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Sally Cherrington Beggs, Department Chair

Music Faculty:

Associate Professors: Sally Cherrington Beggs, College Organist

William Long, Director of Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Ensemble

Chuck Neufeld, Director of Choral Activities

Assistant Professor: Barry McGinnis, Woodwinds, Music History & Jazz Combo

Visiting Assistant Professor: Laurel Larsen, Piano and Music Theory

Part-time Faculty:

Kevin Flowers, Percussion

John Lane , Composition

Jens Larsen, Brass

Janet Long, Music Education

Wanda Neese, Piano & Accompanist

John Valerio, Jazz Studies

TBA, Guitar & Bass

Becky Smith, Piano Accompanist

The goals of the Department of Music are to:

1. develop the student's understanding of significant music as an expression of human culture;
2. develop the student's musical skills and attitudes related to the development of professional, as well as leisurely musical activities;
3. develop competency in the areas of musicianship relative to a student's particular degree requirements, all of which include the areas of Music History, Music Theory, Music Literature, Applied Performance, and Conducting;
4. develop, in the case of music minors, competencies in the same areas as listed above, but on a level relative to the use of those skills as an avocation or non-professional basis;
5. develop the student's skills of critical thinking in order to solve problems in both a humane and musical context;
6. develop and impart musical values and priorities as viewed in the context of a small liberal arts college and as a church-related institution.

Music majors are equipped to become performers and music educators at a variety of levels in the field of music. Newberry music graduates include outstanding professional performers and choral and instrumental music educators who are leading excellent school music programs throughout the Southeast. Newberry music alumni have successfully pursued graduate degrees in some of the most prestigious graduate programs in the United States . Music Department graduates have also had successful careers in the music industry, in South Carolina Education Television, and in other areas of commercial music.

Degrees

A.   Bachelor of Arts

  1.   Applied Music

  2.   Church Music

  3.   Music Theory

B.   Bachelor of Music

  1.   Performance

C.   Bachelor of Music Education (PK-12)

  Area of Specialization

  1.   Choral Music

  2.   Instrumental Music (Band)

Audition Requirements for Admission to the Music Program

Students should be prepared to play two pieces of their own choosing or two movements of a larger work. The student should select pieces in contrasting styles. If students would like to be accompanied, they should notify the Music Department at (803) 321-5633 at least one week in advance of their audition date, and bring along an original copy of the accompaniment (not a photocopy). Instrumentalists will be asked to play several scales. The audition will also include a short section of sight-reading and tonal memory, a diagnostic music knowledge test (for placement purposes only), and an informal interview with the music faculty and Department Chair.

Note: In addition to determining admittance, this audition also determines a student's eligibility for a music department scholarship.

Degree Requirements

A.   Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Degree) Requirements

1.   Core Curriculum   ........................................................................................... 43-54 hours

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in music are required to complete the Core Curriculum as described on pages 62-63. Music History I (MUS 341) is a fine arts requirement for the B.A. Degree in Music.

2.   Music Courses   ................................................................................................ 56-66 hours

  a.   Applied Music

    Applied Music – Major: Piano, Organ, Band Instrument, or Voice   ............. 16 hours

Applied Secondary Instrument – Piano (MUA 101-2 credits; 2 semesters of MUA 121 – 1 credit and 122 – 1 credit). Keyboard majors exempt MUA 101 and MUA 102, and are required to complete two hours of voice instead of MUA 121 and 122.

    Conducting: (MUS 377 or 378)   ................................................................................ 2

    Music Literature: (MUS 151)   ................................................................................... 3

    Music Theory: (MUS 17l, 172, 173, 174, 271,273, 274)   ........................................ 15

    Music History: (MUS 341, 342)   ............................................................................... 6

    Recital (MUA 480)   ...................................................................................................   2

    Repertory Seminar (MUS 100) (8 semesters)   ...........................................................  0

    Music Electives   ........................................................................................................ 4

    Ensembles (8 semesters)   ...........................................................................................  8

       Total   ............................................................................................... 58-62 hours

  b.   Church Music

    Applied Music – Major: Piano, Organ, Band Instrument, or Voice   ............. 16 hours

Applied Secondary Instrument – Piano (MUA 101 – 2 credits; MUA 102 – 2 credits; 2 semesters of MUA 121 – 1 credit and 122 – 1 credit). Keyboard majors exempt MUA 101 and MUA 102, and are required to complete two hours of voice instead of MUA 121 and 122.

