Music - Jamestown College

Music from Jamestown College is a Campus Bachelor Music degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Mission Statement The Music Department at Jamestown College prepares students to become professional musicians, teachers of music, and life-long consumers of music . The curriculum in music is presented as an integral part of the liberal arts tradition and prepares students for professional or postgraduate study. The Music Department at Jamestown College serves the entire college community and Jamestown's surrounding area. Admittance to the Program Prospective students who are interested in pursuing a major or minor in music should arrange for an on-campus visit and a brief audition. If travel distance is prohibitive an video tape may be submitted. The Admissions Office can assist with such arrangements. Prospective music students are also encouraged to apply for music major scholarships and fine arts scholarships, which are awarded each year. Students who declare a music or music education major are requested to do so in consultation with the department chair. Individual Performance Progress Assessment In order to support the primacy of performance in all music majors, students must exhibit musical performance competency on a musical instrument or voice, as demonstrated in a jury the fall semester of the sophomore year. Students will also field questions in the jury that demonstrate a fundamental theoretical and historical knowledge of their art that informs performance, as defined by the applied faculty of individual performance areas (keyboard, string, voice, and winds/brass/percussion). Weaknesses identified in the jury must be addressed to the satisfaction of the faculty by the spring jury or student will not be permitted to continue in the program View more details on Jamestown College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music courses.