MUSC - MUSIC

1 additional music course (see advisor for options).

2 credits (2 years) of private lessons for credit on the same instrument (or voice) – To meet this requirement, students will complete four semesters chosen from:

- MUSA 200-level, 300-level, 400-level (201-227; 301-327; 401-427). All semesters of lessons must be taken at the 200-level or higher.

- Students typically will take 2 semesters at each level before progressing (2 semesters at 200-level, etc.)

Participation in at least 1 ensemble from the time a student declares the major through the rest of the student’s time at Lake Forest College – Ensembles earn one quarter-credit each semester (although these may be taken for no credit as well).

Students majoring in music are also required to pass a piano proficiency exam by the end of their junior year. The department encourages anyone considering a music major to take this exam as early as possible because students who do not pass the exam must take two semesters of piano lessons. These lessons may count as the course credit in music performance (a credit that is required of all majors), as the elective course for the major, or as an additional course beyond the requirements for the major.

• 1 full credit (1 year) in music performance chosen from:

  • MUSA 200-level, 300-level, 400-level (201-227; 301-327; 401-427), 204, 205, 206, or 306

• 1 additional Music course, excluding Music 101 and any First-Year Studies course