Music
Catalog pages 365-367
Subject abbreviation: MUS College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Walter Aaron Clark, Ph.D. Chair Department Office, ARTS 138
- (951) 827-2939; music.ucr.edu
Professors
Byron Adams, D.M.A. Paulo C. Chagas, Ph.D. Walter Aaron Clark, Ph.D. Deborah A. Wong, Ph.D. Professors Emeriti
Frederick K. Gable, Ph.D. Anthony F. Ginter, Ph.D. Associate Professors
Rogerio Budasz, Ph.D. Timothy Labor, Ph.D. Media and Cultural Studies René T.A. Lysloff, Ph.D. Jonathan Ritter, Ph.D. Leonora Saavedra, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Ian Dicke, Ph.D.
** Lecturers
Edward Bruner, D.M.A., Choral Society Ruth Charloff, D.M.A., Orchestra and Chamber
Singers Tagumpay de Leon, M.S., Rondalla Ensemble Rev. Shuichi Thomas Kurai, B.S., Taiko Ensemble Vocal and Instrumental Instruction
Kimberly K. Amin, M.M., Piano Ralph Cato, D.M.A., Voice David W. Christensen, M.M., Organ and Carillon Justin Dehart, Ph.D. Percussion Robert D. Dominguez, Percussion Eileen Holt, M.M., Flute Frances C. Moore, M.A., Violin and Viola Patrick L. Read, M.A., Classical Guitar Manon Robertshaw, M.M., Cello Robert L. Scarano, B.A., Jazz Guitar Leslie Schroerlucke, M.M., Clarinet Camilia Voin, B.M., Voice Joshua Welchez, M.M., Trumpet Ian Whitelaw, Bagpipe Scott Whitfield, Trombone Matthew Wyckoff, Electric Bass Guitar
Majors
The Music Department offers undergraduate majors leading to the B.A. in Music and the B.A. in Music and Culture.
Scholarships Students have access to student assistantships, work-study, Gluck Fellowships, and scholarships. For further information or a department tour, call the Music Department,
- (951) 827-7059.
Performance Throughout each academic year the Department of Music and Cultural Events sponsor more than 50 formal and informal concerts and recitals by campus ensembles, students, members of the performance faculty, and distinguished visiting artists. Most of the Music Department concerts are open to the public. Middle East and Islamic Studies Designated Emphasis / Music Facilities The department’s facilities include practice rooms equipped with Yamaha pianos, a Performance Lab, a Chamber Music Studio, and a large lecture/rehearsal hall, as well as smaller classrooms and a computer lab. The department owns a large collection of early- music instruments, including a large number of keyboard instruments, as well as instruments for use in traditional chamber, orchestral, and wind ensembles. The department also owns the instruments for several Asian ensembles, i.e., Javanese gamelan, Japanese taiko, Philippine rondalla, North Indiana tabla, and Korean drums, as well as for two Latin American ensembles, Andean and Mexican folkloric. The Experimental Acoustic Research Studio (EARS) supports the composition of electronic music and is housed at a location near campus. The department is home to the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music, which sponsors concerts and lectures in addition to maintaining a website and scholarly journal.
The UCR library holds strong music-research collections located in three facilities. Approximately 35,000 books about music may be found in the Rivera Library, along with journal back-files and microforms. The Music Library, located in room 054 Arts Building (lower level), provides listening equipment, computers, and houses collections of some 10,000 LPs, more than 7,000 CDs, an authoritative collection of reference works, and over 35,000 music scores. A growing collection of music DVDs is also available in the Music Library. Special Collections, on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library, holds numerous 18th- and 19th-century scores of major German and Austrian composers, as well as the Oswald Jonas and Joaquin Nin-Culmell archives. Located in the CHASS Interdisciplinary Building, the Multimedia Library houses the UCR Libraries’ collection of media. The collection includes video tapes (VHS), DVDs, Blu-Ray, laserdiscs, CD-ROMS, 16mm motion pictures and playback equipment. Online access to these collections is provided through the UCR Library’s local online catalog, SCOTTY and MELVYL, the UC system libraries’ online catalog. The UCR library homepage, library.ucr. edu, provides access to SCOTTY and MELVYL, as well as links to a wide variety of electronic resources.
