General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

College of Fine Arts 

Department Office: 204 David Gardner Hall, 581-6762 

Mailing Address: 

Music Department 
University of Utah 
1375 E. Presidents Cir., Rm. 204 
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0030 

Web Address: www.music.utah.edu

Department Chair, Edgar J. Thompson, Ph.D. 

Faculty

Professors. S. Duehlmeier, J. Cooksey, B. Kopetz, G. Rosenberg, M. Rosenzweig, E. Thompson, D. Wolf, H. Wolking. 

Associate Professors. R. Breault, M. Ely, B. Gritton, S. Hagen, R. Miller, D. Power, B. Reich, S. Roens, M. Rorke, J. Wright-Costa.. 

Assistant Professors. M. Chuaqui, D. Cole. 

Adjunct Professors. M. Boguslavsky, L. Brown, A. Ewers, J.D. Ottley. 

Adjunct Associate Professors. L. Braus, G. Brown, J. Chatelain, V. Curry, P. Dorgan, G. Elias, S. Emerson, S. Goodfellow, K. Johansen, J. Lyman, R. Matson, N. Norton, T. Peterson, K. Pope, R. Stephenson, D. Yavornitzky, L. Zalkind. 

Adjunct Assistant Professors. T. Cathey, J. Eckstein, J. Englund, H.L. Gornik, A. Greenan, K. Hill, J. Lawrence, M. Little, P. Margulies, R. McKinney, M. Miller, S.D. Ownbey, D. Park, S. Proser, B. Scowcroft, L. Stewart, R. Zalkind. 

Adjunct Instructors. M. Bramble, D. Waldis. 

Adviser. Undergraduate Adviser, David Power, 581-6760. 

The Department of Music offers the prospective performing musician, teacher, composer, arranger, music theorist, and music historian thorough and intensive professional training in all aspects of the art. 

Undergraduate Program

Degrees. B.Mus. (bachelor of music); B.A. in music. 

Admission. Students are admitted to a particular music emphases on the basis of criteria established by the faculty responsible for those programs including a performance audition. Prospective students should contact the department office prior to their first semester to be assigned a faculty adviser who will outline specific requirements of the projected major and help plan a course of study. 

Readmission. A placement examination to determine levels of competency for returning students may be required when there has been an interruption in music study at the University of more than seven years. 

Scholarships. The department offers a number of music scholarships and grants-in-aid awarded on the basis of performing and/or creative ability. Entering freshmen and transfer students are considered for these awards at the annual Music Scholarship Day held on campus each winter. Where travel distance is a problem, tape recordings are accepted in lieu of a personal appearance. Continuing students are considered on the basis of their record at the University. For information, write the Music Department Scholarship Committee. 

 Music students also are eligible for universitywide financial aid administered by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, 105 SSB. 

Transfer Credits. Transfer credit in music courses is accepted from NASM-accredited institutions; however, placement examinations are required. Determining levels of competency may be required for music courses taken at another institution when there has been an interruption exceeding seven years. 

 Students should note the entrance requirements specified for the different music- major programs. All music major emphases involve private performance study and require an audition prior to registration. 

 A minimum of four semesters of large-ensemble participation and an equivalent amount of private performance study at the University of Utah are required of all transfer students irregardless of major requirements or prior experience at other schools. 

Program Options for Music Majors

Bachelor of Arts: Music 

Bachelor of Music: Composition 

Bachelor of Music: History and Literature 

Bachelor of Music: Instrumental Performance 

Bachelor of Music: Jazz  Composition 

Bachelor of Music: Jazz Performance 

Bachelor of Music: Music Education/Choral 

Bachelor of Music: Music Education/Instrumental 

Bachelor of Music: Piano Performance 

Bachelor of Music: Theory 

Bachelor of Music: Vocal Performance 

The Department of Music offers opportunities for broadly based studies of musical arts and culture and for participation in musical performing ensembles of professional and semiprofessional quality. Non-music majors are invited to participate in performance ensembles by audition and in the academic program on a space-available basis. Programs of study are offered in the areas of performance (emphases in piano, organ, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion or harp); music teaching in the public schools, jazz performance or composition; music theory and composition; music history and literature. The department does not offer a minor in music, but most music offerings are available to qualified non-majors pending space availability. 

