Music Major (BA)

Music Major - Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Please see the UNLV College of Fine Arts - School of Music web page at unlv.edu/music for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  

Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ba-music-recital and https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ba-music-history-literature.

Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Advising Center at unlv.edu/finearts/advising.

Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Program - National Association of Schools of Music nasm.arts-accredit.org

Learning Objectives

1. Perform in one primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
2. Demonstrate broad working knowledge of the solo repertoire for their primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, and display essential skills to interpret a range of styles within that repertoire;
3. Perform in solo and ensemble (large and small) settings at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
4. Read solo and ensemble (large and small) literature at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the primary performance medium, a skill level relevant to professional standards appropriate for the area of concentration;
5. Demonstrate in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods knowledge of styles, composers, genres, forms and processes of Western European art music through present time, including contributions to this tradition made by composers of both genders and multicultural societies;
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of harmony, musical form, and compositional process, and the ability to use this knowledge in written, verbal, aural, and visual analyses;
7. Demonstrate fluency in written fundamentals and aural comprehension of music theory (including aural dictation);
8. Synthesize performance, historical, stylistic, analytical, and technological information to solve artistic problems and form musical interpretations, and convincingly communicate these solutions and interpretations in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods.

University Graduation Requirements

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