Emphasis

- Musicology (Open for Admission)
- Music Education (Open for Admission)

Mission

The Faculty of Music is committed to developing confident, creative, and skilled musicians, researchers, historians of music and ethnomusicologists.
The Faculty of Music provides opportunities for students of all majors to enhance their musical knowledge and skill, through participation in a wide variety of academic courses, performance studies, and field experiences.
As a vital part of the University, the Faculty of Music promotes the musical arts of regional, national and international communities within the University.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates will be engaged in active music making and a good selection of presentations.
2. Graduates will demonstrate desire and ability to generate innovative ideas and use effective means of communicating them.
3. Graduates will show a mature, confident, analytical and critical approach to current activities in music and the media, which is based on an awareness and understanding of broader cultural issues.

Student Learning Outcomes

a. Student will develop knowledge and skills on a major instrument or voice and the ability to sight read.
b. Develop skills and understanding of music language and composition in a variety of styles, periods, and genres, in both Western European tradition and non­Western cultures.
c. Develop skills of criticism and defend musical judgment, with reference to contextual meaning and aesthetic value in own work, and the work of others.
d. Develop a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Western musical history and its analysis, and for Arab and Lebanese music traditions.
e. Develop technical skills and musical awareness for performance and leadership of both small and large choirs.
f. Develop knowledge and skills in the use of technology as it applies to notating, arranging, recording, and composing music.
g. Develop a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of musical instruments; their classification systems, and the technical aspects related to their constructions and sound qualities and their use and importance in a composition.
h. Develop a working knowledge of music as it relates to and enhances the theater and religious experience.
i. Develop and demonstrate understanding and appreciation of diverse non­Western and Ethnic music traditions. Specific for the Musicology Emphasis
j. Develop research skills and the foundational background necessary to explore the social and cultural development of music from around the globe and demonstrate understanding of musical traditions and their influences.
k. Develop an understanding of the history of sacred music and the ability to interpret various genre and styles of occidental and oriental sacred chants.
l. Develop an understanding of child growth and development and the principles of learning, related to music.
m. Develop the ability to teach music to a variety of age groups in a range of classroom and ensemble settings (K­12 and special learners) in an effective management of classes based on methods and materials currently utilized in music education settings.