Undergraduate Advisers: Camp, Festinger, Girard, Goble, Hopkins, Jones, Lemon, Lindeman, Neve, Roach, Spencer, Suzuki
Graduate Coordinator: Patricia Taylor Lee
Assistant Professors—Festinger, Goble, Lemon, Spencer, Suzuki
Bachelor of Music
Minor in Music
M.A. in Music
Master of Music
A wide variety of individual and ensemble performance opportunities are available to all students at SFSU. These include Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, University Symphony, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. The department also participates in opera and musical-comedy productions in the College of Creative Arts and sponsors many small, specialized ensembles such as Chamber Music, Collegium Musicum, Jazz Combos, and ensembles for woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The Alexander String Quartet is quartet-in-residence at San Francisco State University.
The Music Department offers numerous scholarships, based on musical and scholastic performance as well as need. The May Treat Morrison Trust supports scholarships and instruction in chamber music. An endowed scholarship and loan fund in memory of Paul M. and Edith Pone has been established in support of academically promising music students who demonstrate financial need. The Janis D. Getz Scholarship is awarded to talented piano majors with strong academic records. Other awards include the Eugene Fulton Vocal Scholarship, the Presser Scholarship, the DeBellis Scholarship, the Vernazza Scholarship for Music Education, and the Peter Frampton Contemporary Music Award. For further information and an application, contact the Department of Music.
The Department of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
The J. Paul Leonard Library provides music listening facilities; computer access; and extensive scores, recordings, and books on music. The Frank V. deBellis collection of Italian culture, located on the sixth floor of the Library, contains historic musical instruments, rare books, musical manuscripts, and scores and archival sound recordings.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN MUSIC
Enrollment priority in the lower division sequence of theory and musicianship courses is given to music majors. All students intending to enroll in these courses are required to take diagnostic placement examinations in music theory, aural skills, and piano. These exams are given twice each semester, on university advising days.
All music majors are assigned a faculty adviser, with whom they confer each semester to develop an appropriate program. Individual instrumental and vocal instruction is restricted to music majors. In order to qualify for individual instruction, students must pass an audition and qualify on the undergraduate placement examinations for admission into the lower division theory and musicianship sequence.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC
For general information on the undergraduate programs in Music, see "Undergraduate Programs in Music."
The Bachelor of Arts in Music provides a humanistic approach to the study of music as a significant part of human tradition and culture. Students may choose the Traditional Emphasis, the Emphasis in Jazz/Popular Styles, or the Emphasis in Electronic Music. As a liberal arts curriculum, the Bachelor of Arts is not intended as vocational preparation, although many career opportunities are open to students with such a background.
The curriculum for this degree consists of two segments: the preparation for the major and an upper division major of thirty-two units. The preparation for the major involves competency and/or course work requirements in theory, ear training, and piano. Additional electives may be taken in music, but a maximum of 60 units in music may be counted towards the 124 units required for graduation.
Preparation for the Bachelor of Arts in Music should be completed during the freshman and sophomore years. In order to be accepted into the major in the junior year, students must satisfy the criteria listed below.
Courses for this program are listed in alphabetical sequence (see Music discipline in the Announcement of Courses section).
Units MUS 150 Concert Music (each semester in residence up to and including eight semesters) 0 MUS 410 Form and Design 3 MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples 3 Units selected from the following 3 MUS 520 Seminar in Music Literature MUS 530 Music of the Middle East, Far East, and Sub-Continental India MUS 531 Music of the Pacific Basin MUS 532 Music of Latin America MUS 598 Senior Thesis 3 Total for core 12 Emphasis (see below) 20 Total for major 32
History/Literature/Theory Units selected from the following 6 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint MUS 415 Orchestration MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques Units selected from the following 6 MUS 550 Music from the Middle Ages to 1750 MUS 551 Classic and Romantic Music MUS 552 Twentieth Century Music Major Instruction/Ensembles 8 A minimum of two units must be major instruction in one instrument or voice. Total for emphasis 20
History/Literature/Theory MUS 440 Practical Jazz/Pop Harmony 3 MUS 506 Survey of Jazz 3 MUS 511 Roots of Rock 3 MUS 552 Twentieth Century Music 3 Major Instruction/Performance Laboratories 8 Major instruction in one instrument or voice: 2 units required Jazz or rock performance class: 2 units required Traditional ensemble (band, orchestra, choir) for students studying traditional acoustical instru- ments or voice: 2 units required Total for emphasis 20
History/Literature/Theory MUS 504 Survey of Electronic Music 3 MUS 552 Twentieth Century Music 3 Units selected from the following on advisement 3 MUS 415 Orchestration MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques MUS 550 Music from the Middle Ages to 1750 MUS 551 Classic and Romantic Music Major Instruction/Performance Laboratories Units chosen from the following on advisement 4 MUS 435 Analog Electronic Music Studio (2) MUS 436 MIDI Electronic Music Studio (2) MUS 438 Fundamentals of Computer Music (2) MUS 439 Projects in Electronic Music (2) Units selected from MUS 303, Piano Major; MUS 313, Voice Major; or MUS 353, Instrumental Major (1 each) 2 Units of concurrent enrollment in MUS 371-390, Ensemble Series (1 each) 2 Total for emphasis 20
The Bachelor of Music is an intensive curriculum, designed for students wishing to study music for specific professional purposes or for students seeking to attain professional levels without necessarily planning to become professional musicians. Emphasis areas within the program provide specialized study in music education (credential preparation), in various performance areas, in music history/literature, or in composition. These specializations are intended to prepare students for graduate study or for various professional opportunities. The department expects every graduate of the professional degree program to demonstrate a significant technical and artistic level of accomplishment in at least one area of performance.
In addition to possessing musical ability and motivation, each student planning to pursue a professional music curriculum should come to San Francisco State University with significant background and training in some performance area. A maximum of 70 units in music may be counted toward this 132-unit degree.
The Bachelor of Music in Music Education is designed for students preparing to teach in the elementary and secondary schools. Completion of this curriculum satisfies academic requirements for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music, leaving only the professional education sequence to be taken in the College of Education.
Students in the Composition Emphasis have early and continued opportunities, through Composers' Workshop and other specialized classes, to study with nationally recognized faculty composers, and to have their works performed before student audiences.
Performance majors receive up to eight semesters of free private lessons with the department's distinguished artist faculty, many of whom are members of the San Francisco Symphony, Opera and Ballet Orchestras and maintain active professional careers. The degree program culminates in a formal senior recital in the department's concert hall.
Students in the History/Literature Emphasis pursue core courses in music history as well as specialized courses in such areas as keyboard literature, jazz, ethnic music, and courses focused on the works of individual composers. The culminating project for the undergraduate degree in Music History/Literature, a senior thesis of an analytical or historical nature, gives each student an opportunity to work closely with a member of the music history faculty in developing research and analytical skills.
Bachelor of Music students must complete a core of 25 units which includes concert attendance and one of the following fields of emphasis: Music Education; Piano, Organ, Orchestral Instrument, or Classical Guitar Performance; Composition; or History and Literature. Students who select the Music Education Emphasis must complete one of the three concentrations.
Courses for this program are listed in alphabetical sequence (see Music discipline in the Announcement of Courses section).
Units MUS 150 Concert Music [each semester in residence up to and including eight semesters] 0 MUS 221 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship I 2 MUS 222 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship II 2 MUS 231 Diatonic Analysis and Synthesis 3 MUS 232 Chromatic Analysis and Synthesis 3 MUS 233 Advanced Tonal Procedures 3 MUS 410 Form and Design 3 MUS 550 Music from the Middle Ages to 1750 3 MUS 551 Classic and Romantic Music 3 MUS 552 Twentieth Century Music 3 Total for core 25 Emphasis (select one of the emphases listed below) 45 Total for major 70In addition to the core requirements, all candidates must pass the junior qualifying examination in one instrument or voice.
Instrumental Concentration Units Units on advisement from MUS 201, 202, 203, 301, 302 Class Piano (1 each) 4 MUS 311-312 Class Voice I-II (1 each) 2 MUS 351 Class Percussion I 1 MUS 351 Class Guitar I 1 MUS 353 Instrumental Major (1 each) 8 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 11 MUS 415 Orchestration 3 MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples or MUS 602 World Folk Song Style and Culture 3 MUS 616 Woodwinds 2 MUS 618 Strings 2 MUS 620 Brass 2 MUS 630 Instrumental Materials and Literature 3 MUS 640 Instrumental Conducting 3 Total for emphasis 45
Vocal Concentration Units Units on advisement from MUS 201, 202, 203, 301, 302 Class Piano (1 each) 4 MUS 313 Voice Major (1 each) 6 MUS 360 Major Repertoire—Voice (1 each) 2 MUS 351 Class Percussion 1 MUS 351 Class Guitar 1 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 10 MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples or MUS 602 World Folk Song Style and Culture 3 MUS 560 Lyric Diction 3 MUS 612 The Voice 3 MUS 616 Woodwinds 2 MUS 618 Strings 2 MUS 620 Brass 2 MUS 635 Choral Literature 3 MUS 645 Choral Conducting 3 Total for emphasis 45
Diversified Concentration (Keyboard/Choral) Units This concentration is designed for students with keyboard as the major performance study. MUS 210 Keyboard Harmony 1 MUS 303 Major Instruction—Piano (1 each) 8 MUS 311-312 Class Voice I-II (1 each) or MUS 313 Voice Major (1 each) [by audition] 4 MUS 351 Class Percussion 1 MUS 351 Class Guitar 1 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series* (1 each) 9 MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples or MUS 602 World Folk Song Style and Culture 3 MUS 560 Lyric Diction or MUS 612 The Voice 3 MUS 601 Music for Children or MUS 610 General Music 3 MUS 616 Woodwinds 2 MUS 618 Strings 2 MUS 620 Brass 2 MUS 635 Choral Literature 3 MUS 645 Choral Conducting 3 Total for emphasis 45*For the Diversified Concentration a minimum of six units must be in choral ensembles.
