Major in Music at Saint Bonaventure University
The music major at St. Bonaventure University is a liberal arts degree program, one that allows students to seriously satisfy individual creative inclination while providing the opportunity to increase aesthetic awareness and knowledge of art in general.
Creative aptitude and skills are developed in a methodical manner while relating music’s history, trends, and current practices to those of other fields of study.
The music degree program evenly distributes required courses among the areas of history, theory, and practical experiences. Students have the opportunity to perform in a variety of musical ensembles, enroll in private studio study, and take courses such as composition, conducting, jazz improvisation, and MIDI/Audio production.
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The music major at St. Bonaventure University is a liberal arts degree program, one that allows students to seriously satisfy individual creative inclination while providing the opportunity to increase aesthetic awareness and knowledge of art in general.
Creative aptitude and skills are developed in a methodical manner while relating music's history, trends, and current practices to those of other fields of study.
The music degree program evenly distributes required courses among the areas of history, theory, and practical experiences. Students have the opportunity to perform in a variety of musical ensembles, enroll in private studio study, and take courses such as
Curricula
Audition: Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Music program is conditional upon a successful live audition evaluated by members of the music faculty. The audition will consist of a performance of at least ten minutes’ length on the student’s major instrument or voice, showing a grasp of a variety of styles.
Candidates should contact the Department of Visual and Performing Arts for specific requirements for individual instruments and voice. A recording (on either CD or cassette tape) may be submitted if the candidate resides greater than 150 miles from St. Bonaventure University.
The audition dates for admission for the 2009-2010 academic
The Theater Program at St. Bonaventure University, part of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, currently offers a major and a minor in Theater with courses in acting for stage and camera, directing, stagecraft and theater technology, voice and diction, styles and theater history, and more.
SBU Theater, our faculty-directed production season, presents contemporary and classical plays (and the occasional musical) in two theaters. Recent productions include “The Cover of Life,” “The Inner Above,” “Dog Stories,” “Metamorphoses,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Twelfth Night,” “The Threepenny Opera,” “The Devil's Disciple,” and three installments of
our Festival of One-Act Plays including works by
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Music
The following table summarizes all requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in music. For an overview of a particular course, click on its title. Our Course Descriptions page lists all music courses. For one possible breakdown of the major by semester, see the Plan of Study.
Requirements Credits
Music 37
MU 101. Concert Band / MU 102. Concert Choir, Chamber Singers /
MU 103. Jazz Band / MU 104. Small Ensemble/
MU 105. Applied Music
MU 121. Music Theory I
MU 122. Music Theory II
MU 211. Music History I: Musical Beginnings
MU 212. Music History II: From Classical to
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Music majors at Saint Michael’s have gone on to become music teachers, composers, music publishers, liturgical music suppliers and owner of a theatrical supply company. Graduates have pursued graduate studies at major schools including New York University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts and the Catholic University of America.
Throughout the history of our fine arts program, the Wind and Jazz Ensembles and our Vocal Ensembles have been
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College requires at least 125 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree. In addition to general studies courses and electives, the core music major requires 38 - 40 credit hours. The aim of the core music major is to produce well-rounded musicians with:
Skill in music theory and aural perception
Knowledge in the field of music history and literature
Competence in their chosen performance area
A basis for all other music majors offered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
The music department offers a variety of performance opportunities, including the Saint Martin's Chorale, the Brass Society, Chamber Singers and a jazz band. Instrumental and vocal ensembles are open to all Saint Martin's students regardless of major. However, some groups require an audition.
The music department currently presents large public concerts at the end of each semester, plus a variety of smaller performances throughout the year.
Individual lessons are available in piano, voice, woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion. Students must audition to enter upper-division applied lessons.
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