B.A. Degree. The bachelor of arts degree is offered for students interested in music as part of a broadly based program of study. It is a traditional liberal-arts degree with emphasis in humanistic and liberal studies. Fewer music courses are required than for the professional B.Mus. degree, with additional studies required in liberal arts areas, especially in languages, history, philosophy, aesthetics. 

B.Mus. Degree. The bachelor of music degree is the professional degree in performance, history/literature, and education (teacher preparation) for music majors. 

 Certification for teaching choral or instrumental music in the public schools is offered through the Graduate School of Education following completion of the specified Music Department courses. Counseling prior to the first semester of registration is absolutely vital for the timely completion of this very specific program of study. 

Bachelor of Arts: Music

University General Education Requirements (36) 

Liberal Arts Electives (25) 

Foreign Language: Demonstration of competence in a foreign language as determined by the Department of Languages and Literature or four semesters of foreign language study. (16) 

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 194x, 294x Private Lessons (4) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Bachelor of Music: Composition

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 194x, 294x Private Lessons (4) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Composition Requirements

MUSIC 1350, 1352 Music Technology I, II (6) 

MUSIC 3570 Junior Composition (6) 

MUSIC 3692 Senior Project (2) 

MUSIC 4500 Senior Composition (6) 

MUSIC 5540, 5541 Orchestration I, II (6) 

MUSIC 5360, 5361 Electro-Acoustic Music Composition I, II (6) 

MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660 Music literature electives (any two) (6) 

Electives (3) 

Bachelor of Music: History and Literature

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 194x, 294x Private Lessons (4) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120  Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Music History and Literature Requirements

MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650 5660 Music Literature (12) 

MUSIC 3692 Senior Project (two semesters) (2) 

MUSIC 6010 Music Bibliography (2) 

MUSIC 394x, Private Lessons (4) 

Performing organizations (2) 

Foreign language (8) 

Music electives (13) 

Bachelor of Music: Instrumental Performance

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 199x, 299x Private Lessons (12) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Instrumental Performance Requirements

MUSIC 399x, 499x Private Lessons (12) 

MUSIC 3690 Senior Recital (1) 

MUSIC 5540 Orchestration I (3) 

Chamber music or chamber ensembles (4) 

Performing organizations (4) 

Music electives (6) Two of MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660 

Electives (3) 

Bachelor of Music: Jazz Composition

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 194x, 294x Private Lessons (4) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Jazz Composition Requirements

MUSIC 1236 Survey of Jazz (3) 

MUSIC 3350, 3351 Jazz Improvisation and Theory I, II (6) 

MUSIC 3356, 3357 Jazz Scoring and Arranging I, II (6) 

MUSIC 4500 Senior Composition (3) 

MUSIC 1350, 1352 Music Technology I, II (6) 

MUSIC 5360, 5361 Electro-Acoustic Music Composition I, II (6) 

MUSIC 3692 Senior Project—arrangement or composition for jazz ensemble, approved by faculty (3) 

MUSIC 5540, 5541 Orchestration I, II (6) 

Performing organizations (2) 

Bachelor of Music: Jazz Performance

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 199x, 299x Private Lessons (12) 

Large Ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Jazz Performance Requirements

MUSIC 1236 Survey of Jazz (3) 

MUSIC 3350, 3351 Jazz Improvisation and Theory I, II (6) 

MUSIC 3690 Senior Recital (2) 

Performing organizations (4) 

MUSIC 3356, 3357 Jazz Scoring & Arranging (6) 

Non-guitar Majors: MUSIC 399x, 499x Private Lessons (12) 

Jazz Guitar Majors Only: MUSIC 1230, 1231 Jazz Guitar Techniques (6) 

MUSIC 399x Private Lessons (6) 

Bachelor of Music: Piano  Performance

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 1993, 2993 Private Lessons (12) 

Large ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Piano Performance Requirements

MUSIC 3993, 4993 Private Lessons (12) 

MUSIC 2280, 2281 Keyboard Skills (4) 

MUSIC 3870, 3871 Piano Pedagogy (6) 

