Music Education Program Outcomes

Theory and Aural Skills

• Students will acquire a body of knowledge and technical skills necessary to pursue music as a profession and/or post-graduate study.
• Discovering, analyzing, and creating music and the skills necessary to communicate effectively orally and in writing are key to developing mastery of this thread.

Music History and Literature

• Students will acquire a body of knowledge and academic skills in Music History and Literature sufficient to pursue music as a profession and/or post-graduate study.
• Discovering, analyzing, and creating music and the skills necessary to communicate effectively orally and in writing are key to achieving this thread.

Performance Skills

Students will acquire a body of knowledge and performance skills in three areas:

• Playing or singing skills sufficient for small and large ensemble participation.
• Playing or singing skills sufficient for performing a creditable public recital.
• Playing reference instruments (piano and guitar) with a level of proficiency necessary for demonstration and teaching.

The development of curiosity and the discipline to master skills is required for acquisition of performance skills at any level. Performing music is always an act of communication and often serves the community.

Leading and Teaching Others

• Students will acquire proficient conducting skills, develop an understanding of psychology and pedagogy, and will demonstrate sufficient synthesis of the knowledge and skills of music making to begin a teaching career or enter post-graduate study.
• Leading and teaching require effective communication, curiosity about the subject matter and pedagogy, and service, respect, and leadership of the community.