Ruukil wants to music major.

[Ru the Boatswain]

Ruukil wants to music major but Ruukil does not know what to do help Ruukil...He plays low Brass and soon will e learning his first woodwind instrument the Bassoon.

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

What is it you're wanting to do in music?

 

[Ser Gregor]

Ruukil wants to music major but Ruukil does not know what to do help Ruukil...He plays low Brass and soon will e learning his first woodwind instrument the Bassoon.

Advice. Don't start with a Bassoon! You'll give yourself a brain aneurysm trying to get a correct tone from it. Start with a Saxophone or Clarinet, they are the easiest wind instruments to play.

And for becoming a musician, go to guidance, talk to your teachers, see where they went to study. Oh, and study in Europe, that's practically a must.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

i thought about becoming a music major becasue i love to perform music. i cant imagine myself doing much else. i thought about teaching... but i dont know.

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

If you go into Music Ed, you'll have to learn how to play all of the instruments anyway...lol. Also, to teach at a college level, you're looking at getting at least your masters if not your doctorate. To teach below college level, you can do so with a Bachelors but Masters will get you further. Also, most teachers do perform in other groups: orchestras, ensembles, etc. If you're wanting to perform, you'll have plenty of opportunities still with your music ed. degree.

Yet, it won't be easy. Most of the people I talked to had a really really rough time in Aural Skills and a few other classes.

 

[Ser Gregor]

If you go into Music Ed, you'll have to learn how to play all of the instruments anyway...lol.

You also need Grade 8 piano for most teaching jobs of High School and up.

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

That's part of theory and aural skills.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

well for any music education above high school you learn piano its so you can visualize notes and pitches. its actually very helpful. i like the trombone alot because of the easy flat to sharp. i pull in-sharp push out- flat. my favorite instrument. i chose the bassoon because i found it to my liking, and because its also known as a fagot(lol funny)

 

[Sovereign]

I plan on studying music as well.

If you want to get in a good school, you need to practice for hours everyday. At least, that's what I do for Piano, wind instruments aren't as competitive however.

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

Here's the Course work from my college minus general requirements:

Performance Majors
Music Core(28 credits)MUSC 1410 - Theory I (2)
MUSC 1411 - Aural Skills I (1)
MUSC 1420 - Theory II (2)
MUSC 1421 - Aural Skills II (1)
MUSC 2410 - Theory III (2)
MUSC 2411 - Aural Skills III (1)
MUSC 2420 - Theory IV (2)
MUSC 2421 - Aural Skills IV (1)
MUSC 2540 - Music History I (3) (OC)
MUSC 2550 - Music Hist. II (3)
MUSC 3540 - Music History III (3) (WI)
MUSC 3550 - Music History IV (3) (WI)
MUSC 3570 - Intro to Conducting (2)
MUSC 4600 - Orchestration & Arranging (2)

Instrumental Performance Concentration (51 credits)MUSC 2010 - Class Piano III (1)
MUSC 2020 - Class Piano IV (1)
MUSC 3420 - Counterpoint (3)
MUSC 3590 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
MUSC 47XX - Literature in appropriate applied area (3)
MUSC 47XX - Pedagogy in appropriate applied area (3)
Applied Music (minimum 16 credit hours)
Major Ensemble (minimum 8 semesters)
Chamber Ensemble (4)
Electives (10) (May not include ensembles)​

Performance Requirement: All music majors, regardless of concentration, must perform a 30-minute half recital. Music performance majors must also perform an hour-long full recital.​

Sight Reading Proficiency: Music majors must successfully pass two sight-reading proficiency examinations. This is taken as part of the end of semester jury examination for advancement from one level to another.
Piano Proficiency: All music majors are required to meet minimum proficiency levels on piano. Beginning with the first semester of residence, music majors must enroll for piano study either through group keyboard classes for through private lessons and continue every semester until the piano proficiency examination is passed.​

Ensemble: Performing experience in ensembles is a vital part of the training of all musicians. Thus, all music majors are required to participate in an ensemble every semester of full-time enrollment. Wind and percussion majors in music education concentration must be in band (Wind Ensemble of Concert Band); performance majors may substitute orchestra; string majors perform in orchestra; voice majors perform in university chorale; and keyboard majors must enroll in accompanying.​

Advising: All music majors will be assigned an academic advisor upon entrance to the degree program. Students should consult the Music Major Program Guidesheets (in the Main Office) for specific course requirements required in the Bachelor of Music degree. All majors must be advised prior to registration each semester.


