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Music Honors Program
Admission to the Music Honors Program requires a 3.5 GPA, permission of the Music Honors Coordinator, and permission of the Dean of the Honors College.
Departmental Honors Requirements
A 3 sh graduate course in music selected with the permission of the Music Honors Coordinator is required. (Honors Independent Study/Honors Research or Honors Seminar may be repeated as a substitute for this requirement with the permission of the Music Honors Coordinator.)
The Honors Thesis in music can take one of three forms:
- A full recital with accompanying analysis of the works performed.
- An original composition with accompanying analysis.
- Intensive research of a music topic culminating in a scholarly paper.
Students in the Music Honors Program must complete at least 12 semester hours of honors courses in music from among the following courses:
MUS 3591
Music Analysis, Honors. (3 credits)
MUS 3592G
Non-Western Music, Honors. (3 credits)
(MUS 4444, 4555, or 4666 may be substituted for MUS 3592G only)
MUS 3594
History and Literature of Music I, Honors. (3 credits)
MUS 4444
Honors Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4555
Honors Research. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4644
Honors Thesis. (1 to 3 credits)
(at least one hour required)
MUS 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
Department of Music Electives
History & Theory Electives
- MUS 5100
- MUS 5170
MUS 2070
Electronic Music Studio Techniques. (2 credits)
MUS 2555G
Interacting with Music. (3 credits)
MUS 2557G
The Evolution of Jazz & Rock. (3 credits)
MUS 2581
Jazz History. (2 credits)
MUS 3547
Orchestration. (2 credits)
MUS 3550G
Survey of American Music. (3 credits)
MUS 3591
Music Analysis, Honors. (3 credits)
MUS 3592G
Non-Western Music, Honors. (3 credits)
MUS 3800
Jazz Theory I. (1 credits)
MUS 3801
Jazz Theory II. (1 credits)
MUS 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
MUS 4541
Sixteenth Century Counterpoint. (2 credits)
MUS 4542
Eighteenth Century Counterpoint. (2 credits)
MUS 4600
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4750
Choral Arranging. (2 credits)
MUS 4770
Vocal Literature. (2 credits)
MUS 4840
Band Arranging. (2 credits)
MUS 4850
Jazz Band Arranging. (2 credits)
MUS 4870
Style Period Proseminar. (3 credits)
MUS 4920
Keyboard Literature. (3 credits)
Performance Electives
- MUS 3531 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
MUS 1530
Jazz Improvisation I. (1 credits)
MUS 2530
Jazz Improvisation II. (1 credits)
MUS 3850
Jazz Improvisation. (2 credits)
MUS 3860
Marching Band and Jazz Band Techniques. (2 credits)
MUS 4600
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4950
Accompanying. (1 credits)
MUS 4980
Workshop in Music. (1 to 3 credits)
Conducting Electives
MUS 3155
Choral Conducting and Literature. (1 credits)
MUS 3156
Instrumental Conducting and Literature. (1 credits)
MUS 4600
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
Honors Electives
MUS 4444
Honors Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4555
Honors Research. (1 to 3 credits)
MUS 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
Music Education Electives
MUS 3440
Methods and Materials of Vocal and General Music. (4 credits)
MUS 4600
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.