Music
Bachelor's degree
In Chicago (USA)
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Chicago (USA)
Including a Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, a Grammy winner, and a MacArthur Fellow, the Music faculty (ranked 2nd of 65 reviewed by the National Research Council) have interests that range from medieval music and liturgy to atonal pitch theory.Areas of study include music history, music theory, ethnomusicology, and composition. Courses cover the history of Western music, music analysis and criticism, world music, and the basics of composition; and explore the theory and analysis of music, harmony and voice leading, topics in music history and popular music, composition and computer music, and music from various regions of the world. Many students attain departmental honors status by writing a large-scale BA paper or composition. Students may also pursue a minor in music, an increasingly popular option within the College. Students have access to a computer music studio and practice rooms.Over 550 talented musicians from throughout the University and community join together in the Department of Music’s Performance Program, presenting over 100 concerts per year. Ensembles and programs include the University Symphony Orchestra, University Wind Ensemble, University Chamber Orchestra, University Chorus, Motet Choir, Rockefeller Chapel Choir, Jazz X-tet, New Music Ensemble, Middle East Music Ensemble, Central Javanese Gamelan, Chamber Music Program, and Piano Program. Enhanced by the vibrant cultural life of the city, Chicago’s extra-curricular Performance Program offers rich and varied opportunities for musicians of all interests and levels.An undergraduate degree from UChicago is excellent preparation for further study. Music majors from Chicago have been accepted to the finest graduate music programs, including Harvard, Berkeley, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, and Indiana. Many have later secured faculty positions at leading colleges and universities or achieved careers as singers, instrumentalists, and conductors .Students in other fields of...
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- Music
- University
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Composition
- Credit
- Voice
Course programme
Introduction to World Music
Introduction to Music: Materials and Design
Introduction to Music: Analysis and Criticism
Music in Western Civilization I-II
Music Theory Fundamentals
Harmony and Voice Leading I
Harmony and Voice Leading II
Harmony and Voice Leading III
Topics in the History of Western Music I
Topics in the History of Western Music II
Topics in the History of Western Music III
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Study of Music
Introduction to Composition §
Intro: Computer Music
Students must take two group composition courses before inquiring about private study in music composition (MUSI 24000 Composition Lessons).
Students must fulfill three quarters of a performance ensemble to receive major credit. Students wishing to count ensemble participation in the major or the minor must enroll for credit on a Pass/Fail basis. A maximum of three units of ensemble participation (one unit as foundations + two units as electives) count toward the major. Students can participate in ensembles on a not-for-credit basis by enrolling for zero credit. For more information, see Performance Program below.
Music Theory Fundamentals
Harmony and Voice Leading I
Harmony and Voice Leading II
Harmony and Voice Leading III
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Study of Music
Topics in the History of Western Music I
Topics in the History of Western Music II
Topics in the History of Western Music III
Introduction to Composition
Intro: Computer Music
Students must fulfill three quarters of a performance ensemble to receive minor credit. Students wishing to count ensemble participation in the major or the minor must enroll for credit on a Pass/Fail basis. A maximum of two units of ensemble participation (one unit as foundations + one unit as electives) count toward the minor. Students can participate in ensembles on a not-for-credit basis by enrolling for zero credit. For more information, see Performance Program below.
University Chorus
Motet Choir
Women's Ensemble
Rockefeller Chapel Choir
University Symphony Orchestra
University Chamber Orchestra
University Wind Ensemble
Early Music Ensemble
Jazz X-tet
Jazz Combo
Middle East Music Ensemble
South Asian Music Ensemble
Chamber Music Performance
Piano Performance Studio
Vocal Performance Studio
Percussion Ensemble
Music
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Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Bachelor's degree Distance LearningPrice on request -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of Surrey
Master Distance Learning£ 5,000 -
Courses For Success
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University for the Creative Arts
Postgraduate Online£ 9,250 + VAT -
North West Regional College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
South Worcestershire College
Short course OnlinePrice on request
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