1. Faculty:
Wayne Erbsen, Warren J. Gaughan (Chair), Ben Harvey, Philip A. Jamison, Kevin D. Kehrberg, Jane McCoy, Steven Williams,

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Program Overview

The mission of the Music Department is to provide a creative and intellectual environment for all students to study, perform, create, speak, and write about music.

The goals of the Music Program are the following:

1. To develop musicianship.
2. To promote knowledge and understanding of music in its cultural and historical contexts.

The music program is designed for students with career ambitions in music as well as those who wish to incorporate music into their broader liberal arts experience. It emphasizes open and diverse understandings of music, the improvement of performance skills, and a strong foundation of musical knowledge. In addition to a conventional music minor, the Music Department also offers a unique concentration in Traditional Music. Students wishing to pursue a minor in Music must declare their intentions at the earliest opportunity to facilitate planning.

Traditional Music Program: Taking advantage of its location in the Southern Appalachian region, Warren Wilson College offers a minor concentration in Traditional Music with a focus on the music and dances of the southern mountains. Instruction is offered in the common Appalachian instruments as well as traditional dance. Student ensembles include an Old-Time Stringband and a Bluegrass Band. Music and dance events on campus throughout the year include a weekly jam session, a weekly contra dance, a monthly Appalachian music concert series, and the annual Fiddles and Folklife festival.

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Minor in Music

The minor in Music provides a strong foundation in Western music or jazz, with a focus on applied keyboard, voice, or orchestral instruments.

Grades: Students must pass courses at a grade of B- or better to count toward fulfillment of the minor.

Total Credit Hours: Students must earn a minimum of 22 credit hours in music to fulfill the minor requirements.

Prerequisite:

1. MUS 120 Beginning Music Theory *

Requirements: Students select courses as indicated from each of the following:

1. Core (6 cr):
1. MUS 201 Applied Music Theory
2. MUS 110 Music Appreciation
2. Applied Music (4 cr): four semesters (1 credit hour per semester) in one area**:
1. MUS 122 Applied Bass
2. MUS 130 Applied Piano
3. MUS 135 Applied Voice
4. MUS 137 Applied Organ
3. Ensembles (4 cr): four semesters (1 credit hour per semester):
1. MUS 103 Chapel Choir
2. MUS 105 College Chorale
3. MUS 127 Jazz Ensemble
4. MUS 176 Gamelan Ensemble
5. THR 101 Performance/Production Practicum I: Musical
4. History & Literature (4 cr): one 4-credit course from the following:
1. MUS 114 Music Cultures of Africa, Mid East, Latin America
2. MUS 115 Music Cultures of Asia
3. MUS 211 American Vernacular Music
4. MUS 232 Appalachian Music and Dance
5. MUS 286 Jazz Appreciation
6. MUS/THR 280 Opera as Drama
5. Electives (4 cr): four credit hours selected from any MUS offering. See course offerings listed in section 4.17 Music (MUS).

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Minor Concentration in Music