Resolution #1:

WHEREAS,     the Department Music has expressed the intent to revise the major Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Theory and Composition, and

WHEREAS,     the study of Music History and Literature is closely allied with the academic study of Music Theory, and

WHEREAS,     the Department of Music has a growing number of students who have expressed an interest in the study of Music History and Literature, and

WHEREAS,     many of these students have taken advantage of courses within the department and programs in Undergraduate Research and have gone on to successful graduate study in Musicology, and

WHEREAS,     the study of Music Theory and Music History and Literature adds an important element of interdisciplinary study in the area of music, be it therefore

RESOLVED,  that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally, for five years, the revised majorentitled Music Theory and Music History within the degree Bachelor of Music, effective September 1, 2011.

Resolution #2:

WHEREAS,     the Department Music has expressed the intent to create a new degree program, Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Composition, and

WHEREAS,     the composition of music is a vital activity that maintains our musical culture, and

WHEREAS,     the study of music composition has previously been and integral part of the music program within the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in Music Theory and Composition, and

WHEREAS,     the study of Music Composition represents an endeavor that blends the academic and artistic in ways that differ in emphasis from the study of Music Theory and Music History and Literature, and

WHEREAS, the major in Composition has been a highly successful program, graduating students that have gone on to prestigious graduate programs and successful careers, be it therefore

RESOLVED,  that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally, for five years, the establishment of a new major entitled Music Composition within the degree Bachelor of Music, effective September 1, 2011.

Resolution #3

WHEREAS,     the Department Music has expressed the intent to create a new minor in Music Composition, and

WHEREAS,     the composition of music is a vital activity that maintains our musical culture, and

WHEREAS,     the intensive study of composition is a useful adjunct to all undergraduate degree programs in music, and

WHEREAS,     a growing number of students have expressed interest in adding the study of composition to their undergraduate training, be it therefore

RESOLVED,  that the Faculty Senate approves provisionally, for five years, the establishment of a new minor, entitled Music Composition, within the degrees Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music, effective September 1, 2011.