Esther Boyer College of Music Program Descriptions
- Performance, Vocal Instruction
- Performance, Keyboard Instruction
- Instrumental Studies
- Jazz Studies
- Theory
- Composition
- Music History
- Music Education
- Music Therapy
- Bachelor of Science in Music
Performance, Vocal Instruction
Christine Anderson, Chair
(215) 204-8375
The training provided by the Voice Department emphasizes vocal technique and repertoire in a challenging program of vocal development. Performance progress is closely guided through private lessons, juries, and recital performances. The program of study prepares singers for careers in concert and recital performance, opera, and private teaching.
Bachelor of Music
Major in Voice Performance
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Voice 0015, 0016 | 3 | 3 |
| Secondary Piano 0005, 0006 | 1 | 1 |
| English Diction 0025 | 1 | 0 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Intro. to Mus. Theory and Lit. 0045 | 2 | 0 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| World Music 0330 | 0 | 3 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| Foreign Language 0051, 0052 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Voice 0115, 0116 | 3 | 3 |
| Secondary Piano 0105, 0106 | 1 | 1 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Foreign Language C061 | 3 | 0 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Foreign Language 0051 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 17 | |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Voice 0215, 0216 | 3 | 3 |
| Diction Skills 0332, 0333 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Music Electives (From lists) | 2 | 3 |
| Music in Hist. W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051, X052 | 3 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 0051 | 4 | 0 |
| Math C055 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 17 | |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Voice 0315, 0316 | 3 | 3 |
| Vocal Coaching 0323, 0324 | 1 | 1 |
| Vocal Pedagogy 0327 | 0 | 2 |
| Vocal Repertoire 0267, 0268 | 2 | 2 |
| Opera Theatre 0334, 0335 | 3 | 3 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 0 |
| Individual and Society | 0 | 3 |
| American Culture | 3 | 0 |
| Physics (Acoustics) C067 | 3 | 0 |
| Comp. in Mus. Applic. C315 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | |
| Degree Total: | 134 |
Music Electives - List A
Orchestration 0242 (2 cr)
Advanced Orchestration 0342 (2 cr)
Keyboard Harmony 0241 or 0245 (3 cr)
Counterpoint 0343 (2 cr)
Composition 0248, 0249 (0-2 cr)
Score Reading 0334 (2 cr)
Analysis 0345 (2 cr)
Music Electives - List B
History of Jazz 0138 (3 cr)
Business of Music 0318 (2 cr)
Music Technology courses
Advanced Conducting 0330 or 0331 (2 cr)
Score Reading 0344 (2 cr)
Music Learning Theory 0335 (3 cr)
Opera Ensemble 0339 (1 cr)*
Early Music Ensemble 0397 (1 cr)*
Improvisation 0147 (2 cr)*
NOTE: You must take at least one elective from List A and one from List B.
* No more than 2 credit hours may be taken as music elective credit.
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Performance, Keyboard Instruction
Harvey D. Wedeen, Chair
(215) 204-8648
The Keyboard Department emphasizes training for careers in performance, piano accompaniment and chamber music, piano pedagogy, and piano and opera coaching.
Bachelor of Music
Major in Piano Performance
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano 0009, 0010 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| Intro to Mus. Theory 0045 | 2 | 0 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| World Music 0330 | 0 | 3 |
| Math C055 | 3 | 0 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 17 |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano 0109, 0110 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Individual and Society | 0 | 3 |
| Intellectual Heritage X052 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano Major 0209, 0210 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Intro. to Piano Pedagogy 0041 | 2 | 0 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Keyboard Literature 0265, 0266 | 3 | 3 |
| Keyboard Harmony 0241 | 0 | 3 |
| Music Elective | 0 | 2 |
| Music in History W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Physics (Acoustics) C067 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano Major 0309, 0310 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Piano Pedagogy (Children) 0247 | 2 | 0 |
| Comp. in Mus. Applic. C315 | 0 | 3 |
| Music Electives | 2 | 4 |
| International Studies | 3 | 3 |
| American Culture/Race | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
| Degree Total: | 129 |
Music Electives - List A
Orchestration 0242 (2 cr)
Advanced Orchestration 0342 (2 cr)
Score Reading 0334 (2 cr)
Analysis 0345 (2 cr)
Composition 0248, 0249 (0-2 cr)
Music Electives - List B
Early Keyboard Instruments Sem. (2 cr)
Advanced Conducting 0330 or 0331 (2 cr)
* No more than 2 credit hours may be taken as music elective credit.
