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Information for Prospective Students All incoming freshmen are required to take the theory placement examination: Monday January 12, 2008 at 1:00PM in Shearman Fine Arts building room 224. The functional piano audition will commence immediately following the theory exam.
McNeese State University offers the following degree curricula:
Bachelor of Music in Performance Band or Orchestral Instrument Concentration Piano Concentration Piano Pedagogy Concentration
Music Education – Instrumental Grades K-12 Music Education – Vocal Grades K-12
The Department of Performing Arts provides performance opportunities and academic studies to assist students in attaining their entrance-level professional career goals in music, music education or theatre arts. All entering freshmen, transfer students, and previously enrolled students seeking re-admission must meet all requirements of the admission process in the current University Catalog including the submission of a completed University Application for Admission. Undergraduate Application Requirements 1. Major Performance Area Audition. A student must demonstrate entrance-level proficiency, or in the case of a transfer student, attained-level proficiency on a major instrument or in voice before the appropriate performance board prior to the first semester of enrollment. A freshman student who shows inadequate preparation will be required to enroll in the appropriate major performance area course 100, credit for which may not be used to fulfill degree requirements, until in the judgment of the performance board, the student is ready to begin credit study at the 101 level. A transfer student will be placed at the major performance level deemed appropriate by the board, with consideration of the student’s transfer credits in major performance study. An audition may be scheduled during an official Scholarship Day or through an individual appointment made by emailing Eva Leblanc.
2. Music Theory Diagnostic Examination. A first time freshman must demonstrate entrance-level proficiency in the fundamentals of music including notation (bass and treble clefs), rhythm, major and minor scales, and key signatures through a diagnostic examination given prior to the student’s first semester of enrollment. If a freshman shows inadequate preparation, the student will be enrolled in MUSC 100, credit for which can not apply to degree requirements. In the case of a transfer student, following an attained-level diagnostic examination administered prior to the first semester of enrollment, the student will be placed in the theory and sight singing/ear training courses appropriate to the demonstrated level of knowledge and skills with consideration of the student’s transfer credits in these areas. Incoming students are strongly encouraged to purchase and complete a self-study theory text (e.g. John Clough’s Scales, Intervals, Keys, Triads, Rhythm, and Meter) during the summer prior to enrollment. For further information and study materials, click on the following link: Freshman Entrance Requirements in Music Theory. 3. Functional Piano Audition. A freshman student who has had no previous experience in keyboard study will be placed in PIAN 115. A student who has had some training and wishes to be granted advanced placement must audition before the keyboard performance board. Following the audition, the board will recommend an appropriate level of study and that advanced placement to this level be awarded. A transfer student will audition and be placed in the functional piano course deemed appropriate by the board, with consideration of the student’s transfer credits in functional piano study.
For additional undergraduate admission information contact:
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