Music History Emphasis
Exploring Music's Past
What
is
music
history?
It
is
the
use
of
evidence
from
the
past
-
scores,
recordings,
letters,
contracts,
concert
programs
and
more
-
to
build
a
picture
of
what
music
might
have
been
like
in
the
past.
Music
historians
can
study
any
time
period
or
style
of
music.
Any
music
major
can
benefit
from
adding
a
music
history
emphasis.
Whether
you
want
to
pursue
music
history
as
a
profession,
be
prepared
to
teach
music
history
and
appreciation
at
a
secondary
school
level
or
want
to
know
more
about
your
favorite
composers
and
pieces,
a
music
history
emphasis
may
be
for
you.
Career Opportunities
Music historians will often pursue careers in higher education, librarianship, museums or publishing. Many performers are asked to teach music history and appreciation courses as part of their teaching portfolio, as are music educators at the secondary level. All musicians can benefit from understanding how to research the pieces they are teaching, playing, writing or conducting.
Curriculum
The music history emphasis consists of one core music history course, an introduction to research, several upper-level music history courses and the departmental seminar of the academic studies department.
Required Courses
- MUA 242I - Music History & Literature 3: Music of the Classical and the Romantic Eras, 3 credit hours
- MUA 340 - Topics in Music History, 3 credit hours
- MUC 329 - Introduction to Research in Music, 2 credit hours
- MUC 363/463 - Music History Seminar, 4 credit hours
- MUC 412 - Music Academic Studies Seminar, 0 credit hours
Learn more about these courses in the University catalog.
Student Experiences
Students in the music history emphasis program are strongly encouraged to take advantage of numerous opportunities for independent research at BW, including:
- The BW Summer Scholars Program
- The Riemenschneider Bach Institute Scholars program
- Faculty-Student Collaborative courses
Faculty Coordinators
Dr.
Christina
Fuhrmann
Chair,
Academic
Studies
Department
cfuhrman@bw.edu
Dr.
Jessica
Narum
Coordinator,
Music
History
and
Music
Theory
Emphasis
Programs
jnarum@bw.edu