Organ     ................................................................................................................... 1

(Required of all church music majors. Organists do NOT have to take an extra hour of organ)

    Practice of Church Music (MUS 483)   ..................................................................... 3

    Conducting (MUS 377)   .............................................................................................  2

    Counterpoint (MUS 366) for organists or Secondary

      Choral Methods (MUS 472) for vocalists or MUS 378 for instrumentalists   ... 2

    Music Literature: (MUS 151)   .................................................................................. 3

    Music Theory: (MUS 17l, 172, 173, 174, 271, 273, 274)   ...................................... 15

    Music History: (MUS 341, 342)   ............................................................................. 6

    History of Sacred Music: (MUS 343)   ..................................................................... 2

    Recital (MUA 480)   ...................................................................................................   2

    Repertory Seminar: (MUS 100) (8 semesters)   ........................................................  0

    Ensembles (8 semesters)   ...........................................................................................  8

       Total   ............................................................................................... 62-66 hours

  c.   Music Theory

    Applied Music –Major: Piano, Organ, Voice, Band Instruments)   .................. 8 hours

Applied Secondary Instrument – Piano (MUA 101 – 2 credits; MUA 102 – 2 credits, and 4 credits of piano lessons). Keyboard majors exempt MUA 101 and MUA 102, and are required to complete 12 hours total of lessons in their major keyboard instrument.

    Music Literature: (MUS 151)   ....................................................................................  3

    Music Theory: (MUS 171, 172, 173, 174, 271, 273, 274)   ...................................... 16

    Music History: (MUS 341, 342)   ............................................................................... 6

    Conducting: (MUS 377 or 378)   ................................................................................  2

    Composition and Analysis: (MUS 367)   ..................................................................  2

    Counterpoint: (MUS 366)   ........................................................................................  2

    Orchestration: (MUS 463)   ........................................................................................  2

    Repertory Seminar: (MUS 100) (8 semesters)   ........................................................ 0

    Music Electives   ........................................................................................................ 3

    Ensembles (8 semesters)   ............................................................................................  8

       Total   ............................................................................................... 56-60 hours

B.   Bachelor of Music (B.M. Degree) Requirements

  1.   Core Curriculum   ................................................................................... 43-54 hours

Candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree are required to complete the Core Curriculum as described on pages 62-63. Music History I (MUS 341) is a requirement for the B.M. Degree in Music; it will also fulfill the Fine Arts elective requirement in the Core Curriculum, Area 3.

Students are advised to elect French or German to fulfill the foreign language requirement.

  2.   Music Courses   ............................................................................................ 92 hours

    Applied Music – Major: Piano, Organ, or Band Instrument   ........................ 32 hours

      Major: Voice   .......................................................................................... 30 hours

    Applied Secondary Instrument   .................................................................................  6

    (all credits must be earned on the same instrument)

Class Piano (MUA 101 – 2 credits; MUA 102 – 2 credits). Keyboard majors exempt MUA 101 and MUA 102.

    Music Literature: (MUS 151)   .................................................................................. 3

    Music Theory: (MUS 171, 172, 173, 174, 271, 273, 274)   ..................................... 16

    Music History: (MUS 341, 342)   ............................................................................. 6

    Conducting: (MUS 377, 378)   ................................................................................... 4

    Composition and Analysis: (MUS 367)   .................................................................... 2

    Counterpoint (MUS 366)   ........................................................................................... 2

    Applied Instrument Literature (MUS 350, 351, 352, or 353)   ...................................  2

    Foreign Language Diction for Singers (MUS 365) (Voice majors only)   .................... 2

    Applied Instrument Pedagogy (MUS 371, 372, 373, or 374)   ...................................  2

    Recital (MUA 380)   ...................................................................................................  1

    Recital (MUA 480)   ...................................................................................................  2

    Repertory Seminar (MUS 100) (8 semesters)   ...........................................................   0

    Ensembles (8 semesters)   ............................................................................................  8

       Total   ...................................................................................................... 92 hours

C.   Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E. Degree) Requirements

  The Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) degree requires 148-156 hours of course work in four areas: the Core Curriculum Requirements, Music Requirements, Specialization Requirements, and Education Requirements.

Candidates should take Education 101, 102, 103, or 104 during their freshman year. EDU 224 and EDU 230 should be taken in different semesters during their sophomore year. These classes are prerequisites for all other education courses. Schedules for transfer students will be considered on an individual basis. All candidates must pass Praxis I reading, writing, and mathematics tests in order to take 300- and 400-level education courses, including EDU 382. Candidates must be admitted to Teacher Education before being allowed to take 400-level courses.

