Gustavus
Adolphus College · Department of Music · Music Student Handbook
Section 1: General Information for Music
Students
Room and Concert Hall
Reservations
The Department of Music, along with the
Art and Art History, Communication Studies, and Theatre and Dance Departments,
is housed in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. This two-building complex, designed
by Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson was dedicated in the fall of 1971 and provides
an attractive and comfortable physical environment for classes, rehearsals, and
performances. Most campus musical events are scheduled in the 475-seat Jussi
Björling Recital Hall (BRH), which memorializes Sweden's famed Metropolitan
Opera tenor. Also located in the Fine Arts Music (FAM) area are thirty-four
individual practice rooms, the Lund Music Library (FAM 319), a Midi-Computer
Music Lab (FAM 304), general-purpose classrooms, ensemble rehearsal spaces,
instrument storage areas, faculty offices and teaching studios, the Office of
Fine Arts (Björling Recital Hall loft), and the Department of Music Office (FAM
318). The Kresge Room, finished in 1980, provides an area for use by dance
classes. Restrooms are located on the first floor north beyond the glass doors,
at the middle of the second floor near the elevator, and on the north end of
the third floor near the Communication Studies Department classrooms and
faculty offices. Some classrooms within the music building are kept locked
because of the valuable audio, electronic, and musical equipment they contain.
Building Hours
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 AM
– 1:00 AM
Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM –
1:00 AM
The Department of Music
at Gustavus Adolphus College provides opportunities for students to study music
in the context of a liberal arts education. Over a third of the students
at Gustavus choose to study music through courses in theory, history,
appreciation, pedagogy, and performance.
Students interested in majoring in music will receive the Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Music or Music Education. The core of the curriculum for the major emphasizes theoretical concepts and applications, historical perspective, aural and analytical skills, and performance techniques. In addition to the completion of the major, students may choose Departmental Honors in Performance, Composition, or History-Literature. Also, advising information is available for students with special interests in music, including Church Music, Music-Business, Music-Computer Science, Music-Theatre, Music Therapy, and Arts Management. A music minor is available for those students who complete five courses of music study, including MUS 101, MUS 103, and MUS 111. Detailed information regarding the Music Major, Departmental Honors and special interest programs can be found in the Academic Catalog and in Section
10 of this handbook.
The musical year at
Gustavus is highlighted by several events. The annual presentation of Christmas
in Christ Chapel involves over 300 student musicians. Several ensembles,
including the Gustavus Choir, the Choir of Christ Chapel, the Gustavus Wind
Orchestra, the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, and the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band make
concert tours each year. In recent years, Gustavus ensembles have performed in
Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia, China, Japan, Canada, South Africa,
and throughout the continental United States. Each year the Gustavus Artist
Series brings outstanding ensembles and recitalists to campus. In addition,
music faculty, individual student performers, student ensembles, and faculty
ensembles present more than 240 concerts and recitals each year. These events
offer rich and varied musical opportunities for both the campus and the greater
Gustavus community.
The Department of Music Office is staffed by Administrative Assistant Nancy Sanderson and student workers. Faculty mailboxes are located in the Music Office, monthly work-study timecards are turned in to the Music Office, and keys are rented from the Music Office. Please contact the Department of Music Office at any time with any questions or concerns.
Department of
Music Office Hours, Contact Information
Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM
– 4:30 PM
Office Telephone:
507.933.7364
E-Mail Address: nsanders@gac.edu
The Lund Music Library contains basic reference materials, recordings, and scores. The Lund Music Library is equipped with listening stations and two score/conference rooms for listening to recordings and viewing videos. These rooms are frequently used for group study, listening, and collaboration. Most music-related books such as composer biographies, literature surveys, and historical-theoretical research are located on the top floor of the Folke Bernadotte Library (ML and MT sections).
Lund Music Library Hours, Contact
Information
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 AM
– 11:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM –
4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 1:00 PM –
11:00 PM
Circulation Desk
Telephone: 507.933.7367
The Music Lab is a
computer/electronic keyboard center staffed by student workers. Students frequently
use the Music Lab to complete Music Theory assignments. Each computer in the
music lab is equipped with Finale® music notation software with which students
complete homework sets and composition assignments.
Music Lab
Hours
Because it is staffed by
student workers whose schedules vary by semester, the hours of the Music Lab
are subject to frequent change. Please periodically check and note the hours of
operation posted beside the door of FAM 304.
Keyboardists
and Vocalists
Keys for music lockers
(6.25” by 12.5”) are available from the Department of Music Office for a rental
deposit of $5.00. This deposit is refunded with the return of the key at the
end of the academic year. Music lockers are located on the second floor near
the Kresge Room at the bottom of the main staircase. They provide both
convenient and safe storage. When renting a key from the Department of Music
Office, please bring the correct deposit amount ($5.00); money is not kept on
hand within the Department for making change.
