Music

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Professors: B. Lawing, Lerner, Sprague, Stasack (Chair)
Associate Professors: Botelho, Villa
Artist Associates: Black, Cooper, Culpepper, Furniss, C. Lawing, Rowland, Thornton

Distribution Requirements

All music courses numbered 100 and above, with the exception of Applied Music (155, 255, 256, 355) and Independent Study, satisfy the distribution requirement in Fine Arts.

Cultural Diversity Requirement

Music 141, 241, 242, 245, 246, and 263 are options for fulfilling the cultural diversity requirement.

Major Requirements

Ten courses to include:

Music 110;
two courses in music theory: 202, 302;
two courses in music history: 325, 328;
one elective each from U.S. (122, 228, 232, 233) and world music (141, 241, 242, 245, 246, 263);
two additional electives numbered above 202;
senior seminar: 401.

All majors are required to be enrolled in applied study continuously while declared and in residence.

All majors are required to pass a keyboard proficiency exam by the end of the Fall semester of their senior year.

Minor Requirements

Six courses total,

four from Music 101 or 201, 121, 122, 141;
two electives at the 200 level or higher; and
at least two semesters of ensemble participation or two semesters of applied lessons.

Honors Requirements

The departmental honors program encourages the attainment of excellence in the major. Please consult the department’s “Handbook for Music Majors, Music Minors, Applied Music Students and Award Recipients” for specific details and expectations regarding each of the above requirements. The Handbook can be found at http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x30467.xml.

Rationale for Course Numbering

All courses numbered below 100 are pass/fail and do not carry academic credit.

100-level courses are broad, introductory surveys that have no prerequisites nor require any previous musical training. One course, MUS 110: Exploring Music, serves as a prerequisite for a number of advanced courses in the department.

200-level courses are typically less broad in scope, focus on a particular style, genre, or musical culture, and, in a few cases, may require a prerequisite or previous musical training.

300-level courses are advanced courses, typically designed for music majors and requiring one or more prerequisite courses.

400-level courses are seminars for upper class majors.

Music Courses

Vocal and Instrumental Study

Vocal and instrumental studies are offered as follows:

Bassoon - Joshua Hood

Cello - Alan Black

Clarinet - Wendy Hartzheim Harrison

Contrabass; Classical - Jeff Ferdon

Flute - Amy Orsinger Whitehead

Guitar: Classical - David Olson

Guitar: Folk, Banjo, Mandolin and Fiddle - Jon Singleton

Guitar: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Contemporary Jazz - Dustin Hofsess

Harpsichord - Neil Lerner

Horn - Frank Portone

Oboe - Janet Carpenter

Organ - Michael Rowland

Percussion - Adam Snow

Percussion: Non-Western - Adam Snow

Piano - Ruskin Cooper, Cynthia Lawing

Saxophone - Patrick Brown

Trumpet - William Lawing

Trombone, Baritone - Tom Burge

Upright Bass: Jazz - Dustin Hofsess

Viola - Piotr Swic

Violin - TBA

Voice - Jacquelyn Culpepper, Diane Thornton