ITEM
106-2008-R0300 ATTACHMENT
Montana State University
Department of
Music
Bachelor of
Arts
I.��������� Notice of Intent
1.
Level 1
Responses
1.1������ Title
and Purpose
1.1.1_
Title
1.1.2_
Purpose
1.2������ Evidence
of A Fit within MSU's
Mission
1.3������ Estimated
Student Enrollment
1.4������ Program
Assessment
1.5������ Needed
and Available Resources
1.5.1��� Needed
Resources
1.5.2��� Available
Resources
1.6������ Program
Location and Delivery
1.6.1��� Program
Location
1.6.2��� Means
of Delivery
2.
Level II
Responses������������������������������������������
2.1������ Background
on Need
2.2������ Impact
on the Institution's Role
and Mission
2.3������ Impact
on Students and Student Services
2.4������ Adequacy
of Facilities and Personnel
2.4.1��� Libraries
2.4.2��� Facilities
2.4.3��� Equipment
2.4.4��� Personnel
II�������� Appendix
A. �� Proposed Bachelor of Arts in Music,
Program Design
Appendix B.��� Proposed Bachelor of Arts in Music,
Curriculum Tabs������������������
3.
Notice of
Intent
Following the
guidelines and format of the Office of Commissioner of Higher Education Handbook,
this document declares the intent of the Department of Music at Montana State
University-Bozeman to be authorized to award the degree Bachelor of Arts (BA)
in music.
1.
Level 1
Responses
1.1_
Title and
Purpose
1.1.1��� Title
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music
1.1.2��� Purpose
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music will provide students at
Montana State University-Bozeman with the appropriate degree designation for a
curriculum emphasizing the study of music within a broad program of general
education.� Intended to replace the
current Studio Teaching Option, a successful degree option not commonly
recognized by the profession, we have designed the Bachelor of Arts (BA)
in music degree to develop a superior level of musicianship, to offer a focused
academic study into the art of music, and to provide an opportunity to study
other areas of human achievement.�
Several elective credits allow each student to decide emphases in
various areas of music and general studies, providing more flexibility in the
design of student programs.
Currently, we offer a curriculum identical to the Bachelor of Arts
(BA) in music as the Studio Option in the Bachelor of Music Education degree.
Although an effective curriculum, the Studio Option title is inappropriate for
a bachelor of music education degree, a program that usually results in teacher
certification.� The current title leads
to confusion in the profession, difficulty in transferring between
institutions, and misunderstanding when MSU-Bozeman graduates apply to other
institutions for graduate study.
The profession recognizes the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music,
typically the initial degree offering of a music department, as the appropriate
degree to accommodate undergraduates who want to major in music as part of a
liberal art program despite specific career aspirations.� It serves individuals who seek a broad
degree program of general education rather than intense specialization.
The creation of the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music, replacing
the current Studio Option, will provide graduates from the Department of Music
with the degree appropriate to
their
course of study by alleviating problems in applying for admission to graduate
school and seeking transfers to other institutions.� For instance, transferring between MSU-Bozeman and our sister
institution MSU-Billings, an institution with the Bachelor of Arts (BA)
in music degree, is simplified with the creation of the degree Bachelor of
Arts (BA) in music on the Bozeman campus.
1.2������� Evidence
of A Fit within MSU's Mission
As
described by the National Association of Schools of Music (1999-2000
Handbook, p.76), "the Bachelor of Arts with a major in music
indicates the study of music in a liberal arts degree framework."� As such, the
authorization to award the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music at MSU-Bozeman
is central to the University's obligation to
" . . . providing high quality instructional programs
in the sciences, liberal and creative arts, . . . " and to its commitment to " . . . emphasizing the centrality of the liberal arts
and sciences to undergraduate education."� Moreover, replacing the current Studio
Teaching Option, a successful curriculum whose title has always been
problematic, with the more appropriate degree designation of �Bachelor of Arts in Music, strongly
recommended by the Department=s accreditation
agency, complies with the University=s
top priority of " . . . maintaining full national accreditation of its
professional programs."� A conversion
of the Studio Teaching Option to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music
will comply with accreditation expectations of the National Association of
Schools of Music.
