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BA, MUSICAL ARTS – SPECIAL (54 credits)

Entry Qualifications -


Candidates should normally:


a) have obtained a B+ average in the certificate in Music (Pan) to enter Year II of the BA programme


b) have two GCE A’ level passes and Grade 7 in Music for the Special in Music
c) pass an audition.

The number of credits required to graduate with a special music degree is a minimum of  54 credits (18 courses) in music. Part time students may register for up to six (6) courses per academic year (three (3) per semester), while full-time students register for ten to twelve (10-12) courses per academic year (five (5) or six (6) per semester).
The principal instrument is the Steel Pan.
Courses are open to all students.

LEVEL I - Semester I                             
LEVEL I - Semester II

MU110 Choral Ensemble/Choir                      
MU110 Choral Ensemble/Choir

MU10A Music Orientation                              
MU10B Worlds of Music

MU11B Aural Training I                                
MU11E Aural Training II        

MU11C Music Theory                                   
MU11D Western Music Literature                     

MU14A Instrumental Music I                       
MU14B Instrumental Music II

CA12C Production IA*                                  
MU12A Ethnomusicology I

LEVEL II - Semester I
LEVEL II -  Semester II

MU20C Pan Arranging I                              
MU20D Pan Arranging II

MU20E Instrumental Music III                    
MU20F Instrumental Music IV

MU21A Composition                                        
MU22B Indian Music (classical)        

MU22A Ethnomusicology II                              
MU24D Musicology II - Pan Literature

MU25A Jazz Theory I                                  
MU25B Jazz Theory II           

MU20B Pan Theory and Practice I


LEVEL III - Semester I
LEVEL III - Semester II

MU30C Arranging for Calypso Bands I           
MU30D Arranging for Calypso Bands II         

MU32A Choral Arranging                                
MU31B Choral Techniques      

MU33E Instrumental Music V                     
MU33F Instrumental Music VI

MU34B Ethnomusicology III                             
MU31C Steel Orchestral Techniques      

MU34C Ethnomusicology IV                            
MU34B Ethnomusicology III     

MU35A Music Education I                              
MU35B Music Education II                 

MU30A Pan Theory and Practice II  

* Compulsory course outside of option for BA, Special in Music. See course description under Theatre Arts.

Special Consideration for Certificate in Music Graduates

Graduates of the Certificate in Music (Pan) programme who have gained at least a B+ (60%) in the programme are granted second year status in the Degree (24 credits are carried over) are exempt from MU20C and MU20D but still need to fulfil some Level I requirements as listed below:

LEVEL I - Semester I                                                      
LEVEL I - Semester II

MU11C Music Theory (if no music theory Grade 8)            
MU11D Western Music Literature         

MUSIC COURSES ARE OPEN TO ALL UWI STUDENTS

 

 

 
 

 


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