The B.M.E. degree requirements include courses required for PK-12 teacher certification in the State of South Carolina .

1.   Core Curriculum Requirements   ................................................................. (40-48 hours)

  Candidates for the Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) degree are required to complete the Core Curriculum as described on pages 62-63. Music History I (MUS 340) should be elected to fulfill the fine arts elective requirements in the 1995 Core Curriculum, Area E-3, or the 2005 Core Curriculum, Area C-3. In order to meet South Carolina teacher certification requirements, students should elect Principles of Biology (BIO 101) and Introduction to Earth Science (SCI 110) for the Natural Sciences requirement in the 1995 Core Curriculum, Area
C-1, or the 2005 Core Curriculum, Area D-1.

2.   Music Requirements   ........................................................................................ (31 hours)

  Music Literature (MUS 151*)   .......................................................................................... 3

  Music Theory (MUS 171, 172, 173, 174, 271, 273, 274)   ............................................... 15

  Music History (MUS 341**, 342)   .................................................................................... 6

  Introduction to World Music (MUS 252)   .......................................................................... 1

  Introduction to Jazz History (MUS 251)   .......................................................................... 1

  Conducting, Choral and Instrumental (MUS 377, 378)   ...................................................... 4

  Recital (MUA 380)   ............................................................................................................. 1

  Repertory Seminar (MUS 100-8 semesters)   ....................................................................... 0

3.   Specialization Requirements   ........................................................................... (48 hours)

  Candidates for the B.M.E. degree must complete one of the following areas of specialization:

   a.    Choral Music Specialization

  Applied Music—Major Instrument   .................................................................................. 14

  Applied Secondary Instrument—Piano (MUA 101—2 credits;

  MUA 102—2 credits; 2 semesters of MUA 121—1 credit and 122—1 credit)   ........... 6

   Instrument Classes (MUA 105, 207, 210, 213)   .................................................................. 8

   Music Technology (MUS 382)   ........................................................................................... 3

  Elementary School Music Methods and Materials (MUS 470)   ........................................ 4

  Vocal Pedagogy (MUS 371)   ................................................................................................ 2

  Voice Studio (MUA 110) (7 semesters)   .............................................................................. 0

  Choral Methods and Materials (MUS 472)   ........................................................................ 3

  College Singers (MUE 111)   ................................................................................................. 8

   b.    Instrumental Music Specialization

  Applied Music-Major Instrument   .................................................................................... 14

  Applied Secondary Instrument—Piano (MUA 101—2 credits;

  MUA 102—2 credits; 2 semesters of MUA 121—1 credit and 122—1 credit)   ........... 6

  Vocal Pedagogy (MUS 371)   ................................................................................................ 2

  Music Technology (MUS 382)   ........................................................................................... 3

   Instrument Classes (MUA 105, 207, 210, 213)   .................................................................. 8

   Elementary School Music Methods and Materials (MUS 470)   ........................................ 4

  Instrumental Methods and Materials (MUS 471)   .............................................................. 3

  Marching/Concert Band (MUE 101—4 credits, MUE 102—4 credits)***   ...................... 8

4.   Education Requirements   ................................................................................... (31 hours)

  History (HIS 122) (assumes HIS 111 & 112 are taken in Core Curriculum credits)   .......... 3

  Introduction to Exceptional Child, (PSY 332)   ..................................................................... 3

  Introduction to Education (EDU 101, 102, 103, or 104)   .................................................... 1

  Foundations of Teaching and Learning (EDU 224)   ............................................................. 3

  Human Development and Learning (EDU 230)   .................................................................. 3

  Personal and Community Health (PHE 310)   ..................................................................... 3

  Student Teaching (EDU 480)   ............................................................................................ 12

  Seminar in Student Teaching (EDU 480)   ............................................................................. 3

*Music Literature (MUS 151): 3 credits count toward Core Curriculum requirements.

**Music History (MUS 341): 3 credits counts toward Core Curriculum requirements.

***Marching Band (MUE 101): 1 credit counts toward Core Curriculum requirements.

Total hours for the Bachelor of Music Education degree   ......................................... 148-156

Regulations, performance standards and additional requirements for each degree, major, and minor are listed in the Music Department Handbook .

Minor Requirements

   Students may minor in Church Music, Jazz Studies, or Music.

