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.

Major/Department Policies

Please see our website at: this website for more information.

Scholarships/Award

• Rasmussen Scholarship Award in Music
• Martha K. Stem Scholarship in Music
• James A. Poteet Award for Band
• Sherri L. Stiefler Scholarship in Music

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 five major concentrations: Music Industry, Composition, Vocal/Instrumental Performance, Music Education, and Pre-Music Therapy.   Audition dates and specific information relating to auditioning for certain tracks are posted on the music department’s website at: this website. 

General Education and BA Distribution Requirements

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

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: this website.

Core Program for both Composition Tracks

• MUS-A 301 Electronic Studio Resource I
• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-M 403 History of Music I
• MUS-M 404 History of Music II
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-T 115 Sightsinging & Aural Percp I
• MUS-T 116 Sightsinging & Aural Percp II
• MUS-T 215 Sightsinging & Aural Percp III
• MUS-T 216 Sightsinging & Aural Percp IV
• MUS-T 317 Analysis of Tonal Music
• MUS-T 318 Analysis of Post-tonal Music
• MUS-X 040 or 070 *Univ Instrumental Ensembles (040) or University Choral Ensembles (070) (4 completions required)
• MUS-X 001 *All-Campus Ensemble (3 completions required)
• MUS-X 095 *Performance Class (7 completions required)

 *For more detailed information on the Ensemble and Performance class requirements, see the Music Department website (here).  

Composition for Film and Media Concentration

The music program offers the Bachelor of Arts with four different concentrations: Music Industry, Composition, Performance, and Pre-Music Therapy.  Also the music program offers a Bachelor of Science in Audio Production.  In the Bachelor of Arts, each concentration has two tracks, except for Pre-Music Therapy which has one, that students may choose as part of their course of study at IU Southeast.  The Film and Media track within the Composition concentration is specifically geared towards students interested in writing music for film and other media environments such as video games and television.  Students receive training in studio techniques and production through various projects that deal with music and other visual media.  Unlike many technology programs, the Film and Media Composition program also involves training in the craft and technique of composition by our internationally-recognized composition faculty.   A more specific description of these requirements is located online at: this location.

• MUS-K 300 Composition Concentration (2 x)
• MUS-A 321 Sound for Picture Production
• MUS-K 312 Arr for Instrumental & Vocal Groups
• MUS-Z 340 Introduction to Music Business

Track/Concentration Electives (recommended, but not required)

• MUS-G 370 Techniques for Conducting

  *Applied Instrumental Study

*Course prefix and number varies according to instrument.

Capstone

• MUS-K 406 *Projects in Electronic Music

 *Please refer to the Music Department website (here) for further information about the senior capstone requirement 

Composition for the Concert Stage Concentration

The Composition for the Concert Stage track of the Music Composition concentration is designed to give the creative student the skills necessary to analyze, arrange, and compose works for the concert stage (i.e. chamber, orchestra, opera, and ballet).  The degree stresses not only the creative aspect of music composition, but also incorporates technology and performing areas of music as well.  Students get a chance to work with internationally performed composers in developing their craft and technique so that they are prepared to tackle the myriad of opportunities available to the composer today.  Graduates of the composition program at IU Southeast have gone on to graduate study, scored for feature-length films, and written music for video games.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at: this link.

• MUS-K 300 Composition Concentration (2 x)
• MUS-K 400 Composition Major (2 x)
• MUS-K 312 Arr for Instrumental & Vocal Groups

Concentration Electives (recommended, but not required)

• MUS-G 370 Techniques for Conducting

  *Applied Instrumental Study

*Course prefix and number varies according to instrument.

Capstone

• MUS-K 402 *Senior Recital in Composition

 *Please refer to the Music Department website (here) for further information about the senior capstone requirement.