performance Workshop; JCM 200 Jazz Ensemble; JCM 201-202 Jazz Theory for Non-Jazz Majors; JCM 203 Basic Jazz Bass; JCM 204 Basic Jazz Drumset; JCM 205/206 Functional Jazz Piano; JCM 209 Jazz Mallet Performance; JCM 218 Jazz Pedagogy; JCM 223/224 Jazz Composition and Arranging; JCM 251-252 Jazz Performance Workshop; JCM 261 Entrepreneurship in Music; MUE 110 Intro Music Education; MUE 111 Field Experience in Music Education; MUE 211 Pre-School Music Education; MUE 212 Elementary General Music Methods; MUE 221-255 Music Education methods courses (not in the student’s primary instrument); Secondary (130-level) Instrument Study; OB 290 Baroque Oboe; PCL 105-106 Piano Class.
9. Choice of KBD 205: Organ Improvisation, KBD 250 or 251: Jazz Improvisation for Keyboard Majors, or KBD 443:Continuo Realization.
10. The progress of each composition student is reviewed by the composition faculty at the end of the sophomore year. Recommendations for continuation in the major are made at that time.
11. During the senior year, each Composition student is expected to present a major chamber work on the annual senior forum.
12. Applied music during the freshman and sophomore years shall be with an assigned classical teacher. Although JCM majors will normally be assigned to secondary teachers or teaching assistants, they are eligible for study with the major teachers depending upon teacher availability and the demonstration of exceptional instrumental ability by the student. Applied music during the junior and senior years will be with an assigned JCM teacher. All JCM majors will prepare and perform instrumental juries for the assigned ESM departmental faculty during the freshman and sophomore years and also perform a jazz jury. During the junior and senior years, the instrumental juries will be prepared with the assigned JCM teacher and performed for the JCM faculty. Jazz and Contemporary Media students are encouraged to take courses in African-American studies or languages elected from Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Japanese. Languages are recommended for students who aspire to careers which include jazz education or professional jazz work abroad.
13. Students may elect a 2 credit non-jazz music elective in lieu of JCM 271.
14. Any 400-level course requires permission of the instructor. 500-level courses may only be taken with special permission from the department chair.
15. Students with a double major in Music Education-Instrumental and Jazz Studies may substitute JCM 205 & 206: Functional Jazz Piano for 2 semesters of piano class.
16. A passing grade in the College’s required Freshman writing course (CAS 105) will satisfy the FWS 121 core requirement at the Eastman School of Music.
17. Students accepted into the musical arts major may request a one semester reduction in music lessons.
18. Students accepted into the musical arts major may substitute a theory elective in place of TH 205.
19. Students double majoring in Music Education-Instrumental, automatically fulfill this requirement by completing their music education courses.
20. MUE 272 is not required for strings.
21. Musical arts majors: The large ensemble requirement is based upon requirements for the student's major instrument. Once accepted into the MUA major, it remains the same except in cases where 8 semesters were required, the musical arts major changes the requirement to 7 semesters.
22. Students are required to take 3 of the instrument methods courses for a total of 3 or 4 credits.
23. Satisfactory completion of two years of secondary voice.
24. Must be completed during junior year as a prerequisite to CHB 281/282 to be taken in senior year.
25. JCM Writing Majors will take four semesters of 4-credit lessons, followed by four semesters of 2-credit lessons plus JCM 211.
26. Jazz bassists are also required to participate in ENS 100 Large Instrumental Ensemble for the first two years of their degree program.
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