The Music program offers multiple options for successful students to attain fulfilling and rewarding careers in music. Our curriculum, which is developed in conjunction with national standards, supports students who desire to continue their musical training at the graduate level in vocal and instrumental music as well as music history and music theory. Successful students will be prepared to pursue master’s level programs which will enable them to teach at the college level and/or perform professionally. The music major curriculum prepares students to pursue careers which include: music business, music therapy, music librarianship, and music journalism, among others. Students can combine an undergraduate music major with various minors or other majors found at The University of Olivet to offer them the chance to pursue exciting and satisfying careers in various fields of music in the 21st century. As a music major you will work one-on-one with Olivet music faculty to design an academic program that will help you best achieve your academic dreams.
Students who would like to major in music must have a considerable background in music. In order to declare a music major or minor at The University of Olivet, students must successfully pass an audition with the music faculty.
The Music program also offers opportunities to students majoring in other academic disciplines of the university to participate in one or more of the performing ensembles and/or to study music privately with one of the faculty artist-teachers.
Requirements for the Music degree programs are listed below. All music majors and minors are required to participate satisfactorily in ensembles and attain piano proficiency, as outlined in the Music Student Handbook. The piano proficiency requirement may be satisfied by examination or successful completion of MUS 141 - Piano Class I and MUS 142 - Piano Class II .
Music Learning Outcomes
With the completion of this degree program, the following learning outcomes can be expected:
- Students will demonstrate skills in music theory through a variety of musical analyses, integrating skills of melodic, rhythmic and chordal analysis with description of formal structure.
- Students will be able to identify and analyze various styles of art music as well as some folk and popular music from major historical periods, identifying artistic, social, and political influences when appropriate.
- Students will demonstrate performance competency in their major instrument or voice through both solo and ensemble repertoire, and through music of various styles and from multiple historical periods.
- Students will demonstrate competency in functional and technical piano skills through performing scales and arpeggios, harmonizing and transposing simple melodies, sight reading, and performing repertoire at the MTNA Grade III level.
- Students will demonstrate their ability to research and construct a large-scale analytical essay in the field of music history and/or theory appropriate to their area of interest in music using Chicago Manual of Style format.
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