Music Major
The Department of Music offers a Bachelor of Arts in music within the context of a liberal- arts curriculum. Students acquire practical knowledge of music performance and composition through individual study as well as participation in one or more of the department’s several ensembles. Development of the student’s vocal and/or instrumental technique is enhanced by the study of musicianship, theory, and history, which impart a deeper understanding of the structure of music and the cultural forces that shape it. The Major offers three curricular tracks, among which students may choose a concentration:
- 1. Music - General
- 2. Music - Composition
- 3. Music - Performance
Music and Culture Major
The Music and Culture major offers a predominantly scholarly and critical approach to music as culture from the perspective of research, criticism, and interpretation, with an emphasis on historical and ethnographic approaches. It is oriented primarily toward understanding music as a culturally expressive form. Courses in music and/or dance performance are required but are positioned more broadly within the major as a means to explore interrelationships between music and other forms of performance.
University Requirements
See Undergraduate Studies section.
College Requirements
See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.
Major Requirements
Music Major
The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Music are as follows:
- 1. Lower-division requirements (6-31 units)
units or proficiency)
units or proficiency)
- c) MUS 080P (1 unit and piano proficiency)
- d) Participation in a major ensemble each
quarter: MUS 160, MUS 161, MUS 162, MUS 163, MUS 164, MUS 165, MUS 166 (E-Z), MUS 168, MUS 169, MUS 170, MUS 171, MUS 172, MUS 174, MUS 175A, MUS 175B, MUS 176, MUS 177 (6-12 units)
- 2. Upper-division requirements (30-39 units)
units)
units or proficiency)
- d) MUS 138 (4 units)
- e) Participation in a major ensemble each
quarter: MUS 160, MUS 161, MUS 162, MUS 163, MUS 164, MUS 165, MUS 166 (E-Z), MUS 168, MUS 169, MUS 170, MUS 171, MUS 172, MUS 174, MUS 175A, MUS 175B, MUS 176, MUS 177 (6-12 units)
- 3. Upper-division track requirements: choose
from one of the following tracks
- a) Music – General (24 units)
24 units from the following: MUS 113, MUS 114, MUS 115, MUS 116, MUS 117, MUS 118, MUS 119, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 123, MUS 124, MUS 125, MUS 126, MUS 127, MUS 128, MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 135, MUS 136, MUS 137, MUS 139, MUS 140, MUS 145A, MUS 145B, MUS 146, MUS 150A, MUS 150B, MUS 150C, MUS 150D, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 153, MUS 154 (E-Z), MUS 155 (E-Z), MUS 180 (E-Z), MUS 181 (E-Z), MUS 187, MUS 191 (E-Z) (no more than 6 units)
- b) Music – Composition (24 units)
- (1) 12 units from the following:
MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 135, MUS 136, MUS 137, MUS 139, MUS 145A, MUS 145B, MUS 147
- (2) 12 units from the following:
MUS 113, MUS 114, MUS 115, MUS 116, MUS 117, MUS 118, MUS 119, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 123, MUS 124, MUS 125, MUS 126, MUS 127, MUS 128, MUS 140, MUS 146, MUS 150A, MUS 150B, MUS 150C, MUS 150D, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 153, MUS 154 (E-Z), MUS 155 (E-Z), MUS 180 (E-Z), MUS 181 (E-Z), MUS 187, MUS 191 (E-Z) (no more than 6 units)
- c) Music – Performance (25-26 units)
- (1) 12 units from the following:
- (2) 12 units from the following:
MUS 113, MUS 114, MUS 115, MUS 116, MUS 117, MUS 118, MUS 119, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 123, MUS 124, MUS 125, MUS 126, MUS 127, MUS 128, MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 135, MUS 136, MUS 137, MUS 139, MUS 140, MUS 145A, MUS 145B, MUS 146, MUS 150A, MUS 150B, MUS 150C, MUS 150D, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 153, MUS 154 (E-Z), MUS 155 (E-Z), MUS 187, MUS 191 (E-Z).
- (3) MUS 167 (1 or 2 units)
Note Students seeking a teaching credential are advised to take MUS 133, MUS 150A, MUS 150B, MUS 150C, MUS 150D, MUS 151, and MUS 152. Consult the Graduate School of Education for credential requirements.
