Two degrees are offered in the field of music: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music. The degree Bachelor of Arts offers a broad and comprehensive course of study in the liberal arts. The degree Bachelor of Music offers a plan of specialization and the opportunity of attaining a high level of accomplishment with majors in performance, composition, or a five-year music education program.
Music Individual Instruction Courses
Individual instruction is provided as follows:
- One three-quarter hour lesson per week for a semester earns 1 credit hour.
- One hour lesson per week for a semester earns 2 credit hours.
Piano and organ practice rooms are provided without additional charge to full-time students taking private lessons. Individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, and orchestral instruments is required for all majors and minors in music, and is available as elective study for other students. Placement in individual instruction courses is determined by audition interview. Enrollment is subject to faculty availability, as determined by the Chair; preference is given to music majors and minors. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $400.00 per semester.
All individual instruction students will attend group performance classes as scheduled by the instructor, in addition to the individual lessons.
Individual instruction courses are designated with the prefix MUSI and a four-digit course number. As usual, the first digit indicates the level and the second digit indicates the credit hours for the course. The third and fourth digits indicate the instrument, as shown below, and also indicate whether the course is for majors and minors or for non-majors and non-minors. The first pair of numbers in each instrument sequence indicates courses for majors and minors, while the second pair in each sequence indicates courses for non-majors and non-minors. Thus, for example, MUSI 2200 indicates a second year level, two credit hour individual instruction course in voice for music majors/minors, while MUSI 2102 indicates a second year level, one credit hour individual instruction course in voice for non-majors/non-minors.
Course Topic | Course ID |
---|---|
Voice | –00-03 |
Piano | –04-07 |
Guitar | –08-11 |
Organ | –12-15 |
Clarinet | –16-19 |
Saxophone | –20-23 |
Flute | –24-27 |
Oboe | –28-31 |
Bassoon | –32-35 |
Trumpet | –36-39 |
Trombone | –40-43 |
French Horn | –44-47 |
Euphonium | –48-51 |
Tuba | –52-55 |
Violin | –56-59 |
Viola | –60-63 |
Cello | –64-67 |
Double Bass | –68-71 |
Harpsichord | –72-75 |
Harp | –76-79 |
Percussion | –80-83 |
Department of Music Tuition
Within the framework of a strong liberal arts curriculum, Trinity University provides an outstanding Department of Music. In addition to those students seeking a Bachelor of Music degree, many students apply offerings in the Department of Music toward the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Private instruction in piano, voice, organ, harpsichord, or orchestral instruments is required for all fulltime students who major or minor in music and is available as elective study for all other students. Enrollment in applied music is contingent upon the availability of instructional time as determined by the chair. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $400.00 per semester.
Approval for private instruction will be given by the chair of the Department of Music when time is available and in the following order of preference.
Applied Music (MUSC)
MUSC-1000 Performance Laboratory
MUSC-1121 Beginning Class Voice I
MUSC-1122 Beginning Class Voice II
MUSC-1123 Beginning Class Piano I
MUSC-1124 Beginning Class Piano II
MUSC-1125 Beginning Class Guitar I
MUSC-1126 Beginning Class Guitar II
