The study of music
as a liberal art requires an integrated approach to theory, history, and performance,
experience in all three fields being essential to the understanding of music
as an artistic and intellectual achievement. Theory courses allow the student
to work with musical material, to understand modes of organization in composition,
and to employ methods of musical analysis. History courses introduce students
to methods of studying the development of musical styles and genres, and the
relationship of music to the other arts and areas of thought. The music program
encourages students to develop performing skills through private study and
through participation in the college choir, early music ensemble, and performance
ensemble. Practice rooms are available for students to use for rehearsal.
Recognizing the need for a critical listening audience, the program offers
a variety of courses for the general student body that assume no previous
musical background and that are designed to enhance an understanding of the
continuing tradition of the world's music.
Students with specific professional
goals (performance, composition, or musicology) should be advised of the curriculum
requirements found under Course Requirements.
Students in the program have the opportunity to study with artist-faculty of
the first rank and also take advantage of the splendid cultural and artistic
activities in the Philadelphia area. The Music Program also presents many concerts
and recitals on campus. Recitals take place in the Mallery Music Room which
houses a Moller Pipe Organ, a beautiful Bösendorfer concert grand piano,
a Heartz harpsichord, and a Wolf forte-piano. Larger concerts with orchestra
and soloists are held in the spectacular Walter Gordon Theatre, renowned for
its near-perfect acoustics.
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Department of Fine Arts
Julianne Baird, Ph.D. , Acting Chairperson
Joseph C Schiavo, Ph.D., Music Program Coordinator
Music
Faculty
Julianne
Baird, Distinguished Professor, Ph.D., Stanford
Vocal Performance Practice, History of Opera, and Music History
Wilbert Davis Jerome, Professor, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
18th-Century Performance Practice and Music History
Joseph
C. Schiavo, Instructor, Ph.D., Rutgers
Tonal and Post-Tonal Music Theory, 20th-Century Music History, Electronic
Music Composition, Computer Applications in Music
Artist Associates (Applied Music) and Part-Time Lecturers
Stefan Arnarson, M.M. Violoncello
Michelle Heffernan, M.A. in Music Therapy, Immaculata
Karen Hagerman, D.M.
in Voice Performance, Indiana
Sam
Ruttenberg, Drummer and Percussionist, M.M., Juilliard
Frank Staneck, M.M. in
Composition, Temple
Ted Velykis, Guitar, B.A.
in Music, Rutgers-Camden
Julia Zavadsky, M.M. in Choral Conducing, Temple, D.M.A. Candidate in Choral Conducting, Suny (Stony Brook)
International
Studies
This program makes short-term travel
abroad available to students throughout Rutgers. Since its inauguration in 1985,
with three consecutive grants from the N.J. Department of Higher Education, the
program has helped more than 2,000 Rutgers students, as well as students from
other colleges, study in over 25 countries, including Austria, Belgium, China,
England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia, Namibia,
South Africa, Israel, Russia, and Spain. Trips to these countries are offered
in conjunction with courses offered by a wide range of academic departments.
Prof. Schiavo directed an International Studies trip in May 2006 to Prague,
Czech Republic. Click the following link to view selected photographs of the trip: Prague
2006
Professor Schiavo talks about teaching the Musical Prague class and leading students on the trip to Prague as part of the class experience.
Original podcast 9/1/2006
Download the show here in mp3 format:
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About
Rutgers
Set in an attractive campus adjacent
to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Rutgers-Camden offers a diverse curriculum designed
to provide students with a strong liberal arts background as well as extensive
knowledge in specialized fields. The college offers major programs in twenty-three
undergraduate and several graduate disciplines.
Rutgers-Camden has the advantage of being located in a geographic area that
provides one of the richest heritages for the study of music in the United States.
The major concert halls in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington DC, as well
as major research libraries found not only at Rutgers, but also University of
Pennsylvania and Princeton University, are frequently used by students for research
and enrichment purposes.
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Admission
to Rutgers
Applicants are evaluated
by the Committee on Admissions on the basis of several criteria, including
high school academic record, courses taken, quality of work, trend of grants,
and rank in class. The committee considers the results of the Scholastic Aptitude
Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, which is required of all applicants
except those who have been out of high school for two or more years or transfer
with 12 or more credits from another college or university.
In addition, the committee welcomes
recommendations from faculty, principals, and guidance counselors, and is interested
in the applicant's personal characteristics, motivation, maturity, and potential
as a contributor to the college community.
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Financial
Aid
Financial aid is available to those
students who qualify for admission and demonstrate financial need. Assistance
is provided through appropriate combinations of scholarships, grants-in-aid, loans,
and work opportunities. Selection of the types of funds used to meet the student's
need is the responsibility of the financial aid office.
Several scholarship opportunities are available to music students, including the
Dorothy Mallery Award for Academic Excellence, the Jane Watt-Baird Prize, and
the Evelyn White Scholarship for Piano Performance.
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