Music Ed Majors

Music Core (28 credits)
MUSC 1410 - Theory I (2)
MUSC 1411 - Aural Skills I (1)
MUSC 1420 - Theory II (2)
MUSC 1421 - Aural Skills II (1)
MUSC 2410 - Theory III (2)
MUSC 2411 - Aural Skills III (1)
MUSC 2420 - Theory IV (2)
MUSC 2421 - Aural Skills IV (1)
MUSC 2540 - Music History I (3) (OC)
MUSC 2550 - Music Hist. II (3)
MUSC 3540 - Music History III (3) (WI)
MUSC 3550 - Music History IV (3) (WI)
MUSC 3570 - Intro to Conducting (2)
MUSC 4600 - Orchestration & Arranging (2)

Instrumental Concentration (40 credits)
MUSC 1040 - Class Voice (1) or two semesters choir
MUSC 2010 - Class Piano III (1)
MUSC 2020 - Class Piano IV (1)
MUSC 2600 - String Methods (2)
MUSC 2630 - Woodwind Methods (3)
MUSC 2660 - Brass Methods (3)
MUSC 2690 - Percussion Methods (3)
MUSC 3590 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
MUSC 4560 - Jazz Pedagogy (2)
MUSC 4570 - Marching Band Methods (2)
MUSC 4571 - Marching Band Internship (1)
MUSC 4580 - Organization & Administration (2)
MUSC 4590 - Beginning Band/General Music Methods (3)
Applied Music (minimum 7 semesters)
Major Ensemble (minimum 7 semesters)

Performance Requirement: All music majors, regardless of concentration, must perform a 30-minute half recital. Music performance majors must also perform an hour-long full recital.

Sight Reading Proficiency: Music majors must successfully pass two sight-reading proficiency examinations. This is taken as part of the end of semester jury examination for advancement from one level to another.

Piano Proficiency: All music majors are required to meet minimum proficiency levels on piano. Beginning with the first semester of residence, music majors must enroll for piano study either through group keyboard classes for through private lessons and continue every semester until the piano proficiency examination is passed.

Ensemble: Performing experience in ensembles is a vital part of the training of all musicians. Thus, all music majors are required to participate in an ensemble every semester of full-time enrollment. Wind and percussion majors in music education concentration must be in band (Wind Ensemble of Concert Band); performance majors may substitute orchestra; string majors perform in orchestra; voice majors perform in university chorale; and keyboard majors must enroll in accompanying.

Advising: All music majors will be assigned an academic advisor upon entrance to the degree program. Students should consult the Music Major Program Guidesheets (in the Main Office) for specific course requirements required in the Bachelor of Music degree. All majors must be advised prior to registration each semester.

Professional Education Requirements (29 credits)
EDFN 2100 - Orientation to Education (1)
EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners (3)
EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3) (WI)
HDAL 3310 - Educational Psychology (3)
MEDA 3570 - Education Technology (2) (T)
READ 4437 - Reading in the Middle/Secondary School (3) (WI)
CUAI 4580 - Student Teaching (12) (OC)

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

yes and guess what...im a beast at trombone.(i consider myself very skilled, but not pro yet)and if i do performance than i will do so devoted to the trombone.

EDIT: are you in music Lillianne Crasse?

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

I thought about it. I was in the Wind Ensemble for 2 years and took private lessons as I had an Academic Performance Scholarship in Music. However, I chose to go down a different degree path.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

did you give up on music? i want to find words able to describe music. there are none. i think i wil do the often unemployed life of a musc performance major.

((Ruukil has switched to lappy and now will type crappier and have bad spelling.))

 

[Lillianne Crasse]

I played here and there for a while but let it go. I moved on to an acoustic guitar instead for a while. I'm just now getting to where I'm going to start up with my trumpet again. I had to decide between music and my major (something I said I never wanted to do and never would do). However, they were requiring too much for those who weren't music majors. It was kinda funny though. Everyone in the department thought I was a music major for a while.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

I played here and there for a while but let it go. I moved on to an acoustic guitar instead for a while. I'm just now getting to where I'm going to start up with my trumpet again. I had to decide between music and my major (something I said I never wanted to do and never would do). However, they were requiring too much for those who weren't music majors. It was kinda funny though. Everyone in the department thought I was a music major for a while.

trumpets a great instrument. i enjoy playing it whenever i pick it up. its a henuinly fun instrumen to play. i love to just play loud on it. but i do love a nice solo.

 

[Sabre]

I dunno how it works state side, but in England you can take your grades outside of school, meaning you don't even need to take music to make a career out of it.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

and this is yet another reason to move away from the US.