MUSC-2221 Repertoire Development
MUSC-3121 Half Recital
MUSC-3221 Diction for Singers I
MUSC-3222 Diction for Singers II
MUSC-3223 Basic Conducting
MUSC-3224 Advanced Instrumental Conducting
MUSC-3225 Advanced Choral Conducting
MUSC-4221 Full Recital
MUSC-4321 Applied Music Pedagogy
MUSC-4322 Applied Music Literature
History/Literature (MUSC)
MUSC-1340 Introduction to Music History
MUSC-1341 Operas of Verdi and Wagner
MUSC-1343 Introduction to Opera
MUSC-1344 Nights At the Symphony
MUSC-1345 Women and Music
MUSC-1346 Jazz History and Styles
MUSC-1347 Introduction to Film Music
MUSC-1349 African American Music
MUSC-1351 Music Cultures of the World
MUSC-2301 American Musical Theater
MUSC-2340 Creative Thinking and the Artistic Process
MUSC-3190 Directed Studies
MUSC-3191 Special Topics in Music
MUSC-3290 Directed Studies
MUSC-3291 Special Topics in Music
MUSC-3341 Music History I: Ancient Greece to Baroque
MUSC-3342 Music History II: Classical Era to Present
MUSC-3344 Twentieth-Century Music
MUSC-3347 The Art Song
MUSC-3349 Music and Religion
MUSC-3350 Mozart
MUSC-3390 Directed Studies
MUSC-3391 Special Topics in Music
MUSC-3398 Honors Readings
MUSC-3458 Philosophy of Music
MUSC-4190 Directed Studies
MUSC-4290 Directed Studies
MUSC-4390 Directed Studies
MUSC-4391 Workshop or Seminar
MUSC-4394 Workshop or Seminar
MUSC-4398 Honors Thesis
MUSC-4399 Honors Thesis
Music Education (MUSC)
MUSC-1161 Introduction to Music in American Schools
MUSC-2161 Instrumental Fundamentals - Brass
MUSC-2162 Instrumental Fundamentals-Percussion
MUSC-2163 Instrumental Fundamentals-Strings
MUSC-2164 Instrumental Fundamentals-Woodwinds
MUSC-2361 Music in Childhood
MUSC-2362 Music in Early Childhood
MUSC-3162 Instrumental Music Techniques
MUSC-4264 Marching Band and Jazz Instrumental Practices
MUSC-4361 Elementary Music Instructional Practices
MUSC-4362 Secondary Instrumental Music Instructional Practices
MUSC-4363 Secondary Choral Music Instructional Practices
MUSC-4364 Elementary Music Methods and Materials
Music Ensembles (MUSE)
MUSE-1185 Trinity Choir
MUSE-1186 Voix d'Esprit
MUSE-1187 Chamber Singers
MUSE-1188 Men's Glee Club
MUSE-1189 Trinity Symphony Orchestra
MUSE-1190 Symphonic Wind Ensemble
MUSE-1191 Jazz Ensemble
MUSE-1192 Trinity University Handbell Ensemble
MUSE-1193 Chamber Music Ensembles
MUSE-1194 Piano Ensemble
MUSE-1195 Opera Workshop
MUSE-1196 Collegium Musicum
MUSE-1197 Accompanying and Chamber Music for Pianists
Theory/Composition (MUSC)
MUSC-1103 Aural Skills 1
MUSC-1104 Aural Skills II
MUSC-1113 Keyboard Skills 1
MUSC-1114 Keyboard Skills II
MUSC-1203 Music Theory I
MUSC-1204 Music Theory II
MUSC-1301 Foundations of Communication Through Music
MUSC-1302 Class Composition
MUSC-2103 Aural Skills III
MUSC-2104 Aural Skills IV
MUSC-2113 Keyboard Skills III
MUSC-2114 Keyboard Skills IV
MUSC-2203 Music Theory III
MUSC-2204 Music Theory IV
MUSC-3203 Composition
MUSC-3204 Composition
MUSC-3302 Counterpoint
MUSC-3305 Electronic Music
MUSC-4111 Composition
MUSC-4112 Composition
MUSC-4113 Composition
MUSC-4114 Composition
MUSC-4202 Composition
MUSC-4203 Composition
MUSC-4211 Composition
MUSC-4212 Composition
MUSC-4213 Composition
MUSC-4214 Composition
MUSC-4301 Orchestration and Arranging
MUSC-4311 Composition
MUSC-4312 Composition
MUSC-4313 Composition
MUSC-4314 Composition
Music (MUSC)
MUSC-3458 Philosophy of Music
MUSC-3490 Directed Studies
MUSC-4411 Composition
MUSC-4412 Composition
MUSC-4413 Composition
MUSC-4414 Composition
MUSC-4490 Directed Studies
MUSC-4511 Composition
MUSC-4512 Composition
MUSC-4513 Composition
MUSC-4514 Composition
MUSC-4590 Directed Studies
MUSC-4611 Composition
MUSC-4612 Composition
MUSC-4613 Composition
MUSC-4614 Composition
MUSC-4690 Directed Studies













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