Ability to sing or play an instrument that evidences interpretative understanding and technical accomplishment at a level appropriate to the student’s degree program and professional goals.
Excellence in solo and ensemble performance.
Experience in composition, both original and based on models.
Experience improvising.
Basic Musicianship
Ability to read at sight.
Ability to identify and notate aurally experienced musical events.
Functional keyboard skills.
Functional knowledge of the terminology, and grammar of music.
Understanding of musical elements (rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, dynamics, form) and their application in aural and score analysis.
Knowledge of Repertory and its Cultural Context
Exposure to extensive and varied repertory through performance, analysis, and concert attendance.
Knowledge of the major periods, composers, genres, and theories of western art music.
Acquaintance with music of other traditions - non-western art music, vernacular ethnic styles, jazz, popular music, folk music.
Understanding of the relationship of music to other arts and to technology.
Knowledge of the historical and cultural contexts in which music has been created and performed in different periods and places.
Effective Communication
Ability to write and speak about music with precision and clarity.
Ability to articulate and defend critical judgments.
Ability to apply knowledge and skills in a teaching situation.
Demonstrated fluency with technologies required for student’s program.
