SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Music History | |
| Students will be able to identify and perform music from the Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and modern periods. Associated Goals: Music Careers |
| Indicator | Music History A grade of at least "C" in all histroy courses required in the major. |
| Criteria | Musical Periods S.tudents can identify music by listening to short parts of selected works |
| Finding | Historic musical periods Students are a little confused about the historic periods and the defining characteristics of those periods |
| Finding | Students often not able to identify musical period Through testing, we find students still have difficulty identifying music from specific musical periods |
| Action | Change course content We need to adjust course content to spend a little more time with clarifying characteristics of the major musical periods |
| Action | Increase listening activity We will increase the required listening in the labs or by individual students |
| Objective | Music Theory | |
| Develop an understanding and practical application of music theory including scales, chords/progressions, form and analysis. Associated Goals: Music Careers |
| Indicator | Music Theory Students will have at least a "C" grade in all theory classes. |
| Criteria | Theory tests/quizes Students should be given more in-class quizes and tests to help measure/evaluate learning |
| Finding | Theory learning Students do better in theory if they are given more frequent learning measurment quizes/tests. |
| Action | Theory tests/quizes We will change the course content/schedule to allow for frequenst tests/quizes to measure student learning. |
| Objective | Music Training | |
| Provide excellent performance opportunities for students in a variety of ensembles. Associated Goals: Recruit And Retain Excellent Students |
| Indicator | Training In Ensembles Music major enrollment in ensembles is required. |
| Criteria | Training in ensembles Students must be in at least one Major ensemble each semester. |
| Finding | Training - ensemble enrollment Most, but not all majors are enrolled in an ensemble each semester as required...especially for scholarship students. |
| Action | Training action - enrollment We will put administrative checks in place that will help us track students who should be in ensembles each semester. |
| Objective | Performance Skills | |
| Develop performance ability at an appropriate level and difficulty to represent pre-professional performance. Knowledge of repertoire and performance practice unique to the student''s instrument/voice is essential. Associated Goals: Recruit And Retain Excellent Students |
| Indicator | Performance skills Tone quality - representative and charactoristic of the instrument of voice including performance practices of the various periods or styles of music. |
| Criteria | Juries Students must pass their juries at a level appropriate to their class standing |
| Finding | Juries Students are not aware of the requirements for the jurie in enough time to adaquately prepare |
| Indicator | Rhythms Rhythems will be accurate and played in the correct style. |
| Criteria | Rhythms - various meters Students should be able to play/perform music in a variety of meters/time signatures |
| Finding | Rhythm skills Students so not have the ability to perform as well as anticipated in some meters/time signatures. |
| Action | Jurie review Faculty will review the jury process |
| Action | Rhythm - expand training We will expand or increase the amount of rhythmic training for students. |