Major in Music
Students learn artistic expression through musical performance and study with faculty artists and scholars.
As a music major at Santa Clara University, you will study in an intellectual and stimulating artistic environment that fosters individual expression and creativity through the study of music and musical performance. Classes providing essential skills for the comprehension and performance of music are offered alongside courses designed to create an appreciation for music’s role in human history and its potential enhancement of the lives of all people.
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Major Requirements
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12 quarters of private instruction
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12 quarters of ensemble (Orchestra, Concert Choir, or Jazz Ensemble)
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Directed Study in Pedagogy
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Keyboard Proficiency
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Technology Proficiency
Lower Division
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Survey of Music
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Musicianship I, II, III, IV (and Labs I, II, III, IV)
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Form and Analysis
Upper Division
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Music History I, II, III, IV
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Counterpoint (and Lab)
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20th Century Theory (and Lab)
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Arranging and Instrumentation (w/ Conducting Lab)
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Elective course
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