1.3������� Estimated
Student Enrollment
The
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music offers the potential of recruiting
additional students to the institution.�
Currently, we enroll 23% of the MSU-Bozeman music majors in the Studio
Teaching Option, a curriculum identical to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in
music. This number compares favorably to schools of music of similar size to
MSU-Bozeman where, nationally, 26% of the music major population is enrolled in
the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music degree.� With the BA, the potential exists to add additional majors to the
Department=s enrollment.
1.4������� Program
Assessment
The
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is recognized by the United
States Department of Education as the agency responsible for accreditation of
all music curricula.� The Association is
also recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation, and is a
member of both the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors and
the American Council of Higher Education.�
In the field of teacher education, the Association cooperates with the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
The
Montana State University-Bozeman Department of Music has been a fully
accredited institutional member of NASM since 1980.� Membership requires an on-site accreditation review five years
after final approval for membership and at ten year intervals after that.� Reports from accreditation review
visitations undertaken March 5-6, 1986 and September 20-22, 1992 state that the
Bachelor of Music Education degree, specifically the School Music (K-12
Broadfield ) Option, is in full compliance with NASM standards.� (See Level II Responses, 2.1, for discussion
of the Studio Teaching Option.)
Besides
systematic review by NASM, the Department of Music is subject to periodic
reassessment by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, the Montana Board of
Public Education, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE).� Concurrent reviews
by these agencies completed October 27-30, 1996 found that the Department of
Music met all sub-standards.� The
Bachelor of Music Education degree, specifically the School Music (K-12
Broadfield) Option, was fully approved.�
Beyond program review and assessment by outside agencies, the Department
of Music Undergraduate Curriculum Committee regularly assesses the music
curriculum by means of external and internal responses.��������������������������������
1.5������� Needed
and Available Resources
1.5.1���� Needed
Resources
No
additional resources in faculty, facilities or operations are necessary to
offer Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music.
1.5.2���� Available
Resources
Considering
the current and anticipated enrollments, sufficient teaching space is available
to support the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music.� Administrative and secretarial support is sufficient, and library
resources are adequate.�
1.6������� Program
Location and Means of Delivery
1.6.1���� Program
Location
Administration
of the program and delivery of instruction will take place on the campus of
Montana State University-Bozeman.� All
music courses and music studio instruction will be delivered in Howard Hall, a
part of the MSU-Bozeman Fine Arts Complex.
1.6.2���� Means
of Delivery
All
students in the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music will be enrolled students
at Montana State University-Bozeman.�
The Department of Music will administer the BA as part of the College of
Arts and Architecture.� We will deliver
all courses in traditional classroom and studio formats.
1.
Level II Responses
2.1������� Background
on Need
Today's Department of Music, a full institutional member of
the National Association of Schools of Music, is recognized as a center of
educational, cultural and musical excellence as exemplified by the
accomplishments of its students and faculty.�
Graduates from the Department of Music occupy public school and
university teaching positions in Montana and throughout the United States.� Besides teaching, graduates of the
Department of Music perform in a variety of musical settings in their respect
communities.�
Department
of Music faculty members have received international recognition for the
quality of their teaching, research, and creative activity.� Members of the faculty regularly perform in
the Bozeman Symphony, the Intermountain Opera Association productions, the
Montana Ballet Orchestra, and in symphony orchestras in Helena, Butte,
Kalispell, and Billings.� Besides
performance, the faculty is actively engaged in research, conducting and
teaching on national and international levels.�
Faculty research and creative activities have included recent
appearances in Great Britain, France, Italy, Bali, Australia, and South
America.
