Program Overview

Music Performance Program

The Music Performance program at DePaul University combines coursework and individual and studio musical instruction with performance experience in both large and small ensembles. This program is designed to perfect musical performance proficiencies and prepare students for their careers.

Program Description

The program includes performance opportunities in various instruments, such as bass, bassoon, cello, clarinet, flute, guitar, horn, oboe, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice. Students will have the chance to perform in many of the school's large and small ensembles, along with chamber music groups and individual recitals. The School of Music produces over 300 student performances each year, providing students with extensive performance experience.

Concentrations

The Music Performance program offers several concentrations, including:

• Brass Concentration
• Guitar Concentration
• Percussion Concentration
• Piano Concentration
• String Bass Concentration
• Violin, Viola, and Cello Concentration
• Voice Concentration
• Woodwinds Concentration

Course Requirements

The program requires students to complete various courses, including:

• Applied lessons (APM 205 and APM 305)
• Concentration requirements (determined by the specific performance track)
• Large Ensemble credits
• Chamber Music credits
• Music Electives
• Free Electives

Checkpoints

Undergraduate students in classical performance will perform a checkpoint audition at the end of their sophomore year. The student's applied instructor and/or area coordinator or director will provide specific information on content and required music. Successful completion of the checkpoint audition is required for continuation in the performance degree.

Concentration Requirements

Each concentration has its own set of requirements, including:

Brass Concentration

• APM 372: Orchestral Repertoire for Brass
• APM 373: Brass Concepts
• APM 374: Brass Instrument Performance Style
• APM 315: The Business of Music from the Performer's Perspective
• APM 387: Studio Teaching as a Profession

Guitar Concentration

• APM 377: Guitar History and Literature I
• APM 378: Guitar History and Literature II
• APM 379: Guitar History and Literature III
• APM 384: String Pedagogy I
• APM 385: String Pedagogy II
• APM 386: String Pedagogy III

Percussion Concentration

• APM 170: Percussion Concert Accessories Techniques Class
• APM 160: World Percussion Techniques
• APM 313: Music Technology for Percussionists
• APM 346: Percussion Pedagogy
• APM 315: The Business of Music from the Performer's Perspective

Piano Concentration

• APM 242: Accompanying Class I
• APM 244: Accompanying Class II
• APM 245: Accompanying Class III
• APM 300: Accompanying Practicum for Pianists I: Voice
• APM 301: Accompanying Practicum for Pianists II: Winds
• APM 302: Accompanying Practicum for Pianists III: Strings

String Bass Concentration

• APM 384: String Pedagogy I
• APM 385: String Pedagogy II
• APM 386: String Pedagogy III
• APM 343: Orchestral Repertoire for String Bass

Violin, Viola, and Cello Concentration

• APM 340: Orchestral Repertoire for Strings I
• APM 341: Orchestral Repertoire for Strings II
• APM 342: Orchestral Repertoire for Strings III
• APM 384: String Pedagogy I
• APM 385: String Pedagogy II
• APM 386: String Pedagogy III

Voice Concentration

• APM 124: English Diction
• APM 125: Italian Diction I
• APM 126: German Diction I
• APM 127: French Diction I
• APM 389: Advanced Vocal Diction
• APM 350: Interpretation of Vocal Literature I
• APM 351: Interpretation of Vocal Literature II
• APM 352: Interpretation of Vocal Literature III

Woodwinds Concentration

• APM 328: Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds I: Literature Performance
• APM 329: Woodwind Orchestral Repertoire II: Audition Preparation
• APM 311: Woodwind Pedagogy
• APM 315: The Business of Music from the Performer's Perspective
• APM 309: Music Entrepreneurship
• APM 387: Studio Teaching as a Profession
• APM 337: Alexander Technique

Career Options

The Music Performance program prepares students for various career options, including:

• Arranging
• Composing
• Music education
• Music editing
• Music production
• Performance
• Recording

By completing the Music Performance program at DePaul University, students will gain the skills and experience necessary to succeed in their chosen career path.