Applied Music Studies
Calendar of Events
Degree Programs and Courses Offered
Ensembles
Facilities
Faculty and Staff
Leo Kucinski Academy of Music
Scholarships and Audition Information
Student Organizations, Resources, and Opportunities
The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.
Degree Programs and Courses Offered in Music
Degree Programs
Morningside College offers three degree programs in music.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music provides a flexible program for students who seek careers related to music.
Bachelor of Music Education
The Bachelor of Music Education degree enables students to meet requirements that lead to a special certificate for teaching music in elementary and secondary schools.
Bachelor of Music in Performance
The Bachelor of Music degree is primarily for students aspiring to become performing artists or teachers of performance.
Morningside College also offers a Minor in Music.
For complete details about the requirements for these degrees, please see the Morningside College Catalog.
Courses Offered
Applied Music Study
- Private lessons in: brass instruments, harpsichord, organ, percussion instruments, piano, string instruments, voice, wind instruments
- Choral Conducting
- Class Piano I, II, III, IV
- Class Voice
- Diction for Singers I, II, III
- Instrumental Conducting
- Introduction to Conducting
- Jazz Piano Techniques
- Junior Recital Seminar
- Senior Recital Seminar
Instrumental Ensembles
- Brass Ensemble
- Collaborative Piano
- Fever Pep Band
- Instrumental Jazz Ensemble
- Morningside Outdoor Band
- Orchestra
- Percussion Ensemble
- Piano Ensemble
- Symphonic Wind Ensemble
- Woodwind Ensemble
Vocal Ensembles
- Bel Canto Women’s Choir
- Eclectix Vocal Jazz Ensemble
- Morningside College Choir
- Morningside College Opera Theatre
- Singing Men of Morningside
History and Literature
- Instrumental Literature
- Introduction to Music
- Music History I and II
- Piano Literature
- Song Literature
Music Education
- American Music Education
- Classroom Management
- Instrumental Pedagogy Overview
- Music Methods for the Elementary Teacher
- Music Methods & Practicum I and II
- Organ Pedagogy
- Pedagogy of Brass
- Pedagogy of Percussion
- Pedagogy of Strings
- Pedagogy of Woodwinds
- Piano Pedagogy
- Student Teaching: Elementary & Secondary; Vocal and Instrumental
- Vocal Pedagogy I and II
Theory and Composition
- Choral Arranging
- Composition
- Form and Analysis
- Music Technology
- Music Theory and Ear Training I, II, III, IV
- Orchestration
For complete details about the requirements for these degrees, please see the Morningside College Catalog.