Music

REGIS OFFERS NEW MUSIC MAJOR

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts announces the addition of the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree to its curriculum. The Music Program at Regis has developed into a very popular campus program. All fulltime students may participate in applied lessons or join a music ensemble—and nearly a third of all Regis students do each year.

Music majors at Regis will take a leadership role in the program and have access to an outstanding music faculty. To find out more about the music program and the new music major or minor, please browse this page (below) or click on one of the links to the left.

For the undergraduate Music Major application and scholarship forms, including audition schedule and deadlines, please click here, then print out the application and mail or fax it back to the Department of Fine and Performing Arts.

For additional information, please contact the director of the Music Program, Dr. Mark Davenport.

MUSIC PROGRAM

Music provides many profound opportunities to enrich, enliven, and inspire: and to bring together people of all backgrounds, interests, and faiths. The Music Program at Regis includes a wide variety of courses and music offerings for students, faculty, staff, and the Denver community. The Music Program is intended for students of all levels of experience, offering participation in beginning to advanced music lessons and classes, performing ensembles, and courses in music history and music theory. Many Regis students take applied music lessons or participate in one of the wonderful music ensembles on campus for personal enrichment, sheer enjoyment or to enhance their academic studies. Students who want to concentrate in more advanced studies in music may now pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Music or a Structured Music Minor. At Regis, all students will find a dedicated and nurturing music faculty who are among the finest performers and teachers in their fields. This is an exciting time to get involved in the new and rapidly growing Music Program. Make music a part of your academic life at Regis.

MUSIC MAJOR AND MUSIC MINOR

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts currently offers three music major degrees: the Bachelor of Arts In Music; the Bachelor of Arts In Music Performance; and the Bachelor of Arts In Music History and Literature. In addition, students may also pursue the Structured Music Minor.

Students pursuing the music major at Regis will be exposed to an intellectual and stimulating artistic environment where students learn about music as an art form and experience it as a unique vehicle for individual expression and creativity. Recognizing music as a fundamental element of the human experience and an important component of the liberal arts education within the context of a Jesuit university, the curriculum is designed to provide students with the tools necessary not only to understand and to perform music, but also to appreciate music’s role in human history and its potential to enhance the lives of all people.

The music major curriculum offers a comprehensive course of study in historical, cultural, theoretical, and performance perspectives. With a grounding in the traditional musical styles of Western art music, music majors will also acquire an essential awareness and knowledge of contemporary musical directions, American music, interdisciplinary studies between music and art, and the musical traditions of other cultures.

Bachelor of Arts in Music

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is an academically oriented degree, aimed at liberal arts students who would like to study music as a humanistic discipline. The degree offers music majors a broad range of musical knowledge with specialization at the higher levels in such areas as orchestration, arranging and conducting, performance, counterpoint, music history and music theory. The program prepares students to go onto graduate studies, a career in teaching, or one that combines music with other disciplines such as music and liturgy, arts management and administration, communications, business or simply to provide a firm discipline for the mind and as a source of lifelong enjoyment.

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance is for the music major who, in addition to having the desire to study music as an academic discipline, also demonstrates exceptional performance skills and the required dedication and commitment that comes with a demanding practice schedule for the entirety of their academic career. Music majors with an emphasis in performance are expected to participate in applied lessons and ensembles every semester, once they have declared the major. Performance majors have added studies in Techniques and Performance and advanced ensembles. Performance majors prepare and present public recitals in both their junior and senior years. The Department currently offers the Performance Emphasis in the applied areas of voice, piano, guitar, oboe, clarinet, flute, bassoon, recorder, violin, viola, and cello. Auditions are required.

Bachelor of Arts in Music History and Literature

The Bachelor of Arts in Music History and Literature is for the music major who welcomes academic rigor and demonstrates scholarly excellence. Additional avenues of opportunities for students pursuing the Music History and Literature emphasis include graduate studies in music theory or musicology, preparing for teaching at the university level, and professional opportunities in music editing and music scholarship. Music History and Literature majors have added studies in advanced music history, theory, and counterpoint.

Structured Music Minor

The Structured Music Minor is offered to any Regis student who demonstrates substantial skill and technique on an instrument or voice (audition required). The Music Minor at Regis College is designed to give students an excellent general foundation in music, music history, and the technical language of music. Music Minors develop a serious mastery of an instrument or voice and gain experience working in advanced ensemble groups.

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