Music Western Music History - Amherst College

Music Western Music History from Amherst College is a Campus Bachelor Music and Instruments degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The goal of the music major at Amherst College is to provide you with a solid grounding in music theory and the fundamentals of composition, to teach you to think and write critically about music , and to help you achieve a level of sophisticated command in at least in Western music history . All music majors must complete Music 31, 32, at least one course in music and culture (Music 21, 22 or 23), and an upper-level course designated as fulfilling the seminar requirement for the major, which must be taken after Music 31. Music 32 should be completed by the spring semester of the sophomore year and MUST be completed no later than the spring semester of the junior year. Students electing to do senior honors projects must demonstrate sufficient achievement in relevant coursework by the spring of the junior year to demonstrate the ability to complete independent work in their chosen field. All students are strongly encouraged to take Music 44 (Music, History and Ideas). Students not doing senior honor's projects in music must either take Music 44 or pass a comprehensive exam in the spring of the senior year. A minimum of eight full courses is required for the music major, up to two of which may be half-credit performance classes (therefore up to four half-credit performance classes may count towards the major). Because of the flexibility of the major, a random selection of eight courses will not constitute fulfilling the requirements of the major. Students considering the music major are strongly urged to discuss this possibility with a member of the department during or immediately following the completion of Music 31. It is strongly recommended that students contemplating the music major enroll in Music 31 no later than the spring semester of the sophomore year. Enrollment in Music 31 later than the sophomore year may present an insurmountalbe obstacle for admission to the major. View more details on Amherst College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music and Instruments courses.