Music Learning Aims
Students who elect a music concentration will demonstrate a mastery in the following five areas:
- Aural literacy — defined as an ability to recognize the elements of musical language: pitch, rhythm, and harmony, and the ability to manipulate those elements in a coherent manner
- Stylistic literacy — the ability to recognize, analyze, and understand the genesis of the major stylistic periods
- Instrumental literacy — the ability to perform music in an expressive and stylistically appropriate manner at a reasonably advanced level
- Ensemble ability — the ability to work cooperatively towards a musical/interpretive goal with other musicians
- Writing skills — the ability to write cogently about music
Transfer Opportunities for UArts Students
Loyola is eager to welcome students from University of the Arts to complete their coursework toward a number of different visual or performing arts degrees.Explore UArts Transfer Pathways