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Required for the music major
90 units in music, to include:
Music theory: 30 units: MUTH 151, 161, and 171 or 201, 211, and 221; 152, 162, and 172 or 202, 212, and 222; 251, 261, and 271; 252, 262, and 272; 301, 311, and 321
Music history: 18 units: MUHI 201, 202 (12 units); 6 units in courses numbered 400 or above.
Performance:
18 units minimum of applied individual instruction. 6 consecutive terms of study are required.
5 units: MURP 271, 272, 273, 274, 275 for students whose primary instrument is voice
Students must complete a qualifying examination by the end of the sophomore year.
Students must participate in either individual or ensemble performance study in each term in which they are in residence on the Appleton campus.
Ensemble: 6 units minimum of ensemble performance study. A maximum of 9 units of ensemble performance study may apply to the major.
Keyboard skills: 3 units MURP 201, 202, 203 or 2 units MURP 301, 302 or demonstrated proficiency.
Additional electives in music to total 90 units
An approved lecture, lecture/recital, or senior project must be presented during the last three terms of study at Lawrence.

Please refer to the Conservatory Handbook and departmental handbooks for other regulations and information on the major in music. In addition to the 90 units maximum in music, students must complete 126 units in disciplines other than music, including all requirements for the B.A. degree (see “Degree and General Education Requirements”).

Required for the music minor
Music theory: 18 units: MUTH 151, 161, and 171 or 201, 211, and 221; 152, 162, and 172 or 202, 212, and 222; 251, 261, and 271
Music history: 12 units: MUHI 201, 202
Performance: MUIN (Applied Individual Instruction) 9 units and 3 terms of study
Ensemble: MUEN (Ensemble Performance Study): 3 units and 3 terms participation
Keyboard skills: 3 units: MURP 201, 202, 203 or 2 units: MURP 301, 302 or demonstrated proficiency
C average in the minor

Senior Experience in Music
According to the handbook: “Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in music are required to present a lecture, lecture/recital, recital, or senior project during the last three terms at Lawrence. Students in this program are encouraged to consult their advisers early in the junior year. If a recital is performed, it is subject to the regulations administered by individual applied areas as described above. For other projects, a proposal must be submitted and approved by the B.A. in Music Committee.”

Unlike a more specialized conservatory, Lafayette’s Department of Music is flexible and allows all students, regardless of experience or major, to develop their musical interests. Studying music builds technical and analytical skills as well as an appreciation of the historic and creative aspects of the artistic process.

The study and performance of music:
fosters powers of discrimination and critical awareness;
sharpens the faculties of perception, feeling, and understanding; and
develops sensitivity to the depth and subtlety of human expression.

The department is committed to the study of music as an important element of a liberal arts education and offers students-regardless of their major-the opportunity and means to experience music emotionally and intellectually. The department meets this goal by offering a variety of courses in four principal areas: music history and literature, music theory and analysis, performance, and composition.