Undergraduate programs
The School of Music & Theater is located within the hub of musical and theatrical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Music Northwest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Artists Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre, and Third Rail Repertory Theater, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways.
Students have the opportunity to study with faculty members who are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, actors, directors, writers, and scholars. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music or Theater. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, acting, writing, production, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music, theater, and education around the Northwest and elsewhere.
Programs in the School of Music & Theater are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Theater. Graduates have gained admission to both university graduate programs and professional training programs; they have become teachers and university professors; and they have pursued a range of related professions in the arts, education, business, administration, law, social services, and non-profit management.
Sonic Arts and Music Production B.A./B.S.
Area Coordinator: A. Willette
Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the B.A. or B.S. in Sonic Arts and Music Production must complete the following courses:
Courses
| Mus 045 | Portfolio Review | (0) |
| Mus 101 | Contemporary Music Theory I | 4 |
| Mus 102 | Contemporary Music Theory II | 4 |
| Mus 103 | Contemporary Music Theory III | 4 |
| Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| Mus 191 | Group Lessons for Beginners | 2 |
| Mus 192 | Group Lessons for Beginners | 2 |
| Mus 193 | Group Lessons for Beginners | 2 |
| | Mus 194, 195, 196, 197, or 198 Small or Large Ensemble | 3 |
| Mus 225 | Music Technology Lab | 1 |
| Mus 245 | SAMP I: Audio Recording | 3 |
| Mus 246 | SAMP II: Studio Techniques | 3 |
| Mus 247 | SAMP III: Studio Production | 3 |
| Mus 344 | Sonic Arts and Music Production Laptop Ensemble | 1 |
| Mus 345 | SAMP IV: Acoustics for Musicians | 3 |
| Mus 346 | SAMP V: Music with Visual Media | 3 |
| Mus 347 | SAMPVI: Integrated Sound Arts | 3 |
| Mus 445 | Business of Music | 3 |
| Mus 476 | Computer Music Composition | 3 |
| | Music Electives (Upper Division) | 7 |
Two of the following (8 credits)
Mus 188: A total of 6 terms is required.
Mus 225, Mus 344, and all ensembles are one credit classes. Students need three terms of each.
Interested students will submit two creative projects and a written statement of purpose for acceptance as a SAMP major after completing Contemporary Music Theory or upon transferring to PSU.