Instrumentalists
Lockers of various sizes
for instrumental storage are available on the first floor. Keys and
combinations for these lockers may be obtained from the Instrumental Music
Assistants (IMA), a student staff under the supervision of Dr. Douglas Nimmo,
Director of Wind Orchestras. A $5.00 rental deposit is requested for storage in
one of the large lockers. As with other Department lockers and keys, the $5.00
deposit is refunded with the return of the key to the Instrumental Music
Assistants.
Staff: Elliott Crouch, Sara Halberg, Rachel Peters
Office Location: FAM 108
Office Hours: by
appointment
Office Telephone: _____
E-Mail Address: ima@gac.edu
There is no master key or duplicate of any locker key. If
you forget a locker key, your locker cannot be opened. The designated owner of
a lost key will not recover the initial $5.00 deposit, which will be used
toward the cost of replacing the lock and key. In addition, the student will be charged the
cost for a technician or locksmith to remove materials.
In order to assist the Department of Music with the rising cost of maintaining College-owned instruments, a fee of $40.00 per semester is charged for instruments checked out to students for use in the Early Music Ensemble, guitar class, and various brass/string/woodwind lessons and ensembles. The total Instrument Maintenance Fee collected from any one individual per academic year will not exceed $80.00. Instruments may be checked out to more than one person at a time (classical guitars, for instance), but each individual will be assessed the fee to help maintain the collection of College-owned instruments.
Exceptions: (1) Students are not charged for use of pianos, pipe organs, harpsichords, harps, or percussion instruments. (2) Music majors enrolled in technique courses will not be charged for short-term use of instruments. (3) Students asked by a conductor to play a special-need instrument (piccolo, flugelhorn, etc.) will not be charged a fee for use of that instrument.
Music students who request to use a College-owned instrument for the summer will also be charged a $40.00 fee. Larger instruments (such as harps) are charged a higher fee for summer rental. Limited instruments are available during the summer months, as this is when most repair and maintenance takes place.
Keys are also available for use of certain practice spaces and classrooms containing grand pianos, pipe organs, and harpsichords. A signed permission note from the applied instructor is required to secure a key. Students checking out a room key will need to sign a form agreeing to return the key. If it is not returned at the appropriate time, the student's account will be charged $60 for the loss of the key. Keys to select classrooms are available from the Lund Music Library when these spaces are needed for class projects and other group preparations.
All regular rehearsals,
sectionals, meetings, etc., should be scheduled ahead to time to avoid conflicts.
The schedule posted by each classroom or studio door will list the regularly
scheduled events for each space. One-time additions to that schedule should be
arranged through appropriate offices.
We will be using an online room reservation process this year for scheduling classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and practice rooms used for teaching. Faculty will have access
to enter individual events – students will have access to view the
schedules online. Weekly room
schedules will be posted on Monday mornings.
FAM Classrooms
All classrooms in the
FAM area are reserved by contacting the Department of Music Office. Requests
are then checked with appropriate faculty members, the Office of the Registrar,
and the News Services Office before the reservation is made.
Björling
Recital Hall
Use of Björling Recital
Hall (BRH) is scheduled through the Office of Fine Arts, which is located on
the second floor of the Björling Recital Hall lobby. Students are encouraged to
use BRH for recital preparations. Reservations for practice
time in BRH are made online by music faculty, subject to approval by the Fine Arts Office. Students may reserve BRH
for limited hours of recital preparation time during normal hours
(Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM) and an additional one to two hour
period for an evening dress rehearsal. Concert lighting should be used only for
a dress rehearsal.
Kresge Room
The Kresge Room is
scheduled through the Theatre/Dance Department Office.
Ad hoc
student music groups that do not receive academic credit but wish to rehearse
in music building facilities must have a supervising faculty member reserve FAM
106 for rehearsals. It is not acceptable to simply move into and occupy rooms
that appear to be vacant. A master schedule for room reservations is maintained
in the Department of Music Office. To avoid conflicts, please make reservations
in advance. The College drum set and amplifiers can only be used by music
students who are currently enrolled in courses in those areas of study. There
is no storage space for student-owned drum sets and amplifiers. Loud volume in
rehearsals can be disruptive to other individuals in the building who are at
work in offices or classrooms, practicing, or studying. Please be considerate
of others in the building and control volume levels for rehearsals so that it
will be contained in the room with minimum overflow.
The Gustavus Adolphus
College Lost and Found is located in the Safety and Security Office
(507.933.8888). Please check with the Department of Music Office staff with
regards to items believed lost in the music building. Do not leave personal
belongings in practice rooms, classrooms, the Lund Music Library, or hallways.
Rather, make use of available storage and locker space. Identify and label all
personal belongings including books, binders, notebooks, scores, and especially
instruments.
Under no circumstances
is smoking allowed in the Music Building, Björling Recital Hall, or any other
campus building. Individuals must smoke at least twenty-five feet from any
outside door (scent is wafted into the building by opening and closing of
doors). Please do not light pipes, cigarettes, cigars, or any other tobacco
product in the corridor space between an outside door and a hallway or lobby
door.
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Revised: August, 2008