The faculty and the facilities of the Elmhurst University Department of Music are devoted to service to:

• All students by providing courses that are suitable to their backgrounds and that meet the Integrated Curriculum requirements*

• Students desiring preparation in music education and state licensure as PK-12 music teachers

• Students wishing to enter careers in music business

• Students who wish to pursue certificates in piano teaching

• Students wishing to pursue a degree in performance

• Students contemplating careers in teaching performing, therapy, music librarians, composition, musicology, music production and arts management

• Students who wish to take part in music performing organizations

*Courses designed to meet the Fine Arts requirement are: MUS 134, MUS 212, MUS 218, MUS 225, MUS 263 and MUS 312. For students with a musical background, a challenging alternative is MUS 135.

Majors in Music

Admission to any degree program in the music department is dependent upon successful completion of an audition interview with members of the music department faculty prior to the first term. This audition interview also serves as a screening procedure for music scholarship awards. Audition dates and times should be arranged with the music department office. All majors are required to present MUS 135, 136, 235, 236, 343 and 344 as a part of their graduation requirements.* They must also have at least six terms of applied music lessons taken on the college level on their major instrument or voice with the exception of Music Performance majors, who must take eight terms on their major instrument or voice with the last four terms taken for full (1.0) credit. For students enrolling as first-year students, these six terms must be taken at Elmhurst University. For transfer students, up to three terms of acceptable prior credit may be applied to this requirement.

Each student must also attain and maintain membership in a major performing ensemble while a full-time music major at Elmhurst University on their major instrument or voice. Except for music education majors, guitar majors may select Classical Guitar Ensemble to fulfill this requirement. See specific degree programs for ensemble requirements. All music majors are also required to take MUS 100 Concert Attendance each term. Full-time students must attend a minimum of eight performances each term.

A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 overall and 2.75 in music must be achieved by the student to be advanced to the junior level in music. These levels must then be maintained. Students below these standards may direct a request for a review of their status to the department chair. Music majors must pass the Keyboard Musicianship Examination (or MUS 222) as described in the department handbook prior to graduation, with the exception of music education majors, who must pass the keyboard musicianship examination prior to student teaching. Details of the programs, policies and certificates for music majors are found in the department handbook.