Music

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Music program is separate from admission to Kennesaw State University. Students must meet the program requirements to pursue this degree program.

Concentrations Available

• Instrumental Performance
• Jazz Performance
• Piano Performance
• Voice Performance
• Composition
• Music Theory

Related Minors or Certificates Available

• Interdisciplinary Music and Entertainment Business Certificate
• Music Minor
• Music and Entertainment Business Minor

Sample Classes

• MUSI 3320: Form and Analysis

  Techniques of structural analysis of musical compositions in a variety of styles and periods with emphasis on harmony and form. The analysis of contrapuntal form is included.

• MUSI 3332: Instrumental Conducting

  Fundamental elements of conducting including baton technique, score reading, cueing, expression, interpretation and rehearsal skills with an emphasis on applying these techniques in practical conducting experiences involving vocal and instrumental ensembles.

• MUSI 3371: Composition I

  Individually tailored instruction is utilized for the development of music composition skills by writing in traditional and contemporary styles in both small and large forms and for a variety of media.

• MUSI 4421: Contemporary Analytical and Compositional Techniques

  This course surveys 20th- and 21st-century musical styles and theoretical systems, teaching students how to analyze a variety of works in which Common-Practice Period norms of tonality, rhythm, form, timbre, and texture have been superseded by new developments. Corresponding compositional exercises deepen student understanding of these new approaches. Topics include free atonality, serialism, neoclassicism, minimalism, allusions, chance, and electronic composition. The course prepares students to analyze music, write model compositions, and develop analytical papers.