Since
the founding of the institution in 1893, music has been an integral part of the
academic fabric of the University. The Department's status as a fully accredited program reflects continuous growth and
an ongoing commitment to teaching and artistic excellence.�
Presently,
the Department of Music offers the singular degree Bachelor of Music
Education.� In this degree students may
pursue two options: the School Music��
(K-12 Broadfield) Option and the Studio Teaching Option.� The School Music� (K-12 Broadfield) Option, with emphases in either instrumental or
choral music, results in certification to teach music in the public schools of
Montana.� This option meets all
accreditation standards of the National Association of Schools of Music, and
those established by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, the Montana
Board of Public Education, and the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE).
While
most majors pursue the School Music (K-12 Broadfield) Option, the Department
enrolls 23% in the Studio Teaching curriculum. This successful program is
designed to give students a thorough training in music within a broad program
of the liberal arts. These students want to study at MSU-Bozeman with a faculty
of distinguished artist/teachers, but find the School Music (K-12 Broadfield)
Option inappropriate for their needs.�
They seek a liberal arts degree that offers a variety of opportunities
to use music outside the public school classroom.� Currently, these students must, by necessity, enroll in the
Studio Teaching Option under the Bachelor of Music Education umbrella.� Unfortunately, they receive a degree based
on sound curriculum but unknown to the profession.� �����
In
the most recent National Association of Schools of Music Visitors' Report, submitted following the September 20-22,
1992, on-site visit, the accreditation team wrote that the Department should
"...consider
a curricular reconfiguration at the undergraduate level.�� Recommend using the Bachelor of Arts degree
as a home for the Studio
Teaching
Option.� The Bachelor of Arts degree
would require no new resources, courses or faculty."
An
earlier Visitors= Report, received April 15, 1986, cited as a weakness
of the Department
"...the
lack of success in securing a more appropriate degree label for the present
Bachelor of Music Education - Studio Teaching Option degree."
For
the integrity of the program, the clarification of the program's intent, ease in transferring, and equal
consideration in graduate school application, the Studio Teaching curriculum
must be aligned under a more appropriate degree program.� The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music is
the appropriate degree designation.
2.2������� Impact
on Institution=s Role and Mission
The
degree Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music offers students the opportunity of
studying music within a broad program of general education.� This degree, therefore, is central to the
institution's obligation to A .
. . providing high quality instructional programs in the sciences, liberal and
creative arts, . . . " and to its commitment to A . . . emphasizing the centrality of the liberal arts
and sciences to undergraduate education."
2.3������� Impact
on Students and Student Services
The
proposal to offer the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music is a means of
properly identifying an existing, successful degree option under a more
appropriate and identifiable degree title.�
The Studio Teaching curriculum is now inappropriately listed as an
option under the music education heading.�
The conversion of the Studio Teaching Option to the Bachelor of Arts (BA)
in music will have a positive impact on current students and on the recruitment
of future students to the University.�
Furthermore, since this action is only a change in title with curriculum
content remaining identical to the previous option, the conversion to the Bachelor
of Arts (BA) in music will have a negligible impact on student services.
2.4������� Adequacy
of Facilities and Personnel
2.4.1���� Libraries
The
present resources are adequate for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in
