Academic Catalog

Music

Faculty: Professors Dzapo, Kelly (Chair); Associate Professors Boulton and Lambrecht; Assistant Professor De Zwaan; Assistant Professor Grise; Research Assistant Professor Liebenow; Instructor in Residence (Associate Chair) Anderson, Meuth.

Accreditation

Bradley University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Mission

Music at Bradley has a double mission:

  1. To prepare music students for successful careers as teachers or administrators in music; as professional performers; as composers; or as professionals in music related fields such as music business.
  2. To prepare both professional and general students who are not music majors for lifelong pleasure in music.

Music Degrees Offered (Requires Music Performance Proficiency)

Other Degrees Offered (Requires No Music Performance Proficiency)

The department also offers minors in Music, Music Industry, and Jazz Studies. 

Admission Requirements - Music

Admission to all undergraduate degree programs in music requires:

  1. A minimum of four years experience in orchestra, band, chorus or private lessons.
  2. A successful music audition. (Contact the chair of the Department of Music for an audition appointment.)

Degree Requirements

Music Degree Requirements

  1. All full-time music majors and minors must successfully complete Recital Lab (MUS 001 Recital Laboratory) each semester of residence. Each student is expected to perform on this lab at least once a semester or as determined by the applied music teacher.
  2. All full-time music majors must participate in an assigned concert band, choir, or orchestra. String players may audition and perform with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra or the Knox-Galesburg Symphony but must continue to perform in the Bradley Symphony Orchestra.
  3. All music majors should declare a major instrument or voice by the end of the fourth semester. A music minor must declare at the time of audition.
  4. All music students must maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 in music courses during the first two years in order to achieve advanced standing. Junior-senior credit in the major applied area can be earned only after a student has achieved advanced standing. Music majors with additional majors may not be allowed to apply these courses as junior/senior hours. Students should consult with their advisor(s).
  5. A sophomore review will be held during the spring semester of each student’s sophomore year. At the beginning of the spring semester, each sophomore music major will be scheduled for a meeting with his or her advisor, the department chair, and other faculty members as required (e.g., private instructor, ensemble coach) for a review of the student’s progress up to that time. The purpose of the review is to address any deficiencies that might impede the student’s continued progress in his or her chosen field. Students will also have an opportunity to pose questions relevant to their academic programs at Bradley and their intended goals.

Proficiency Examinations

  1. Proficiency examinations are available in the following areas:
    • theory (up to 4 credits),
    • ear-training and sight-singing,
    • history and literature, and
    • applied music (limited to 2 semesters of credit).
  2. Students should consult with the department chair for further information regarding proficiency examinations.

Applied Music

  1. Private lessons offered by the Department of Music are open to all University students but enrollment is limited to available staffing. As a result, priority for enrollment is given on the following basis:
    1. music majors,
    2. music minors,
    3. other full-time University students,
    4. other part-time University students.
  2. Beginners normally enroll in class instruction instead of private lessons.
  3. Students wishing to enroll in private lessons must see a full-time faculty member in the respective area in order to be assigned an instructor.
  4. An additional fee is charged for private lessons, which includes the use of a practice room.
  5. Students enrolled for applied music are expected to practice a minimum of one hour a day for each hour of credit being received.
  6. A jury exam at the end of the semester is required for all music majors, music minors, and other students enrolled for 2 hours or more of credit.
  7. Private lessons are not given during final examination periods.
  8. Individual lessons missed during the semester will not be made up unless satisfactory notice is given to the instructor at least one day before the absence.
  9. Private lessons are 30 minutes or 1 hour per week based upon the student’s enrollment objective:
    • BA/BS in music
    • 1 hr. credit 1/2 hr. lesson
    • 2 hrs. credit 1 hr. lesson
    • BM in performance (4 hrs. credit) 1 hr. lesson
    • BM in music education (2 hrs. credit) 1 hr. lesson
    • BM in composition (2 hrs. credit) 1 hr. lesson
    • Non-music major (1 hr. credit) 1/2 hr. lesson
  10. Applied Music course numbers:
APL 177/377Bassoon1.0-4.0
APL 178/378Cello1.0-4.0
APL 179/379Clarinet1.0-4.0
APL 180/380Composition1.0-4.0
APL 181/381Euphonium1.0-4.0
APL 182/382Flute1.0-4.0
APL 183/383Guitar1.0-4.0
APL 185/385Horn1.0-4.0
APL 186/386Oboe1.0-4.0
APL 187/3871.0-4.0
APL 188/388Percussion1.0-4.0
APL 189/389Piano1.0-4.0
APL 190/390Saxophone1.0-4.0
APL 191/391String Bass1.0-4.0
APL 192/392Trombone1.0-4.0
APL 193/393Trumpet1.0-4.0
APL 194/394Tuba1.0-4.0
APL 195/395Viola1.0-4.0
APL 196/396Violin1.0-4.0
APL 197/397Voice1.0-4.0
APL 198/398Instrument1.0-4.0