MUSIC 3690 Senior Recital (1) 

MUSIC 5865, 5866 Piano Literature and Performance Practice I, II (4) 

Electives chosen from the following (4): 

MUSIC 5860, 5861 Intermediate Pedagogy Practicum 

MUSIC 5430 Chamber Music 

Music literature electives (3) (any one of MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660) 

Music Electives (3) 

Bachelor of Music: Theory

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 194x, 294x Private Lessons (4) 

Large ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Music Theory Requirements

MUSIC 1350, 1352 Music Technology I, II (6) 

MUSIC 3570 Junior Composition (6) 

MUSIC 3910 Individual Research (3) 

MUSIC 3692 Senior Project-theoretical paper approved by faculty (3) 

MUSIC 5540, 5541 Orchestration I, II (6) 

MUSIC 5360, 5361 Electro-Acoustic Music Composition I, II (6) 

MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660 Music history electives (6) 

Music Electives (5) 

Bachelor of Music: Vocal Performance

Music Core Requirements

MUSIC 1560, 2550, 2560, 5550, 5560 Music Theory I, II, III, IV, V (15) 

MUSIC 1561, 2551, 2561 Musicianship I, II, III (3) 

MUSIC 2610, 2620, 3610, 3620 Music History and Literature I, II, III, IV (12) 

MUSIC 1996, 2996 Private Lessons (12) 

Auditioned choral ensembles' (4) 

MUSIC 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 Keyboard I, II, III, IV (4) 

MUSIC 1140, 1141 Concert Attendance I, II (1) 

MUSIC 3380 Conducting (2) 

Vocal Performance Requirements

MUSIC 1890 Vocal Pre-performance Study (1) 

MUSIC 3996, 4996 Private Lessons (12) 

MUSIC 3860, 3861, 3862, 3863 Diction for Singers—two courses required (2) 

MUSIC 3850 Vocal Pedagogy (3) 

MUSIC 3690 Senior Recital (1) 

MUSIC 5810, 5811, 5812, 5813 Survey of Solo Vocal Literature (4) 

MUSIC 5420 Opera Workshop (4) 

Music literature electives (3) 

One of MUSIC 5610, 5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660 

One year German, French, or Italian (8) 

Teaching Major Certification. Please refer to Education in the Colleges section for information on teaching major course requirements and state secondary teacher certification. 

Graduate Program

Degrees. M.A. in musicology; M.Mus., Ph.D. in music with the areas of specialization  noted: 

Composition: M.Mus., Ph.D. 

Conducting: M.Mus. 

Music Education: M.Mus., Ph.D. 

Music History and Literature: M.Mus. 

Performance: M.Mus. 

Theory: M.Mus. 

Musicology: M.A. 

See the Graduate Information section of this catalog for general University requirements for the M.A., M.Mus., and Ph.D. degrees. For additional information, contact the department director of graduate studies. 

Areas of Specialization. Composition, conducting (choral, band, orchestra), music education, music history and literature, music theory, musicology and performance (piano, strings, woodwind, brass, percussion). 

Special Admission Requirements. All applicants must be formally accepted by appropriate area faculty. Those who did not graduate from the University of Utah within the year prior to application must take placement examinations in theory and musicology. 

 Special requirements by area of study are as follows: 

Composition: Submission of two or more musical scores for evaluation. 

Conducting: Audition either in person or on videotape adjudicated by the choral or instrumental conducting faculty. 

Music Education: Placement examination in music education, at least two years of teaching experience and certification for teaching in public schools. 

Music History and Musicology: Submission of three undergraduate papers on music history for review and a brief performance audition on the applicant's major musical instrument. 

Performance: Audition adjudicated by the faculty in their performance area. 

Special Degree Requirements. All degree programs require a final oral examination. 

 Candidates in composition must complete an original musical composition. The nonthesis program in conducting and performance requires two graduate recitals in lieu of a thesis. 

 The music education, musicology, and music theory programs require a thesis. The music history and literature program requires a performance and a written project. 

Language Requirements. M.A., Ph.D. and M.Mus. in conducting (choral, vocal performance): Standard proficiency in French, German, or Italian. 

MUSIC Course Descriptions