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Music
Results of Assessment
2002-2003 (submitted
10/20/03)
The Music Area outcomes assessment results for 2002-2003 showed the
following:
1. The audition process which was begun in the 2001-2002 school year worked
fairly well. There are still several students who have fallen through the
cracks, but they have been identified and steps are being taken to assure that
they are auditioned.
2. Students are still registering for junior and senior recitals and then
not completing them in the semester in which they register. Students who do
this receive an E for the class. More and better advising of the faculty
advisors and private teachers is being planned for the fall semester of 2003.
3. There is a need to revamp the music history sequence to make it work
more effectively. The present program of two years consists of one year of
survey, followed by one year of literature. The program will be changed to a
two year chronologically sequential program. The program will be rewritten
during the summer of 2003, by Dr. Bettie Jo Basinger, who presented the
revised program outline to the faculty.
General Concerns
1. The music area's most pressing need is a musicologist to effectively
teach the major courses in the music history area. This will reach a crisis
point after next year when the revised music history sequence takes effect.
2. Recruiting in the wind/brass area is becoming a larger problem. The area
doesn't have sufficient quality players in the a number of instruments to
allow the programs which depend on it to function well. The faculty and area
head are unable to recruit as needed due to the size of their teaching loads.
3. The Music Area faculty is concerned about the Theatre Area's lack of
support for the production of a fully staged opera. This will be addressed
during the opening meetings of the fall 2003 semester.
Accreditation
NASM has granted the Music Area full continued accreditation for the next 10
years. This has been an ongoing process for the past two years due to a complete
change in the music major programs, coupled with the normal NASM accreditation
process. Next NASM accreditation is due in the school year 2010-2011.
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