music.�
2.4.2���� Facilities
The
physical facilities in Howard Hall are sufficient for the needs of Bachelor
of Arts (BA) in music.� �����������
2.4.3���� Equipment
For
several years, the Department of Music has allocated funds to update computer
equipment, purchase and rebuild the musical instrument collection, and replace
outdated audio and visual equipment.�
Therefore, current equipment in the Department is sufficient to support
the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music.�
2.4.4���� Current
Personnel
Bartholomew,
Douglas - Professor, Music Education
Christensen,
Kenneth - PT Instructor, Music Theory
Cody,
David - Assistant Professor, Voice (On Leave 1999-2000)
Croy,
Elizabeth - Associate Professor, Voice
Curtis,
Linda - PT Instructor, Voice
Fuster,
Bradley - Assistant Professor, Percussion/Marching Band
Good,
Jonathan - Associate Professor, Department Head, Bands
Hickman,
Lowell - Professor, Voice/Choral Music
Johnson,
Brian - PT Instructor, Music Appreciation
Johnston,
Glen - Professor, Brass/Jazz
Jonsson,
Johan - Professor, Strings/Chamber Orchestra
Lee,
Ilse-Mari - Professor, Strings/Music Appreciation
Leech,
Alan - Professor, Woodwinds/World Music
Leech,
Karen - Adjunct Associate Professor, Flute
Linnerooth,
Sherry - PT Instructor, Horn
Makeever,
Jerry - Associate Professor, Brass/Jazz
Nelson,
Lorna - Adjunct Assistant Professor, Oboe/Class Piano
Rost,
William - Professor, Music Theory
Videon,
Michael - PT Instructor, Guitar
Wilson,
Nancy - PT Instructor, Harp
Yost,
Laurel - Associate Professor, Piano/Keyboard Skills
Young,
Gregory - Professor, Clarinet/Composition������������
II. ������ Appendix
A. ��� Proposed Bachelor of Arts in Music,
Program Design
Appendix B.����� Proposed Bachelor of Arts in Music, Curriculum Tabs
Bachelor of Arts
(BA) in Music
Program
Design
The degree Bachelor of Arts
in Music offers students the opportunity of studying music within a broad
program of general education. This degree is designed to develop a superior
level of musicianship, to offer a focused academic study into the art of music,
and to provide an opportunity to study other areas of human achievement.� A significant number of elective credits
allows each student to determine emphases in various areas of music and general
studies dependent on individual interests and needs.
MUSIC CORE (31 credits) |
|
|
Music Theory (4 semesters) |
12 cr |
|
Aural Skills (4 semesters) |
4 cr |
|
Keyboard Skills (4
semesters) |
4 cr |
|
Conducting I |
2 cr |
|
Music History |
6 cr |
|
Form and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
|
31 cr |
31 |
PERFORMANCE
CORE (16 credits) |
||
Applied Music (8 semesters) |
8 cr |
|
Ensemble (8 semesters) |
8 cr |
|
16 cr |
47 |
|
MUSIC
ELECTIVES (14 credits) |
|
|
|
14 cr |
61 |
GENERAL
ELECTIVES (27 credits) (Including 12 cr. CAA
courses) |
|
|
27 cr |
88 |
[CAA courses to be selected from ARCH (121F, 322F,
323F), Art (114F, 202FG, 203F), and MTA (101F, 102F, 103F, 104F, 218 FG)]
[Other suggested courses include PHIL (311H), NAS
(220), RELS, ENGL, HUM, ML]
UNIVERSITY
CORE (32 credits) |
|
|
|
32 cr |
120 |
Bachelor of
Arts (BA) in Music
Curriculum Tabs
Freshman
Year |
|
|
|
Fall |
Spring |
Keyboard Skills I |
1 |
|
Keyboard Skills II |
|
1 |
Music Theory I |
3 |
|
Music Theory II |
|
3 |
Aural Skills I |
1 |
|
Aural Skills II |
|
1 |
Applied Music I |
1 |
1 |
Ensemble |
1 |
1 |
University Core |
6 |
6 |
General Electives |
3 |
2 |
|
16 |
15 |
Sophomore Year | ||
Fall | Spring | |
Keyboard Skills III | 1 | |
Keyboard Skills IV | 1 | |
Music Theory III | 3 | |
Music Theory IV | 3 | |
Aural Skills III | 1 | |
Aural Skills IV | 1 | |
Applied Music II | 1 | 1 |
Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
University Core | 6 | 6 |
General Electives | 2 | 2 |
15 | 15 | |
Junior Year |
|
|
|
Fall |
Spring |
Conducting I |
2 |
|
Music History |
3 |
3 |
Applied Music III |
1 |
1 |
Ensemble |
1 |
1 |
University Core |
4 |
4 |
General Electives |
2 |
2 |
Music Electives |
2 |
4 |
15 |
15 |
|
Senior Year | ||
Fall |
Spring |
|
Form & Analysis |
3 |
|
Applied Music |
1 |
1 |
Ensemble |
1 |
1 |
General Electives |
6 |
8 |
Music Electives |
3 |
5 |
|
14 |
15 |