Mission/Vision Statement

The optimal development of each student's unique musical abilities is our goal.  Our faculty of nationally recognized scholars and artists are strongly committed to fostering student learning and academic achievement in the studio and the classroom.  The Music Department at IU Southeast offers one of the most musically intensive Bachelor of Arts degrees in the region.  Small class sizes and personal attention are designed to enhance student-faculty work and facilitate the learning experience.

Student Learning Goals

Students engage in a rigorous program that combines all aspects of artistic and academic study.  Courses in performance or composition and those focused on concentrations in music business and sound engineering teach professional skills and foster creative thinking.  The core of music theory and music literature/history develop analytical skills and critical thinking and are designed to give students knowledge of the styles, genres and great works of the musical lexicon.  Public performance and ensemble work, as well as internships, provide practical opportunities to hone skills and learn to work cooperatively.

A full array of general academic subjects traditional to the liberal arts provides skills and knowledge in written and oral communication and provides an excellent academic foundation for personal development and professional flexibility.

Assessment of student learning and student success is a major component of the Music program.  Student progress is evaluated from the first audition that is required for entrance to the program, through Sophomore Gateway exams and final capstone projects that measure the student's ability to synthesize skills and musical knowledge through the "voice" of their major concentration.  In addition, faculty evaluate student progress and achievement of two basic goals at all levels of study:  a substantive knowledge of the fundamental areas of the musical language, including theory, music history/literature and basic music technology, as well as the development of skills in their areas of special concentration such as performance, sound engineering, composition, music business, or pre-music therapy.

Graduates are prepared for graduate study or for entrance into career paths such as studio teaching, teaching in the private schools, professional performance, music management, studio recording, arts journalism, composition for video games, movies or the concert stage, intellectual property law, and music librarianship.

Major/Department Policies

Please see our website at: http://www.ius.edu/music  for more information.

Scholarships/Award

Rasmussen Scholarship Award in Music, Martha K. Stem Scholarship in Music, James A. Poteet Award for Band,  Eric Schansberg Award for Strings, Wil Greckel Music Scholarship, and the IU Southeast Music Composition Scholarship.

Degree Requirements

Degree Program Admission Requirements

Admission to the Music Department is by audition only. Students applying for admission into the Music Department at Indiana University Southeast to pursue a B.A. in Music degree – as well as those applying for a music scholarship – must attend one of the Music Department’s Audition Days.  Students can audition in any one of our tracks from our four major concentrations: Music Industry, Composition, Vocal/Instrumental Performance, and Pre-Music Therapy.   Audition dates and specific information relating to auditioning for certain tracks are posted on the music department’s website at: http://www.ius.edu/music 

General Education and BA Distribution Requirements

See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”

Note: Pre-Music Therapy students are required to take ANAT-A215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.) as part of the General Education Science requirement.

All music majors are required to take courses that engage the student in the general study of music through music literature, theory, technology, and performance.  The following courses serve as a foundation to this study and are meant to complement specific courses in one’s concentration.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at: http://www.ius.edu/music

Pre-Music Therapy Concentration

The music program offers four different concentrations: Music Industry, Composition, Performance, and Pre-Music Therapy.  Each concentration has two tracks, with the exception of Pre-Music Therapy which only has one, that students may choose as part of their course of study at IU Southeast.  The Pre-Music Therapy concentration is designed for the music student who wishes to continue into a graduate program in Music Therapy in order to work in an allied health field which uses music with therapeutic relationships to address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of individuals.  This concentration does not lead to licensing in Music Therapy but is preparation for further study in the field.   A more specific description of these requirements is located online at: http://www.ius.edu/music

Note: For best prepartion for graduate study and work in the profession, this concentration should be taken with the psychology minor in Pre-Expressive Therapy (18 credit hours).  For specific requirements, please review the requirements for the psychology minor in this bulletin.

 *For more detailed information on the Ensemble and Performance class requirements, see the Music Department website (http://www.ius.edu/music).