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, music theory, and composition. 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.

All full-time students may participate in applied lessons or join a music ensemble—and nearly a third of all Regis students do each year. Students who want to concentrate in more advanced studies in music may 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.

AVAILABLE MAJORS:

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Arts in Music History and Literature

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance

AVAILABLE MINORS:

Minor in Music

MUSIC MAJOR AND MUSIC MINOR

Students pursuing the music major or minor 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.

Music majors at Regis take a leadership role in the program and have access to an outstanding music faculty. 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.

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. Students may also pursue the Structured Music Minor. There are also opportunities to pursue a degree in Composition.

To find out more about the music program, the music major or minor, click on one of the links to the upper left. For additional information, please contact the director of the Music Program, Dr. Mark Davenport.

AVAILABLE MAJORS

Music (and Music Education)
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, 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. In addition, students seeking a career in teaching may now pursue a degree in Music Education by simultaneously working towards a B.A. in Music and a minor in Education (includes teaching licensure and student teaching).

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. Submission of student research paper is required.

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 for the B.A. in Music Performance. For Music Performance application 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.

AVAILABLE MINORS

Music
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.

Learn more about our distinguished faculty members by viewing our Department of Fine and Performing Arts Music Program faculty profiles.

Spring 2013

The Music Program at Regis invites all students, faculty, staff, and community members to join us for an exciting semester of performances at Regis. Most events take place one block west of campus, at the Regis Music Program Community Hall--at Berkeley Community Church (50th & Meade/one block west of campus) at 7:30pm (unless otherwise noted). All performances are free and open to the public.

More than 100 students and another 30 faculty, staff, and community members participate in one of the eight music ensembles offered through the Music Program at Regis. Most music ensembles are two credits* (see below) and meet for two hours a week (either twice a week for one hour or once a week for two hours). Every music ensemble presents a concert each semester that showcases the group as well as the individual talents of its members.

Any student with an interest in taking part in a music ensemble may register for one of the following music ensembles. Some prior musical background is expected. Auditions are required for the 400-level ensembles. Students should contact the ensemble director expressing their particular interests and backgrounds.

*A 0-2 credit option is currently available for music ensemble registration. Only fulltime Regis College students who are at or above their credit cap (18 credits or more) may register for 0 or 1 credit music ensembles.

Performing Ensembles:

Any full-time student, faculty member or staff, with at least some musical background (e.g., have some prior private training) may take a 200-level applied music lesson. Students who want to begin taking applied music lessons but who have little or no music experience, should first consider one of the beginning music classes in voice, guitar or piano: Beginning Class Voice/FAM-203; Beginning Class Guitar/FAM-205 or Beginning Piano Class/FAM-240.

Many applied music students are taking lessons for personal enrichment while others are pursuing more advanced studies through the Music Major and Structured Music Minor. All advanced students have the opportunity to perform in performance classes, which are offered throughout the year or in one or more of the numerous student recitals.

After a student has registered for an applied lesson, they should go to Room #123, Main Hall, where they will find the Music Program Sign-up Sheets for all of the applied instructors. Students can sign up for a 30-minute or 60-minute time slot with their instructor on a first-come, first-serve basis. There they will also find contact info for each instructor. Students will need to contact their instructor for starting day and studio room number (usually the second week of classes).

For more information about Performance Class requirements, Performance Class schedule or Recital Hour, please speak with your applied instructor.

PERFORMANCE CLASS REQUIREMENT

All applied music students are required to participate or attend Performance Classes. Performance Classes are fun and informative. They provide a low pressure and encouraging environment where music students have an opportunity to find out about performance issues and to develop strategies for performing in public. Performance Classes are not open to the public�only applied music students and music instructors may attend.

Lower-level applied students (at the 200-level) are required to attend at least two Performance Classes each semester. 200-level applied students are not required to perform by the department but some faculty (at their discretion) may ask students to perform a piece or part of a piece at one of these classes.

Advanced applied students (at the 400-level), Music Majors and Music Minors are required to attend at least three Performance Classes, performing at least one complete work at one of these classes.

Music scholarships are available to all full-time students at Regis, regardless of the student's major area of study. Students with a strong background on an instrument or voice are encouraged to apply and audition for a music scholarship. Apply for one of our scholarships or view audition schedules and deadlines by downloading the application form and mailing or faxing the completed form to the Department of Fine and Performing Arts.

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