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All
entering students must take a music placement test to determine
at what level they should enter the music curriculum. Students without
much previous experience in music will enter the curriculum by taking
Music 200 or Music 210. Students who read music and who have played
an instrument for several years, but who have not had much formal
classroom study, generally enter the curriculum by taking Music
250. Students who read music, who are experienced on an instrument,
and who demonstrate proficiency in music history and/or theory will
enter the curriculum by taking either Music 260 or Music 270.
Approximately half of entering Juniors will satisfy their diploma
requirement in music by taking Music 210, a yearlong, three-hour
per week, in-depth version of Music 200. Members of the Junior class
who do not take Music 210 will satisfy their requirement in one
of two ways. Many of these students will take Music 200 during the
Lower year and then complete their diploma requirement by taking
either an ensemble for credit (Music 150-180), or any course higher
than Music 210. Students who by-pass Music 200 as a result of their
performance on the music placement test will satisfy their diploma
requirement by taking two courses higher than Music 210.
Entering Lowers must take a total of three trimesters of art and
music, with at least one course in each area. Subject to their performance
on the music placement test, most will take Music 200. Students
who take Music 200 and who then elect to take a second music course
to fulfill the diploma requirement in art and music will take either
an ensemble for credit (Music150-180) or any course higher than
Music 210. Entering Lowers who, as a result of their performance
on the music placement test, by-pass Music 200 will take one music
course higher than Music 210. If such a student decides to take
a second music course to fulfill the third term of the requirement
in art and music, then she/he may do so by taking any course higher
than Music 210.
Entering Uppers must take a trimester course in either music (200
level or above) or art at the academy. Entering Seniors should take
one trimester of either music (200 level or above), art or theatre.
Students may take any course below the 200 level at any time and,
if they desire, repeatedly during their PA careers. Music 200, or
exemption on the basis of performance on the music placement test,
is a prerequisite for all upper level electives. All entering students
must take a music placement test to determine at what level they
should enter the music curriculum. Students without much previous
experience in music will enter the curriculum by taking Music 200
or Music 210. Students who read music and who have played an instrument
for several years, but who have not had much formal classroom study,
generally enter the curriculum by taking Music 250. Students who
read music, who are experienced on an instrument, and who demonstrate
proficiency in music history and/or theory will enter the curriculum
by taking either Music 260 or Music 270.
Approximately half of entering Juniors will satisfy their diploma
requirement in music by taking Music 210, a yearlong, three-hour
per week, in-depth version of Music 200. Members of the Junior class
who do not take Music 210 will satisfy their requirement in one
of two ways. Many of these students will take Music 200 during the
Lower year and then complete their diploma requirement by taking
either an ensemble for credit (Music 150-180), or any course higher
than Music 210. Students who by-pass Music 200 as a result of their
performance on the music placement test will satisfy their diploma
requirement by taking two courses higher than Music 210.
Entering Lowers must take a total of three trimesters of art and
music, with at least one course in each area. Subject to their performance
on the music placement test, most will take Music 200. Students
who take Music 200 and who then elect to take a second music course
to fulfill the diploma requirement in art and music will take either
an ensemble for credit (Music150-180) or any course higher than
Music 210. Entering Lowers who, as a result of their performance
on the music placement test, by-pass Music 200 will take one music
course higher than Music 210. If such a student decides to take
a second music course to fulfill the third term of the requirement
in art and music, then she/he may do so by taking any course higher
than Music 210.
Entering Uppers must take a trimester course in either music (200
level or above) or art at the academy. Entering Seniors should take
one trimester of either music (200 level or above), art or theatre.
Students may take any course below the 200 level at any time and,
if they desire, repeatedly during their PA careers. Music 200, or
exemption on the basis of performance on the music placement test,
is a prerequisite for all upper-level electives.
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