Music

Music Department Overview

The Music Department offers the following General Studies courses for students with little or no previous experience in music. Most of these courses fulfill at least one of the college’s core requirements.

MUS 101	Introduction to Classical Music	4 credits
MUS 102	History of Jazz and Rock	4 credits
MUS 110	Music Notation	4 credits
MUS 131	Introduction to MIDI Lab	1 credit
MUS 181	Class Voice I	1 credit
MUS 187	Class Guitar I	1 credit
MUS 188	Class Guitar II	1 credit
MUS 241	Introduction to World Music	4 credits
MUS 341	Music in World Religions	4 credits
All performing ensembles	0 or 1 credit
Private instruction		0.5 or 1 credit

Ensembles are open to all students. See course descriptions.
MUSE 151 / MUSE 352	Jazz Band
MUSE 153 / MUSE 353	Concert Choir
MUSE 158 / MUSE 358	Orchestra
MUSE 159 / MUSE 359	Chamber Ensembles (various)
MUSE 163 / MUSE 363	Chamber Singers
MUSE 165 / MUSE 365	Symphonic Band

Ensemble courses are considered activity courses. 8 credits may be taken as activity courses toward the 124 credits required for graduation.

Music Programs

Music, music education, and music therapy majors are allowed to apply a maximum of 60 credits in Music toward graduation. The remaining 64 credits must be from other academic disciplines. To conveniently facilitate compliance with this regulation, Music majors are encouraged to complete an academic minor in another discipline.

The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. It also is accredited by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and fulfills five major functions within the University:

provides access to courses in music for all students of the University regardless of their previous involvement or experience
provides opportunities for active music-making in a variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles for all interested students, faculty, staff and members of the community
prepares elementary and secondary teachers of music
provides applied music instruction in voice, wind, percussion, string and keyboard instruments and offers degrees with performance emphasis in voice and piano
prepares students for graduate study in music

Program Learning Outcomes

The Music Department at Pacific University seeks to prepare students:

for lifelong interest, participation and enjoyment in music
to become informed audience members (intelligent listeners and evaluators) of music and musical performances
to be functionally literate in the language of music-reading, writing, speaking and listening
to pursue active music-making, both vocally and instrumentally
to create their own music
to discover relationships between music, the other arts and disciplines other than the arts
to broaden and deepen their understanding of the music of our cultural heritage
to increase their appreciation of musical systems and traditions of cultures other than our own
to become more proficient in the music technologies appropriate to their areas of musical interest
to prepare for careers in elementary and secondary music education
to pursue rigorous and dedicated activity as performers specializing in voice or piano
to prepare for graduate study in music composition, music education or performance

At the end of the second year of music study, the progress of Music majors and minors will be assessed to evaluate the student’s potential to complete upper-division music requirements.

Music courses fulfilling requirements for the Music Major or Music Minor must be passed with a grade of “C-” or higher.