A.B. Major Requirements:

* May be excused by diagnostic examination at the beginning of each quarter.

Music 124A, 124B

Music 195

At least 9 units selected from Music 130, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 154

Music 101A, 101B

Music 103 or 199 (for composers); or Music 122 (for theorists)***

At least 8 units selected from Music 102, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108A, 108B, 113, 114, 122, 198, 199

*** Note: Music 103 and 199 may be taken only once for credit toward the major.

Music 124A, 124B

Music 195

At least 9 units selected from Music 130, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 154

Two quarters of Music 121 (on different subjects)

At least 12 units selected from Music 101A, 101B, 102, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108A, 108B, 113, 114, 121, 122, 198, 199

Music 124A, 124B

Music 195

At least 19 units selected from Music 130, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 154

At least 10 units selected from Music 101A, 101B, 102, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108A, 108B, 113, 114, 121, 122, 198, 199

Music 124A, 124B

At least 11 units selected from Music 130, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 154

Music 101A, 101B

Two quarters of Music 194H for a total of at least 6 units resulting in a Senior composition or theory thesis

Select 14-18 units from Music 102, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108A, 108B, 113, 114, 122

Music 124A, 124B

At least 11 units selected from Music 130, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 154

Music 101A, 101B

Two quarters of Music 194H for a total of at least 6 units resulting in a Senior thesis

Select 10-14 units from Music 108A, 121, 122

Minor Program Requirements:

Courses chosen from: Music 105, 106, 107, 110, 126, 129

Courses chosen from: Music 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 154

Foreign Language Requirement. Students contemplating graduate study in music are advised to consider pursuing foreign language study beyond the elementary level.

Diagnostic Exams are given before admission into Music 6A-6B-6C. As an alternative Music 3A-3B may be recommended. Diagnostic exams are also given for Music 16A-16B-16C and 17A-17B-17C at the beginning of each year. Transfer students should take the Music 6 diagnostic exam given during the first class meetings.

Beginning and transfer students are required to take Music 2A-2B-2C (Keyboard Competence) unless they can pass out of one or more of the classes by demonstrating proficiency through a diagnostic exam given at the beginning of each quarter. Students learn (1) four-part keyboard harmony in all major and minor keys; (2) moderate fluency with figured bass at the keyboard; (3) major and minor scales with proper fingering; (4) ability to sight read simple piano music and Bach chorales.

Beginning and transfer students are required to take Music 2A-2B-2C (Keyboard Competence) unless they can pass out of one or more of the classes by demonstrating proficiency through a diagnostic exam given at the beginning of each quarter. Students learn (1) four-part keyboard harmony in all major and minor keys; (2) moderate fluency with figured bass at the keyboard; (3) major and minor scales with proper fingering; ability to sight read simple piano music and Bach chorales.

Student Performing Activities. The Department of Music presents over 100 concerts each year, offering performance opportunities for both majors and non-majors in the UCD Symphony Orchestra, University Chorus and Chamber Singers, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band, Gospel Choir, world music ensembles (Gamelan, Samba School, Hindustani Vocal Ensemble) and numerous chamber ensembles. There is a close relationship with the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, where several of the ensembles are resident.

Chamber ensembles perform frequently in the popular weekly Thursday Noon Concerts. Performance groups have collaborated with the Department of Theatre and Dance in productions of musical theater and opera. Study of instruments and voice with professional performers and teachers is required of all majors. Similar opportunities exist for qualified non-majors.

Faculty and Facilities. The faculty is noted for its achievements in a variety of areas. The music scholars are active in research, writing, and performance; the music of the composers is performed and recorded nationally and internationally. The journal, 19th-Century Music , is housed in the department.

The regular faculty is joined throughout the year by visiting Artists-in-Residence, distinguished performers who give public concerts and lectures and who work with students informally.

The Empyrean Ensemble, a professional new music ensemble, is in residence at UC Davis, where it annually premieres the work of student composers. The American Bach Soloists, an ensemble of professional singers and instrumentalists specializing in music of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, is affiliated with the Department of Music.

The department's facilities include a large collection of Renaissance, Baroque, and modern instruments, along with non-western instruments including a full Indonesian gamelan. The arts quadrangle houses the Computer and Electronic Music Studio, practice and rehearsal rooms, and an excellent music library with some 10,000 CDs, several hundred videos and a collection of music reference materials. Scores and music monographs are housed in the Peter J. Shields Library, adjacent to the Music Building. A partnership of campus libraries affords online access to more than 100,000 tracks of classical and world music by streaming audio.

Graduate Study. The Department of Music offers programs of study and research leading to the M.A. degree in composition/theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, and conducting, and the Ph.D. degree in composition/theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology. Detailed information regarding graduate study may be obtained from the Graduate Adviser.

Graduate Advisers. R. Bauer