NOTE: You must take at least one elective from List A and one from List
B.
Bachelor of Music
Major in Harpsichord Performance
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Harpsichord Major | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Keyboard Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| Intro to Mus. Theory 0045 | 2 | 0 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| World Music 0330 | 0 | 3 |
| Math C055 | 3 | 0 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 17 |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Harpsichord Major | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Keyboard Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Individual and Society | 0 | 3 |
| Intellectual Heritage X052 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Harpsichord Major | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Keyboard Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Early Keyboard Skills | 2 | 0 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Keyboard Literature 0265, 0266 | 3 | 3 |
| Keyboard Harmony 0241 | 0 | 3 |
| Music Elective | 0 | 2 |
| Music in History W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Physics (Acoustics) C067 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Harpsichord Major | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Harpsichord Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Early Music Ensemble 0397 | 1 | 1 |
| Comp. in Mus. Applic. C315 | 0 | 3 |
| Music Electives | 3 | 3 |
| International Studies | 3 | 3 |
| American Culture/Race | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
| Degree Total: | 129 |
Music Electives
Orchestration 0242 (2 cr)
Advanced Orchestration 0342 (2 cr)
Score Reading 0334 (2 cr)
Analysis 0345 (2 cr)
Composition 0248, 0249 (0-2 cr)
Advanced Conducting 0330 or 0331 (2 cr)
Bachelor of Music
Major in Piano Pedagogy
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano Major 0009, 0010 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Intro. to Piano Tech. 0041 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedagogy of Piano Tech. 0145 | 0 | 2 |
| Suzuki for Pianists 0244 | 2 | 0 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| Intro to Theory and Lit 0045 | 2 | 0 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| World Music 0330 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano 0109, 0110 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 0 |
| Creat Act. for Pedagogy 0146 | 0 | 2 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051, X052 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 17 |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano Major 0209, 0210 | 4 | 4 |
| Keyboard Literature 0265, 0266 | 3 | 3 |
| Pedagogy of Children 0247 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedagogy of College Non-Major 0249 | 0 | 2 |
| Counterpoint 0343 | 2 | 0 |
| American Culture/Race | 3 | 0 |
| Music in History W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual and Society | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 15 |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Piano Major 0309, 0310 | 4 | 4 |
| Accomp. and Piano Ens. 0028, 0029 | 1 | 1 |
| Sec. Piano (Jazz) 0105, 0106 | 1 | 1 |
| Keyboard Harmony 0241 | 3 | 0 |
| Computer in Music Appl. C315 | 0 | 3 |
| International Studies | 3 | 3 |
| Math C055 | 0 | 3 |
| Physics (Acoustics) C067 | 3 | 0 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| Degree Total: | 130 |
Piano Major sequence, (0009, 0010, 0109, 0110, 0209, 0210, 0309, 0310) requires a minimum of four hours practice daily.
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Arthur Chodoroff, Chair
Richard Brodhead, Executive Director,
The New School Institute
(215) 204-5527
Helen Kwalwasser, Artistic Adviser,
String Instruction
The Instrumental Major program centers on intensive coaching and private study with a renowned faculty of teachers, many of whom are members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and other professional performing organizations. Opportunity to perform a vast repertoire abounds in the number and types of ensemble experiences available. The programs of study provide the training necessary to compete in the professional performance world.
Bachelor of Music
Major in Instrumental Performance
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0003, 0004 | 4 | 4 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Intro to Theory and Lit 0045 | 2 | 0 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| Secondary Piano 0005, 0006 | 1 | 1 |
| World Music 0330 | 3 | 0 |
| Math C055 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0103, 0104 | 4 | 4 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Music Elective (from lists) | 0 | 2 |
| American Culture/Race | 3 | 0 |
| Secondary Piano 0105, 0106 | 1 | 1 |
| Orchestra Repertoire 0398 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0203, 0204 | 4 | 4 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Music in History W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051, X052 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual and Society | 0 | 3 |
| Music Elective (from lists) | 3 | 0 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Orchestra Repertoire 0398 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 17 |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0303, 0304 | 4 | 4 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| International Studies | 3 | 3 |
| # Science (SA; SB) | 3 | 3 |
| Music Electives (from lists) | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 14 |
