| Undergraduate
This page presents
general information on admission, degree options, academic
requirements, policies, and regulations governing the Bachelor
of Music degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. More
detailed information is contained in the Undergraduate Music
Handbook, which is available via download here.
School of Music
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
108 Westbrook Music Building
Lincoln, NE 68588-0100
Phone: (402) 472-2503
Fax: (402) 472-8962
email:
music2@unl.edu
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Undergraduate Studies in Music at the
UNL School of Music
Undergraduate
Admission
Please also see Prospective
Student information
Applying for and being admitted to the UNL School
of Music does not obligate you to attend. However, the sooner you
are admitted, the easier it is to finalize your class schedule and
the better your chance of receiving a scholarship or financial aid.
To
apply for admission to the School of Music as a music major or minor,
you need to complete an official application form (available from
the UNL Office of Admissions, 402.472.2023) and schedule an audition
(see below). The School of Music office will advise you as to the
specific audition requirements for your performance area. You may
audition in more than one area but can choose only one for your
major. Major areas can be changed, pending approval of the faculty
in the new area.
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Audition
for Acceptance & Scholarships
Students
must audition for
the School of Music faculty for acceptance as a major in music and
scholarships. Auditions for admission to UNL for the 2007-2008
academic year will be held January
19, 2007 (Winds, Brass & Percussion - admission & scholarship),
January 20, 2007 (Voice, Strings, Keyboard & Dance - admission
& scholarship), February 23, 2007, (Voice, Strings, Keyboard & Dance - admission & scholarship),
and February 24, 2007 (Winds, Brass & Percussion - admission & scholarship). To schedule
an audition please complete the audition
request form within this website, send an e-mail request to
the School of Music or call
402.472.6845.
Undergraduate Admission for Transfer Students
Admission
to the University is based on a student's demonstrated academic
preparation for University-level work. An audition is required for
admission to the School of Music for transfer students. Once admitted,
placement exams will be given to determine the student's music proficiency
level. You will also need to complete an official transfer application
form (available from the UNL Office of Admissions, 402.472.2023).
An assigned advisor will meet with the student to complete the appropriate
forms for credit transfer in the areas of applied/ensemble, music
theory, music history, keyboard, music education skills classes
(if applicable) and any other music coursework.
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Our Curriculum
and Programs of Study
Following
is a quick guide to the various music degrees offered at UNL. Official
degree requirements are spelled out at greater length in the Undergraduate
Bulletin of the year in which you enter the program. During your
studies you may switch to a subsequent bulletin, which will then
become the authoritative source for you. Bulletins are printed every
year and they are also available on-line. The School of Music
Undergraduate
Handbook contains checklists for all the various degree programs.
These checklists present the essential degree requirements in a
more user-friendly form than the bulletin. The School of Music Undergraduate
Handbook is also available on-line. Degree requirements are also
built into DARwin, a web-based degree audit system that current
UNL students can acccess and run through their on-line WAM accounts.
On-Line
Undergraduate School of Music Handbook
On-Line
current UNL Undergraduate Bulletin
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The
Music Degrees
To understand the
various degrees available to undergraduate music students, it is
essential to start with the point that they all share a common core
curriculum. In upper-level courses, in the third year and beyond,
the degrees offer very different educational and vocational directions
and opportunities.
The BA Degree
The BA degree in music (Bachelor of Arts with a music major) provides
the greatest breadth of possibilities for students. It adds to the
core curriculum in music the largest number of general education
requirements and the greatest elective space of our degrees. It
also requires a minor. Special emphasis minors exist in Business
and in Arts Technology. Students choose a performance track or research
track when pursuing this degree. Students can shape this degree
not only to go on in performance, or to move into music education
(through additional coursework after graduation), but also to prepare
appropriately for other musical careers in higher education.
These careers can include areas in technology, the broadcasting
and recording industries, music librarianship, business, and the
like. This is also the most appropriate degree for students who
wish to double major, and for those who intend not to pursue music
vocationally after graduation.
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The BM Degree
The BM degree in music (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Composition,
History, or Theory) provides the deepest exposure to coursework
in music. Its general education requirements are less than for the
BA degree, and its amount of elective space is also smaller. Absorbing
these course credits, and all the credits of the BA’s minor,
are additional required participation in lessons and ensembles,
and requirements for a very significant block of additional coursework
at the 400-level in music history, theory, literature, and pedagogy.
This degree prepares students for a career in professional performance
or for graduate study in performance, and it is an alternative to
the BA in preparing students for graduate study in composition,
history, and theory.
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The BME Degree
The BME degree (Bachelor of Music Education) adds to the core curriculum
in music an intensive and rigorous package of courses in education
and in the methodologies of music education. This degree prepares
students for careers teaching choral and instrumental music in primary
and secondary schools. It leads to an endorsement (certification)
in both vocal and instrumental music, with an emphasis in either
choral or instrumental music.
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The Minor in Music
The Minor in Music takes the most essential coursework of the first
year of our core curriculum and adds to it another year of lessons
and ensemble participation. The first-year core may be taken as
a block alongside music majors, or distributed over a number of
years in order to accommodate the scheduling of classes outside
the School of Music. This degree emphasizes performance, and students
must audition to be accepted as a minor in music.
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Double Majors
It is possible for ambitious and academically successful music students
to add one or more additional majors or degree programs outside
the School of Music to their program of studies. This is normally
undertaken from a home base in the BA in Music, but is also possible
to arrange from a home base in the BM degree. Interested students
should declare their intentions to their academic adviser as soon
as possible.
Advising
Academic advising in the School of Music is
done by music faculty. Students are assigned to an adviser
according to degree area (BA, BM, or BME). Special advising is available
to music minors, transfer students, Honors Program students, and
double majors. Students receive guidance not only about courses
in their major, but also about General Education requirements and
other degree requirements specified by UNL.
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