Department of Music

Dr. Robert Krause, interim department head
	Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, Room 202
	WTAMU Box 60879
	806-651-2840 • Fax 806-651-2958
	rkrause@wtamu.edu • wtamu.edu

Faculty: Bartley, Brooks, Cansler, Carpenter, DuBois, Hall, Hansen, Kahler, Krause, Kuhnert, Lefevre, Lewis, Lopez, Manfredi, Morales, Nam, Parr-Scanlin, Redpath, Scales, Storey, Takacs, Tariq, Teweleit, Turk.

Degrees and Majors

Bachelor of Music (performance, music therapy, composition)
Bachelor of Music (with elective studies in business)
Bachelor of Music (all-level certification)
Master of Arts in Music
Master of Music in Performance
Harrington Certificate in String Quartet Performance

University Core Curriculum Requirements

Refer to the “University Core Curriculum ” section of this catalog.

NOTE: Music majors cannot receive core credit for MUSI 1306 . MUSI 1208 and MUSI 1209 satisfies “Visual and Performing Arts” in the core curriculum.

All Music Majors

Students auditioning in piano for the degree in piano performance, the degree in piano performance with emphasis in piano pedagogy and the degree in music education (all-level certification):

Two memorized, contrasting works from the piano repertoire (for example, a Bach Invention or Prelude and Fugue and a composition from the classical, romantic or modern era).
Major scales, four octaves, hands together.
Sight-reading of elementary- to intermediate-level music selected by the auditioning committee.

Students auditioning in piano composition or music therapy degrees:

Two contrasting works from the piano repertoire (see example above), one of which will be memorized.
Major scales, two octaves, hands together.
Sight-reading of elementary-level music selected by the auditioning committee.

NOTE: Students who leave the University or change majors and wish to return as music majors must reapply to the Department of Music. The application process may include a review of current GPA, transcript and another audition for a faculty committee.

Graduate Programs

The master of arts degree in music is designed to benefit those teaching any phase of music, either privately or in public schools. The master of music degree is designed to benefit the individual performer. It is structured in a manner that will allow the student desiring a performance career to concentrate on those performance and academic disciplines necessary for proper depth and background in the field.

Music Ensembles

Ensemble participation may be elected by qualified students from any department. No more than eight hours of music ensemble credit (MUEN 2140 and MUEN 2160 exempt) may be applied on any degree offered by this University.

Ensemble Requirement

A minimum of eight fall or spring semesters of major ensemble is required for bachelor of music (B.M.) degrees. Band (MUEN XX26 or XX27) is the major ensemble for woodwinds, brass and percussion; choir (MUEN XX41 or XX42) for voice; orchestra (MUEN XX29) for strings; choir for keyboard majors, but keyboard students may choose band or orchestra, respectively, if they can play a woodwind, brass, percussion or string instrument. Transfer students, students who are accepted as music majors after their first semester and other extenuating circumstances may need to be evaluated by the head of the Department of Music to determine how many semesters of ensemble at WTAMU are needed for graduation. Any exception to the eight-semester rule must be approved in writing by the head of the Department of Music.

Applied Music

Private study of piano, voice, organ, string, brass, woodwind, percussion instruments, composition and conducting is available to all students of the University on both beginning and advanced levels of instruction. The fee is $30 per semester (for one credit hour) for a half-hour lesson each week or $60 per semester (for two or three credit hours) for an hour lesson each week. (Exception: The fee for voice lessons for two or three credit hours is $260 per semester.)

NOTE: Only 80 hours of music (MUSI), music ensemble (MUEN) and applied music (MUAP) courses can be applied to a bachelor’s degree in music. All other course work must be taken outside the department.

Department Requirements

Transfer Students and Residents

All secondary piano students (except those majoring in music with elective studies in business) must satisfy the department’s fourth-semester piano requirements for secondaries in one of two ways:

Students may enroll in MUAP 1069 (one hour) or MUSI 2182 in which fourth-semester requirements are covered and pass the course with a minimum grade of “C,” or
The student can play a proficiency exam before at least two members of the piano faculty during which the student will demonstrate satisfactory mastery of fourth-semester skills. Should the student fail the proficiency exam, he or she must enroll in keyboard study at WTAMU for the purpose of developing the necessary skills.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree

Musical Theatre B.A. (Major Code: 215)

Administered by the Department of Art, Theatre and Dance, this is an interdisciplinary performance degree that requires development and study in theatre (33 hours), music (21 hours) and dance (11 hours).

For more information, refer to the “Department of Art, Theatre and Dance ” section of this catalog.

Discipline — Course Prefix
Applied Music — MUAP
Music — MUSI
Music Ensemble — MUEN

NOTE: See the “Course Descriptions ” section of this catalog for a complete list of courses offered by the University.