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Nov 30, 2024
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2019-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music - Voice Performance Concentration, B.A.
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Mission
The curriculum in Music equips students with a solid musical foundation, as well as skills and knowledge necessary to enter graduate school and professional programs. Students will be prepared for a career in entertainment industries, professional careers in church music ministry, and music performance. The program offers a learning-centered approach in two concentrations, Music Industry and Voice Performance, which allows graduates to excel in their professions. Music majors have the opportunity to perform on campus, to be a part of the renowned Dillard University Choir, collaborate with the Theatre Department and work in partnership with churches in the community and around the country.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Undertake entrepreneurial ventures in music, art and entertainment industries.
- Demonstrate preparedness for graduate study in music and function effectively in a global society.
- Demonstrate competence in ethical decision-making that contributes to community improvement and to the students’ own leadership development.
- Demonstrate competent analytical decision-making and undergraduate research, and use of technologies in music art and entertainment industries.
Programs/Opportunities
- Jazz Band
- University Concert Choir
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Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Music - Voice Performance
Complete a total of 121 credit hours of coursework for graduation.
General Education Core - 41 credit hours
Major Requirements - 54 credit hours
Additional Coursework - 26 credit hours
Voice Performance majors must:
- A 15 minute Jury performance is required by the end of each semester.
- A 30 minute Junior Rectial is required by the end of the 3 year study.
- A 60 minute Senior Rectial is required as the exit examination for program.
- Music students meet on Wednesdays at 12-1 p.m. for performance activities.
Additional Coursework
Includes a minor in another discipline.
Music - Voice Performance Curriculum
Total Required Hours: 121
*Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 & FYS 102 .
**Community Service: Students must contact the Office of Student Affairs for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.
***Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination . Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199 must take ENG 200 - Review of Writing Strategies (3 credit hours).
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