Bachelor of MusicPROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Bachelor of Music program emphasizes the development of skills, concepts, and sensitivities essential to the professional life of a musician. The applied music program has 3 separate tracks: instrumental, piano, or vocal. The programs are professional music degrees that are intended for students wishing to pursue careers as performers (as soloists and/or ensemble musicians) and teachers (especially at the college level), although other career options are possible.

DEGREE OPTIONS
Bachelor of Music

PROGRAM SIZE
Approximately 48 students are enrolled in the major.

FACULTY
The Music Department includes 17 full-time faculty, many with doctoral degrees. All full-time faculty are engaged in teaching classes from the introductory to advanced levels.

ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Intensive experiences in music study and performance are required in order to be eligible for consideration. Students are selected for admission by the music faculty through an audition/interview process.

REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS AND COURSES FOR A MAJOR

Instrumental		Piano		Vocal
Applied Major	32	Applied Major	32	Applied Major	31
Applied Minor	4	Applied Minor	4	Applied Minor (MUS 6, 7, 49, 50)	4
MUS 1, 2, 3, 4	8	MUS 1, 2, 3, 4	8	MUS 1, 2, 3, 4	8
MUS 5	3	MUS 5	3	MUS 5	3
MUS 51, 52, 53, 54	8	MUS 51, 52, 53, 54	8	MUS 51, 52, 53, 54	8
MUS 107	3	MUS 107	3	MUS 107	3
MUS 111, 112	6	MUS 111, 112	6	MUS 111, 112	6
MUS Ensemble	8	MUS Ensemble	8	MUS Ensemble	8
MUS 81	3	MUS 92	1	MUS 81	3
MUS 114	2	MUS 109, 110	4	MUS 75, 76	4
MUS 161	2	MUS 113	3	MUS 163	2
MUS 106, 116, 130	2	MUS 161	2	MUS 140	2
MUS 181	1	Senior Recital	Credit	MUS 154	2
Senior Recital	Credit			MUS Elective	3
				Senior Recital	Credit
				*Foreign Language	6-8
Total Credit Hours	82	Total Credit Hours	82	Total Credit Hours	93-95

*Fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for the BM vocal major includes two semesters of the same language with a choice of French, German, or Italian; 6-8 credit hours.

REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS AND COURSES OUTSIDE MAJOR
The Drake Curriculum, required of all undergraduates, is designed to help students meet personal and professional goals as they acquire fundamental knowledge and abilities in ten Areas of Inquiry, including communication, critical thinking, artistic experience, historical consciousness, information and technology literacy, international and multicultural experiences, scientific and quantitative literacy, values and ethics and engaged citizenship. Students work closely with their academic advisers to craft a program of study in general education that prepares students for civic and professional leadership.

The Drake Curriculum also requires first-year seminars, which foster development of critical thinking and written and oral communication skills through a topical focus; and a Senior Capstone, in which students demonstrate the capacity to bring information, skills and ideas to bear on one project.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES/INTERNSHIPS
Many pedagogical experiences are available teaching private students in the public schools, Drake University Community School of Music, or beginning students in methods classes.

CAREER OPTIONS
For most students, an undergraduate degree is only the first step; graduate study will be required in almost every case. Drake has a proven success rate in placing students in performance degrees at nationally recognized institutions.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Information about scholarships in the Music Department may be obtained in the Music Department office.

ORGANIZATIONS
Bachelor of Music students participate intensively in the opportunities provided by the Music Department.

NOTED ALUMNI

• Larry Schipull, FA'79, associate professor, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
  
• Kendall Crilly, FA'83, music librarian, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  
• Michael Baitzer, FA'95, assistant opera coach, Julliard School of Music, New York, NY
  
• Greg Sojka, FA'97, singer, Seattle Opera, Seattle, WA