Transfer students who have completed two or more semesters of principal studio at another institution should audition for admission to the BM or BMTC degrees at auditions held during the first week of classes each semester for that purpose. Because the Bachelor of Arts program is more broadly focused and not as dependent upon performance, students who are not accepted into the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification programs may continue with the BA. Jury committees will approve applications based upon the jury performance and recommendation of the student’s principal studio instructor. The jury examination for First Year Principal Applied Studio II will serve as an application audition for the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification. In order to avoid a situation in which a student attempts the pursuit of a music degree for which there is little or no practical hope of success, the following procedures governing admission to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi music degree programs are closely followed.Īll music majors share a common first-year music course enrollment, consisting of Musicianship I and II, Aural Training I and II, Class Piano I and II, First Year Principal Applied Studio I and II, and an appropriate major ensemble. Jury committees are charged with two tasks: first, they recommend an advisory jury grade to each student’s studio teacher, and second, they determine if students will pass to the next course in the studio sequence. This consists of a performance before a jury committee composed of music faculty members. Assessment of growth in performance is accomplished at the final examination for each semester of Principal Studio enrollment. Music course offerings of special interest to students majoring in fields outside music include various kinds of ensemble experience: Course List Codeĭegree-seeking music majors are expected to perform at increasingly higher levels of technical and artistic performance throughout the course of undergraduate study. Music Courses Designed Specifically for Non-Majors Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
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