Church Music Minor

The Church Music Minor requires 21 hours as follows:

  Class: Piano (MUA 101)   ....................................................................................... 2 hours

  Students with a keyboard concentration may substitute MUS 172 at the
discretion of the instructor.

  Music Literature: (MUS 151)   ............................................................................... 3 hours

  Church Music: (MUS 483 and MUS 377 )   ............................................................ 5 hours

  Music Electives: (MUS 341 or MUS 342 or MUS 343)   ...................................... 3 hours

  Note: MUS 343 is recommended for non-music majors completing this minor.

  Applied Music:   ...................................................................................................... 8 hours

  Major performance (voice, organ, piano, or instrument)--6 hours; Piano--2 hours

  (Organists and pianists must take 2 hours of voice instead of 2 hours of piano.)

  Repertory Seminar—Four semesters of MUS 100   ................................................. 0 hours

Jazz Studies Minor (18 hours)

The Jazz Studies minor is designed to be taken by students currently enrolled as music majors. Non-majors may also enroll in this minor with the permission of the Department of Music. Some of the courses required for the Jazz Studies minor may have prerequisites that will require additional course work. The Jazz Studies minor will require 18 semester hours in addition to those already required for a music major. The 18 hours will be comprised of the following courses:

•  History of Jazz (MUS 311)   ..................................................................................... 3 hours

•  Jazz Theory and Arranging (MUS 312)   ................................................................... 3 hours

•  Improvisation I (MUS 331)   .................................................................................... 2 hours

•  Improvisation II (MUS 332)   ................................................................................... 2 hours

•  Participation in either MUE 104 (Jazz Ensemble) or
MUE 105 (Jazz Combo) each semester for 8 semesters   ......................................... 8 hours

Total       18 hours

Music Minor Requirements

The Music minor requires 21 hours as follows: MUS 151, 171, 173, 341, 342, six hours of applied music (must include MUA 101 unless exempted), two hours of ensembles, and four semesters of MUS 100 (Repertory Seminar).

FEES

Music fees for a semester or a summer session are as follows:

  Private lessons in Piano, Organ, Voice, or Band Instruments, Each Credit Hour   ...... $125

  Instrument Class (Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, or Percussion)   .................................. $90

  Piano Class   ................................................................................................................. $90

Bachelor of Music students taking more than two hours credit in Applied Music (MUA courses) will be charged for a maximum of two hours.

† Private Lesson Fee

‡ Class Fee

SOPHOMORE BARRIER EXAM

Upon completion of the second semester of the Sophomore Level as a music major, the student is examined by the music faculty to determine eligibility for Junior Standing as a music major. In order to pass, students must meet the following requirements:

1. Music majors must have a minimum 2.75 GPA in their music classes. This will be reviewed with your advisor.
2. Students must perform a longer jury than usual, which will include the following:Instrumental majors:

      1.   All major and minor scales—the number of forms of the minor scale and number of octaves required are at the discretion of the individual teacher.

      2.   Two contrasting pieces, to be approved in advance by the major teacher.

    B.   Vocal majors:

      1.   Four songs, each in a different language, to be approved by the major teacher.

      2.   Sightsinging

Students should be prepared to answer the following questions about the pieces they are performing:

  1.   In what major or minor key is the piece written?

  2.   What do any tempo markings provided by the composer or editor mean?

  3.   What do any other musical terms provided by the composer or editor in the score mean (i.e. sforzando, rubato, marcato, con sordino, etc.)?

  4.   What are the dates during which the composers of the pieces lived, and what style period (Renaissance, Baroque, etc.) do their pieces represent?”

APPLIED MUSIC (MUA)

Only music majors who have been admitted to the Bachelor of Music program can take an applied music course for more than two hours during each semester.

MUSIC ENSEMBLES (MUE)

Every music major is required to take part in either the Marching/Concert Band or the Newberry College Singers each semester. A music major who receives a music department scholarship may have additional performance requirements.

These ensembles are also open to non-music majors by audition. Marching/Concert Band and Newberry College Singers can be taken for either one credit or zero credit.

The following ensembles are open to all students by audition: Brass Ensemble
(MUE 107—zero credit), Jazz Ensemble (MUE 104—zero or one credit), Jazz Combo
(MUE 105—zero or one credit), Percussion Ensemble (MUE 108—zero credit), Madrigals (MUE 112—zero or one credit), and Woodwind Ensembles (MUE 106—zero or one credit).

Note that students who choose “zero credit” for ensembles that offer this option will still receive a grade for the ensemble on their transcript.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS