Performance: Classical Guitar
Audition Requirements:
Students who want to be music majors with a performance concentration will be asked to audition before admission to the music program. Students would have to be at or beyond the intermediate level at their instrument prior to the audition. Contact the director of the music discipline for audition requirements/questions regarding the requirements.
Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)
Ensemble Courses (3.5-6 credit hours)
Complete one of the following two course options:
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- MUSE 3985 - Chamber Music (Concordia University-Chicago)
Targeted Skills: Pedagogy (2 credit hours)
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Performance: Jazz and Contemporary Guitar
Audition Requirements:
Students who want to be music majors with a performance concentration will be asked to audition before admission to the music program. Students would have to be at or beyond the intermediate level at their instrument prior to the audition. Contact the director of the music discipline for audition requirements/questions regarding the requirements.
Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)
Ensemble Courses (3.5-6 hours)
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- MUSE 3950 - Jazz Band (0.5 credt hour-Concordia University-Chicago)
Targeted Skills Courses (6 credit hours)
Complete two of the following courses:
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Performance: Percussion
Audition Requirements:
Students who want to be music majors with a performance concentration will be asked to audition before admission to the music program. Students would have to be at or beyond the intermediate level at their instrument prior to the audition. Contact the director of the music discipline for audition requirements/questions regarding the requirements.
Applied Music Courses (14-16 credit hours)
Ensemble Courses (1 credit hour)
Students complete two semesters (.5 credit hour each) from the following two course options:
- MUSE 3950 - Jazz Band (Concordia University-Chicago)
- MUSE 3960 - University Band (Concordia University-Chicago)
Targeted Skills Courses: (6 credit hours)
Complete two of the following courses:
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Performance: Piano
Audition Requirements:
Students who want to be music majors with a performance concentration will be asked to audition before admission to the music program. Students would have to be at or beyond the intermediate level at their instrument prior to the audition. Contact the director of the music discipline for audition requirements/questions regarding the requirements.
Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
Ensemble Courses (4 credit hours)
With permission of the director of the music discpline,
may be substituted for one of these two courses.
Targeted Skills: Pedagogy and Technique (4 credit hours)
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Performance: Voice
Audition Requirements:
Students who want to be music majors with a performance concentration will be asked to audition before admission to the music program. Students would have to be at or beyond the intermediate level at their instrument prior to the audition. Contact the director of the music discipline for audition requirements/questions regarding the requirements.
Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
Ensemble Courses (3.5-6 credit hours)
Complete two semesters from the following:
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- MUSE 3905 - Women’s Chamber Choir (0.5 credit hour-Concordia University-Chicago)
- MUSE 3925 - Mannerchor (0.5 credit hour-Concordia University-Chicago)
- MUSE 3930 - Schola Cantorum (0.5 credit hour-Concordia University-Chicago)
Targeted Skills Courses: (4 credit hours)
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Music Theory/Composition
This concentration is for the student who wants to focus on music theory and composition. The students will become versed in music theory, exposed to various compositional techniques and forms, and will produce original works. The final project/recital will be a presentation of the students original works amased during their years of study at Dominican. It is highly recommended that students of this concentration also study an instrument privately. Piano is an ideal instrument to that end, as it allows students to play harmony.
Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)
- (4 credit hours total)
- (2 credit hours total)
- (2 credit hours total)
- (4 credit hours total)
Students may substitute 2 credit hours of
for 2 credit hours of MUS 304.
Targeted Skills Courses: (10 credit hours)
Complete two of the following three courses:
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
Additional Recommended Coursework
- Complete all three of the targeted skills courses listed above
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Liturgical Music
This concentration would be appropriate for students who enjoy performing music, but also feel called to practice their gift in a religious setting. As a Catholic institution, the liturgical studies at Dominican focus on the Catholic tradition. Classes that address the Protestant - Lutheran liturgical tradition can be taken at Concordia University-Chicago, just a few blocks from Dominican’s campus (Dominican University has a consortial relationship with Concordia University-Chicago). For more information, contact the director of the music discipline.
Applied Music Courses (12 credit hours)
A minimum of six semesters private instruction in one of the following instruments: guitar, piano, voice.
- two semesters at the 100-level (2 credit hours each semester/4 credit hours total)
- two semesters at the 200-level (2 credit hours each semester/4 credit hours total)
- two semesters at the 300-level (2 credit hours each semester/4 credit hours total)
Ensemble Courses (4.5-5 credit hour)
- (two semesters/2 credit hours total)
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Students may substitute MUSE 3930 - Schola Cantorum (.5 credit hour-Concordia University-Chicago) for the second semester of MUS 290 (pending successful audition)
Targeted Skills Courses: (7 credit hours)
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- MUSE 1371 - The Church Musician (1 credit hour-Concordia University Chicago)
- MUSE 4362 - Music Heritage of the Church (2 credit hours-Concordia University Chicago)
- Private Instruction-Pastoral Music Ministry (2 credit hours)
Internship/Field Experience
Juries
Once annually
Performances
Bi-annually
Senior Recital
