Performance of Music: Individual and Class Instruction
Credit is granted for courses in private music instruction. Students at Level I (MUS 010 PO and MUS 015 PO ) must demonstrate considerable progress after four semesters in order to continue. To be eligible for Level II lessons MUS 020 PO and MUS 100 PO ), students must pass a Qualifying Examination, administered by the Music Department at the beginning and end of each semester. All enrollment for private music instruction takes place online, but NOT through the My.Pomona portal. Visit the Music Department’s Private Lessons webpage for access to the registration form, which will be available a few weeks before the beginning of each semester. (Students planning to take the Qualifying Examination must consult with their instructor concerning the requirements.)
Students studying privately are expected to participate regularly in the appropriate curricular ensembles (course numbers in the 30s or 40s) to the full extent of their ability.
Satisfying GE Area 6 through partial or half-credit courses in Music
The Music Department offers a range of courses for 0.25 or 0.5 credits per semester that may be used in combinations to satisfy the 1.0 credit requirement for GE Area 6, Creation and Performance of Works of Art and Literature. The GE Area 6 requirement may be satisfied by amassing (at least) 1.0 credit in Instruction in Applied Music, or by amassing (at least) 1.0 credit in Performance Ensembles. Combining courses from the two categories to reach a total of 1.0 credit does not satisfy the requirement.
To satisfy GE Area 6 through courses in Instruction in Applied Music (MUS 006 PO , MUS 007 PO , MUS 010 PO, MUS 015 PO, MUS 020 PO, and MUS 100 PO, all courses taken must be on the same instrument or on voice. (MUS 117 PO does not satisfy the GE Area 6 requirement.)
For students taking four semesters of 0.25 credit lessons, a Qualifying Examination, administered by the Music Department at the beginning and end of each semester, must be taken by the end of the fourth semester of lessons.
Performance of Music: Ensembles
The performing ensembles sponsored by the Music Department are open to all qualified students of the Claremont Colleges and earn 0.5 credit each. Auditions, where required, are normally held during the opening weeks of each semester. Each ensemble may be taken for credit a maximum of four times (for the equivalent of 2.0 course credits); however, the course will also appear on the transcript for each subsequent semester in which it is taken for no credit.
Satisfying GE Area 6 through Performance Ensembles
For ensembles with course numbers in the 30s (MUS 031 PO , MUS 032 PO , MUS 033 PO , MUS 035 PO , or MUS 037 PO ), the same courses must be taken in two consecutive semesters to satisfy the GE Area 6 requirement. For ensembles with course numbers in the 40s (MUS 041 PO , MUS 042B PO , MUS 042C PO , and other MUS 042 courses when offered), any two courses (or the same course twice) will satisfy the requirement. (MUS 040 PO does not contribute to satisfying the GE Area 6 requirement.)
