Music and Fine Arts

Purpose Statement - Music

The purpose of the University of the Cumberlands Music and Fine Arts Program is to help music students attain a high level of performance proficiency, a firm theoretical and historical foundation, a solid preparation for a music career, and a Christian basis for attaining the goals established by the university.

Additionally, the Music and Fine Arts Department strives to provide all students, regardless of discipline, an opportunity to experience music in various contexts in an effort to enhance their aesthetic appreciation of this unique form of human expression.

Program Goals - Music

To provide students an overall knowledge of music theory, music history, and music literature in preparation for professional employment and/or graduate study.
To provide music education students with pedagogical instructional methods so that they can become highly qualified, knowledgeable, and caring teachers who provide for diverse learners.
To provide students the necessary skills for artistic performances in voice, keyboard, string, and/or band instruments.

Entrance Requirements

The Music Department requests that all entering music majors schedule an audition for assessing performance skills and keyboard proficiency.

Piano Requirements

All students pursuing a major in music must demonstrate functional keyboard skills. Music majors must successfully complete both MUPR 117 - Class Piano I and MUPR 118 - Class Piano II with the exception of students who are pursuing a piano emphasis. They will take MUPR 221 - Piano Pedagogy instead.

Recital Requirements

All students pursuing a major in music must present a senior recital on his/her primary instrument during his/her senior year.

Purpose Statement - Fine Arts

The purpose of University of the Cumberlands Art Department is to provide broad course offerings to serve students who wish to pursue a Fine Arts career and those who want to obtain teaching certificates. We aim to assist students in the development of one’s unique creative abilities through rigorous academic investigation in both studio art and art history classes.

Program Goals - Fine Arts

To facilitate development of the individual creative ability inherent in each student.
To encourage academic investigation of man through our cultural heritage in the visual arts.
To develop psychomotor skills in a variety of media to create works of visual art.
To help students make intelligent and qualitative judgments about works of visual art.
To enrich the aesthetic environment of the college and community through art exhibitions, lectures, and studio activities.
To provide courses required for certification by the Kentucky Department of Education in the field of art for major and non-major students who plan to teach.

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