Examinations and Auditions The ability to play simple piano music is required of all majors. Students lacking keyboard proficiency when the major is declared must enroll in MUS 080P to prepare them for the proficiency examination. This examination should be passed by the junior year. Consult the department for examination requirements.
All students intending to enroll in MUS 030A must take a music theory diagnostic examination, which is given at the beginning of instruction.
MUS 031A, MUS 031B, and MUS 031C are taken until proficiency for admission to MUS 131A is achieved. The completion of MUS 131A, MUS 131B, and MUS 131C is required for graduation.
All students normally participate in a major ensemble each quarter. Admission to any ensemble course is by consent of instructor. All students intending to participate in an ensemble course must audition during registration.
Fees An additional course fee will be charged at the time of registration for MUS 080 (E-Z), 367 / Programs and Courses 367 / Programs and Courses
MUS 081 (E-Z), MUS 180 (E-Z), and MUS 181 (E-Z). A limited number of scholarships will be made available.
Music and Culture Major
All majors must enroll in at least one music ensemble each quarter. However, students may enroll in DNCE 067A through DNCE 075B instead of, or in addition to, any of the music ensemble courses.
In addition, the major requirements for the B.A. degree in Music and Culture are as follows:
- 1. Lower-division requirements (17–19 units)
- 2. Upper-division requirements (59 units)
- a) Music courses (39–49 units)
- (1) Western Music History: MUS 112A,
MUS 112B, MUS 112C, MUS 114, MUS 116, MUS 117, MUS 136, MUS 191 (E-Z)
ANTH 177/WMST 126, MUS 127/ ANTH 176/AST 127/ DNCE 127/ETST 172, MUS 128/ ANTH 128/AST 128/DNCE 128/ THEA 176, MUS 129/ETST 118, MUS 140/HISA 139
- b) Other upper-division courses (12–24
units)
- (1) Dance History (4–8 units): DNCE 130/
ANTH 130, DNCE 141, DNCE 142, DNCE 171 (E-Z), DNCE 172 (E-Z), DNCE 173 (E-Z)
- (2) Anthropology or Sociology (4–8 units)
- (3) English or Media and Cultural Studies
(4–8 units)
- (4) Other courses in the Social Sciences,
Humanities, or Arts could count towards these units if the students petitions and an advisor’s permission is granted.
Minor
The minor in Music is designed for students who wish to continue their musical studies while pursuing another major. Within the required 24 upper-division units, the minor provides basic skills in music theory and first- level studies in music history and literature while still offering modest flexibility to pursue individual interests.
- 1. Lower-division preparation: (16 units)
- a) MUS 001 or equivalent
MUS 117, MUS 118, MUS 119, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 123, MUS 124, MUS 125, MUS 126, MUS 127, MUS 128, MUS 130A, MUS 130B, MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 135, MUS 136, MUS 137, MUS 138, MUS 139, MUS 140, MUS 145A, MUS 145B, MUS 146, MUS 150A, MUS 150B, MUS 150C, MUS 150D, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 153, MUS 154 (E-Z), MUS 155 (E-Z), MUS 180 (E-Z), MUS 181 (E-Z), MUS 187, MUS 191 (E-Z) (no more than 6 units)
- c) Four (4) additional units in ensemble
performance: MUS 160, MUS 161, MUS 162, MUS 163, MUS 164, MUS 165, MUS 166, MUS 168, MUS 169, MUS 170, MUS 171, MUS 172, MUS 174, MUS 175A, MUS 175B, MUS 176, MUS 177
As a freshman or sophomore, the student should complete MUS 030A, MUS 030B, MUS 030C (Harmony). This is a prerequisite for all later studies in the minor. Harmony has a prerequisite of MUS 001 (Introduction to Basic Musical Concepts) or the equivalent.
Two required courses from MUS 112A, MUS 112B, MUS 112C should be completed following MUS 030A, MUS 030B, MUS 030C and not later than the junior year.
See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.
Education Abroad Program
The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel and learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Study Abroad Programs at studyabroad.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-2508.
See Education Abroad Program in the Educational Opportunities section of this catalog. A list of participating countries is found under Education Abroad Program in the Programs and Courses section. Search for programs by specific areas at uc.eap.ucop.edu.