MUS 210 Keyboard Harmony 1 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 303 Piano Major (1 each) 8 MUS 360 Major Repertoire—Piano (1 each) 8 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 4 MUS 378 Chamber Music (1 each) 3 MUS 383 Piano Accompaniment (1 each) 1 MUS 384 Piano Ensemble 1 MUS 391 Piano Sightreading (1 each) 2 MUS 392 Piano Performance Practicum (1 each) 6 MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint 3 MUS 510 Keyboard Literature 3 MUS 614 Piano Pedagogy 2 Related performance area to be selected from MUS 311, 312, 321, or 341 1 Senior Recital is required 0 Total for emphasis 45
MUS 210 Keyboard Harmony 1 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 323 Organ Major (1 each) 8 MUS 360 Major Repertoire—Organ (1 each) 8 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 12 Units selected on advisement from the following: 6 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint MUS 415 Orchestration MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques MUS 450 Projects in Theory and Composition MUS 510 Keyboard Literature 3 Units on advisement from MUS 614, Piano Pedagogy; or piano, harpsichord, voice 5 Senior Recital is required 0 Total for emphasis 45
MUS 201-202-203 Class Piano (1 each) 3 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 301-302 Class Piano (1 each) 2 MUS 313 Voice Major (1 each) 8 MUS 360 Major Repertoire—Voice (1 each) 6 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 9 Units selected on advisement from the following: 3 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint MUS 415 Orchestration MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques MUS 450 Projects in Theory and Composition MUS 560 Lyric Diction 3 MUS 565 Vocal Literature 3 MUS 612 The Voice 3 MUS 645 Choral Conducting 3 Senior Recital is required 0 Total for emphasis 45In addition, reading proficiency in French, German, or Italian must be demonstrated no later than the first semester of the junior year.
MUS 201-202-203 Class Piano (1 each) 3 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 353 Instrumental Major (1 each) 8 MUS 360 Major Repertoire (1 each) 8 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 12 Units selected on advisement from the following: 3 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques MUS 450 Projects in Theory and Composition MUS 415 Orchestration 3 MUS 640 Instrumental Conducting 3 Music electives on advisement 3 Senior Recital is required 0 Total for emphasis 45
MUS 201-202-203 Class Piano (1 each) 3 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 301-302 Class Piano (1 each) 2 Units on advisement from MUS 303, 313, 323, or 353: Piano, Voice, Organ, or Instru- mental Major (1 each) 4 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 5 MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint 3 MUS 415 Orchestration 3 MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques 3 MUS 425 Workshop in Composition (2 each) 6 MUS 436 MIDI Electronic Music Studio 2 MUS 450 Projects in Theory and Composition 3 MUS 504 Electronic Music 3 One of the following selected on advisement 3 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 509 Contemporary Music or other adviser approved elective MUS 640 Instrumental Conducting or MUS 645 Choral Conducting 3 Total for emphasis 45In addition, candidates must pass the junior qualifying examination in one instrument or voice.
MUS 201-202-203 Class Piano (1 each) 3 MUS 223 Fundamentals of Ear-training and Musicianship III 2 MUS 301-302 Class Piano (1 each) 2 Units on advisement from MUS 303, 313, 323, or 353 [Piano, Voice, Organ, or Instru- mental Major] (1 each) 4 MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) 8 Units selected on advisement from the following: 6 MUS 400 Modal Counterpoint MUS 405 Tonal Counterpoint MUS 415 Orchestration MUS 420 Twentieth Century Techniques MUS 450 Projects in Theory and Composition MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples 3 Units selected on advisement from the following: 12 MUS 520 Seminar in Music Literature MUS 530 Music of the Middle East, Far East, and Sub-Continental India MUS 531 Music of the Pacific Basin MUS 532 Music of Latin America or other adviser approved elective MUS 598 Senior Thesis 3 Music electives on advisement 2 Total 45In addition, candidates must pass the junior qualifying examination in one instrument or voice and demonstrate basic reading knowledge of French, German, or other appropriate language.
MINOR IN MUSIC
The program is designed to provide students with a planned sequence of musical experiences upon which future enjoyment and learning can be built. The minor may be designed, in consultation with a music adviser, to meet the particular goals of the individual student.
Twelve of the total units must be in upper division work and taken in residence at SFSU.
Units MUS 120 Basic Music I* 3 MUS 121 Basic Music II* 3 Units on advisement from the following : 6 [A minimum of one unit each in voice and piano is required.] MUS 201-203 Class Piano (1 each) MUS 310-311 Class Voice (1 each) MUS 371-390 Ensemble Series (1 each) MUS 501 Music, The Listener's Art or MUS 505 Music of the World's Peoples 3 Music units on advisement 6 Total 21*Students with extensive background in music may substitute more advanced courses.
last modified June 23, 1995