Music
Courses:
- MUS 100: Concert Choir (2)
- MUS 101-114: Performance Study (1)
MUS 101: Performance Study - Beginning Class Piano
MUS 102: Performance Study - Piano
MUS 103: Performance Study - Clarinet
MUS 104: Performance Study - Flute
MUS 105: Performance Study - Guitar
MUS 106: Performance Study - Harp
MUS 107: Performance Study - Organ
MUS 108: Performance Study - Saxophone
MUS 109: Performance Study - Trumpet
MUS 110: Performance Study - Open (unlisted instrument; permission of department chair required)
MUS 111: Performance Study - Voice
MUS 112: Performance Study - Violin
MUS 113: Performance Study - Harpsichord (permission of instructor required)
MUS 114: Performance Study - Latin Drums
MUS 116: Performance Study - Class Guitar
- MUS 120: Musical Performance Today (4)
- MUS 121: Introduction To Musics of the World (4)
- MUS 122: Instrumental Ensemble (1)
- MUS 124: Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher (2)
- MUS 130: Lyric Diction (2)
- MUS 132: Music Theory I: Western Music Fundamentals (4)
- MUS 134: Music Theory II: Structure and Harmony (4)
- MUS 150: Special Topic - Protest Songs of the Americas (4)
- MUS 153: Western Music Literature Through The Late Baroque (4)
- MUS 154: Western Music Literature From The Classic Period Through The 20th Century (4)
- MUS 163: American Musical Theatre (4)
- MUS 175: Introduction to the Study of Arts Management (4)
- MUS 180: The Music of Latin America (4)
- MUS 232: Music Theory III: Advanced Structure and Chromatic Harmony (4)
- MUS 233: Music Theory IV: 20th-21st-Century Practices (4)
- MUS 250: Special Topic - The Music of Bach and Handel (4)
- MUS 251: Piano Pedagogy I (2)
- MUS 252: Piano Pedagogy II (2)
- MUS 253: Vocal Pedagogy and Literature (4)
- MUS 254: The Opera (4)
- MUS 256: Women in Western Music (4)
- MUS 272: Conducting (2)
- MUS 290: Independent Study (2 or 4)
- MUS 310: Advanced Performance Study (2)
- MUS 333: Advanced Conducting (2)
- MUS 390: Independent Study (2 or 4)
- MUS 399: Internships (4)
- MUS 411: Piano Seminar (4)
- MUS 433, 434: Composition (2 to 4)
- MUS 435: Orchestration (2)
- MUS 480: Senior Recital/Project (2, 2)
Requirements for a Major in Music:
44-52 credits: 28-32 course credits, 12 performance study credits, and 4-8 ensemble credits
- MUS 132: Music Theory I: Western Music Fundamentals
- MUS 134: Music Theory II: Structure and Harmony
- MUS 153: Western Music Literature Through the Late Baroque
- MUS 154: Western Music Literature From the Classical Period to the 20th Century
- MUS 232: Music Theory III: Advanced Structure and Chromatic Harmony
- MUS 233: Music Theory IV: 20th-21st Century Practices
- Plus two music department courses at or above the 200 level, excluding MUS 310 and 480. These may be two- or four-credit courses.
- Performance study in voice or the instrument of major: four credits in MUS 101-116: Performance Study and four credits in MUS 310: Advanced Performance Study
- Plus four credits in MUS 480: Senior Recital in voice or the instrument of major (MUS 480 must be approved by the music faculty during the last semester of the junior year. A senior project might consist of a research paper or original compositions. Performance projects are possible only in areas represented by full-time faculty: piano, organ, harpsichord, and voice.)
- Plus eight credits in MUS 100: Concert Choir or four credits in MUS 122: Instrumental Ensemble
Students whose performance area is not in a keyboard instrument must undertake sufficient piano study to pass a keyboard skills examination. A syllabus of the required skills is available from the piano faculty.
Performance Study Auditions:
At the end of each term, some students demonstrate their progress in performance study through a brief audition for the music faculty. Auditions are required of: (1) students enrolled in MUS 310: Advanced Performance Study; (2) first-term seniors preparing for a recital in MUS 480: Senior Recital/Project; (3) M.A.L.S. or C.A.S. students receiving graduate credit for music lessons (MUS 510); and (4) students who anticipate declaring a major in music, as an opportunity for faculty to advise them on the feasibility of completing the major and on what form the final project (recital, research, or creative work) might take. Normally, this occurs during the first term of the sophomore year, and definitely prior to the major declaration.
¬Ý¬Ý¬ÝOther students enrolled for performance study (MUS 102-116) may be encouraged or asked to perform an optional audition. Faculty hearing these auditions determine an audition grade, but course grades remain the decision of each individual instructor.
Requirements for a Minor in Music:
5 courses (20 credits) plus four credits in performance study
- MUS 132, 134, 153, 154, and one additional music course at or above the 200 level
- Performance study: MUS 101-116 and/or 310 (at least four credits)
Certificate in Piano Teaching:
Pianists declaring a music major may fulfill at the same time additional requirements which earn, along with the bachelor of arts degree, the Hollins University Certificate in Piano Teaching. A listing of these requirements is available from the music department. The Piano Teaching Certificate program is also open to students not pursuing the bachelor's degree.
Performance Study:
Private instruction is offered in voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, woodwinds, strings, brass, Latin drums, and guitar. Fees charged for private lessons are listed on page 36 of the academic catalog. For areas not offered at Hollins, it may be possible, with departmental approval, to receive credit for off-campus study. One hour of practice per day is expected for each term credit. See courses numbered MUS 101-116.
Hollins University Concert Choir:
This group is the main performing ensemble of the music department. Auditions are conducted at the beginning of each term. Two credits per term may be earned for registration in MUS 100.
Practice Teaching:
Students who have completed or are enrolled in Piano Pedagogy (MUS 251, MUS 252) may undertake supervised teaching under the auspices of the preparatory division.
Recitals:
Students appear frequently in public recitals. Approximately 40 music events, including those by faculty and visiting artists, are open to the public each year.
Preparatory Division of the Music Department:
Founded in 1959, the preparatory division offers private study to area residents. The division prepares for college those who are interested in following a professional career or studying for enrichment. In addition, it provides adults with the opportunity for continuing musical achievement.
Performance Study, Concert Choir, and General Education Notes:
MUS 100: Concert Choir, MUS 122: Instrumental Ensemble, and MUS 101-116: Performance Study courses carry one or two credits per term. To earn credit toward the Creative Expression Perspective, students must carry two consecutive semesters of study in the same specific area—for example, two semesters of voice study, two semesters of flute, two semesters of Concert Choir. Students who complete the one-semester MUS 101: Beginning Class Piano course may earn credit toward the Perspective by taking a semester of MUS 102: Piano immediately after taking the Beginning Class Piano course. Completion of the Creative Expression Perspective requires that the student earn a total of four credits.
Enrollment in Concert Choir and Performance Study classes cannot be guaranteed. For example, membership in the Concert Choir is granted by audition; instruction in areas offered by part-time faculty may not be available in every instrument each semester; Beginning Class Piano enrollments are limited due to the size of the teaching lab and limits of faculty time; etc.
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