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.

Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

Admissions requirement

Degree requirements

Musicology/Ethnomusicology B.A./B.S.

Music Theory B.A./B.S.

Performance B.A./B.S.

Sonic Arts and Music Production

Theater Arts B.A./B.S.

Composition B.M.

Jazz Studies B.M.

Music Education B.M.

Performance B.M.

Performance with an Emphasis on Voice B.M.

Dance Minor

Music Minor

Music History Minor

Theater Arts Minor

Dance Certificate

Music Education B.M.

Program Coordinator: D. Glaze

Serving students who seek a professional degree in music with an emphasis in music education, the B.M. in Music Education provides a thorough music foundation with specialized coursework in instrumental and vocal methods, conducting, rehearsal techniques, orchestration, and literature. Students train to become music teachers in the K-12 setting and choose between our choral and instrumental music education tracks. Students successfully completing the B.M. in Music Education will have gained the necessary skills to pursue graduate teacher certification and placement as a music teacher in the public school system.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) must complete the following courses:

Courses

Mup 190Applied Music

3

Mup 290Applied Music

3

Mup 390 or 490 Applied Music

6

MuEd 045Music Education Degree Entry Portfolio

0

Mus 046Piano Proficiency Exam

0

Mus 047 or 048 Final Project or Junior Recital

0

(30 minutes minimum)

Mus 111Music Theory I

3

Mus 112Music Theory II

3

Mus 113Music Theory III

3

Mus 114Sight Singing/Ear Training I

1

Mus 115Sight Singing/Ear Training II

1

Mus 116Sight Singing/Ear Training III

1

Mus 188Performance Attendance

0

(9 terms required)

Mus 195, 196, 197, or 198 Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band

6

Mus 205Listening I

1

Mus 206Listening II

1

Mus 211Music Theory IV

3

Mus 212Music Theory V

3

Mus 213Music Theory VI

3

Mus 214Sight Singing/Ear Training IV

1

Mus 215Sight Singing/ Ear Training V

1

Mus 216Sight Singing/Ear Training VI

1

Mus 291Advanced Class Piano I

2

Mus 292Advanced Class Piano II

2

Mus 293Advanced Class Piano III

2

Mus 304Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

4

Mus 305Music History: Classical and Romantic

4

Mus 306Music History: 20th Century

4

Mus 312Orchestration

3

Mus 320Fundamentals of Conducting

2

Mus 321Instrumental Conducting

2

Mus 322Choral Conducting

2

MuEd 328Introduction to Music Education

2

MuEd 332String Techniques

1

MuEd 333Guitar Techniques

1

MuEd 334Vocal Techniques K-12

1

MuEd 335Percussion Techniques

1

Mus 395, 396, 397, or 398 Large Ensemble: Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band

6

Mus 409Practicum

2

Mus 411Topics in Music History

2

Mus 474Midi Applications

2

MuEd 484Music with Children

3

One of the following:

Mus 355UJazz History

4

Mus 374UWorld Music: Africa and the Middle East

4

Mus 375UWorld Music: Asia

4

Mus 376UAmerican Musical Traditions

4

Mus 114Mus 116: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, Mus 112, Mus 113 required)

Mus 214Mus 216: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, Mus 212, Mus 213 required)

Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the related Large Ensemble each term. Students must earn 3 credits at each level of Applied Music. With School approval, the distribution of Applied Music credits may be altered; however, a minimum of 6 of the 12 must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of 6 of the 12 Large Ensemble credits must be completed at the upper-division level.

Additionally, students need to choose a teaching sub-speciality and complete the following courses in the appropriate track:


Instrumental Track
Mus 197Chorus

1

Mus 397Chorus

1

Mus 409Marching Band Practicum

1

MuEd 336Flute and Double Reeds

1

MuEd 337Clarinet and Saxophone

1

MuEd 338High Brass Techniques

1

MuEd 339Low Brass Techniques

1

MuEd 341Jazz Techniques

1

MuEd 422Instrumental Literature and Rehearsal Techniques I

3

MuEd 423Instrumental Literature and Rehearsal Techniques II

3

Instrumental Track Music Electives

13

Choral/General Track
Mus 397Chorus

1

MuEd 480, 481, or 482 Kodály Training: Level I, II, or III

5

MuEd 340Wind Instrument Techniques

3

MuEd 420Choral Literature and Rehearsal Techniques I

3

MuEd 421Choral Literature and Rehearsal Techniques II

3

Choral Track Music Electives

12

Total Teaching Sub-Specialty Credits: 27

Total Credit Hours: 123