| Degree Total: | 128 |
# Acoustics C067 (SA), and Computers in Musical Applications C315 (SB) recommended.
Music Electives - List A
Orchestration 0242 (2 cr)
Advanced Orchestration 0342 (2 cr)
Keyboard Harmony 0241 or 0245 (3 cr)
Counterpoint 0343 (2 cr)
Composition 0248, 0249 (0-2 cr)
Score Reading 0344 (2 cr)
Analysis 0345 (2 cr)
Music Electives - List B
History of Jazz 0138 (3 cr)
Business of Music 0318 (2 cr)
Music Technology courses
Advanced Conducting 0330 or 0331 (2 cr)
Score Reading 0344 (2 cr)
Music Learning Theory 0335 (3 cr)
Instrumental Pedagogy (2 cr)
Choral Ensembles (1 cr)*
Early Music Ensemble 0397 (1 cr)*
Orchestral Repertoire 0398 (1 cr)*
Voice 0011, 0012 (1 cr)*
Improvisation 0147 (2 cr)*
* No more than 2 credit hours may be taken as music elective credit.
NOTE: Students must take at least one elective from List A and one from List B.
Bass performance majors must enroll for eight semesters of orchestra and four additional semesters of ensembles. It is suggested that Early Music Ensemble be one of these credit hours. The remaining four credit hours of ensemble may be taken as free music electives.
Saxophone performance majors may register for up to four credit hours of ensembles in reading jazz ensembles (Jazz Band or Jazz Lab Band) with prior approval of the Instrumental Department Chair and Coordinator of the Jazz program. The two semester hours of orchestra repertoire classes are to be replaced by elective(s).
Bachelor of Music
Major in Classical Guitar Performance
| Freshman Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0003,0004 | 4 | 4 |
| Guitar Lit and Perf. 0395 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Aural Theory 0041, 0042 | 2 | 2 |
| Intro. to Mus. Theory and Lit. 045 | 2 | 0 |
| Theory C143 | 0 | 3 |
| College Composition R050 | 3 | 0 |
| Secondary Piano 0005, 0006 | 1 | 1 |
| World Music 0330 | 3 | 0 |
| Math C055 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0103,0104 | 4 | 4 |
| Guitar Lit and Perf. 0395 | 1 | 1 |
| Choral Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Theory 0144, C243 | 3 | 3 |
| Music in History 0160, 0161 | 2 | 2 |
| Aural Theory 0141, 0142 | 2 | 2 |
| Intellectual Heritage X051, X052 | 3 | 3 |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
| Junior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0203,0 204 | 4 | 4 |
| Guitar Lit and Perf. 0395 | 1 | 1 |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 1 | 1 |
| Music in History W260, W261 | 3 | 3 |
| Conducting 0123, 0124 | 1 | 1 |
| Music Elective (from lists) | 0 | 3 |
| International Studies | 3 | 3 |
| Jr/Sr Guitar Seminar | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 16 |
| Senior Year | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| Instrumental Major 0303, 0304 | 4 | 4 |
| Guitar Lit and Perf. 0395 | 1 | 1 |
| Jr/Sr Guitar Seminar | 2 | 0 |
| Music Electives (from lists) | 3 | 2 |
| Individual and Society | 3 | 0 |
| # Science (A/B) | 3 | 3 |
| American Culture/Race | 0 | 3 |
| Music Elective (from lists) | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| Degree Total: | 129 |
# Acoustics C067 (SA), and Computers in Musical Applications C315 (SB) recommended.
Music Elective - List A
Orchestration 0242 (2 cr)
Advanced Orchestration 0342 (2 cr)
Keyboard Harmony 0241 or 0245 (3 cr)
Counterpoint 0343 (2 cr)
Composition 0248, 0249 (0-2 cr)
Score Reading 0334 (2 cr)
Analysis 0345 (2 cr)
Music Electives - List B
History of Jazz 0138 (3 cr)
Business of Music 0318 (2 cr)
Music Technology courses
Advanced Conducting 0330 or 0331 (2 cr)
Score Reading 0344 (2 cr)
Music Learning Theory 0335 (3 cr)
Instrumental Pedagogy (2 cr)
Choral Ensemble (1 cr)*
Early Music Ensemble 0397 (1 cr)*
Orchestral Repertoire 0398 (1 cr)*
Voice 0011, 0012 (1 cr)
Improvisation 0147 (2 cr)*
* No more than 2 credit hours may be taken as music elective credit.
NOTE: You must take at least one elective from List A and one from List B.
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Boyer College of Music web site: www.temple.edu/music/