Music

Students may pursue the Bachelor of Arts in Music, which will give them an opportunity to concentrate work in the disciplines of music, and be assured broad exposure to other disciplines at Rockford University. This program is useful if students would like to develop an interdisciplinary major and concentrate work in more than one department. Likely combinations include music and business, music and religion or music and international studies.

Special Requirements for all Music Majors

• Prospective Music majors must audition and demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency or aptitude in the major applied area of study (voice, piano, strings, etc.).
• All entering first-year Music majors must take a music theory placement examination administered by the Music faculty.
• All Music majors must demonstrate a basic proficiency in piano by successful completion of the piano proficiency examination no later than the end of their junior year.
• All Music majors must attend a specified number of recitals and concerts each semester.
• All Music majors must participate in an ensemble for a minimum of five semesters.

Special Requirements for the Applied Area of Study

• A minimum of four credit hours of private instruction must be in the same applied area.
• A minimum of four credit hours of private instruction in the major applied area must be at the 300-level.
• All music majors will be evaluated in performance before the music faculty at the end of each semester of private instruction in the major applied area.