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Undergraduate
Music Program
Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Arts in
Music
Bachelor of Music (Piano,
Vocal or Instrumental)
Five year Honors Program
(BM/MM and BA/MM)
Minor in Music
The HNU music department
offers its students professional-caliber musical training together
with a liberal arts education, providing a strong foundation for
a career in the arts in the 21st century.
What makes the Holy
Names University Music Department unique?
- A friendly, supportive environment with small class sizes
and a variety of performance opportunities
- An individually-tailored course of study including the option
of a self-designed major
- Mentor relationships with professional performers/teachers
- Top-notch ear-training and sight-singing with internationally
recognized Kodály faculty
- An innovative, performance-based approach to core music studies
Performance labs and forums, chamber
ensembles, noon concerts, student recitals and Opera Scenes workshops
provide students with a variety of informal and formal performance
opportunities in a supportive setting. In addition, the San Francisco
Bay Area offers many venues for students to perform outside the
university, and the chance to experience world-class opera, symphony,
ballet, choral and chamber ensembles, jazz, blues and world music.
About the Program
The core undergraduate
music program at Holy Names features a unique, innovative Great
Works curriculum, integrating all aspects of musical studies (history,
theory and aural skills) in relation to the greatest masterpieces
of the Western musical tradition. Each course in the six-semester
sequence focuses on a period of music history, while making connections
with the music of other periods and other cultures around the
world. Courses are team-taught by the HNU music faculty and integrated
with students’ work in performance ensembles and individual music
studies.
Holy Names University
offers two undergraduate music degrees. The Bachelor of Music
degree in Performance (Piano, Vocal, or Instrumental) prepares
students for graduate study and career possibilities in performing,
accompanying, and teaching. The Bachelor of Arts in Music has
a less demanding performance requirement and offers the opportunity
to pursue a double major or a self-designed major. We also offer
a five-year honors degree program (BM/MM or BA/MM).
Curriculum
Quotes from
Students
 Arriving at Holy
Names, I knew I had a passion for music and a desire to turn that
passion into a reality. I came to find that I was surrounded by
supportive professors, small class sizes, and others who were
just as enthusiastic as myself.
- Michelle Girardot, B.M., ’09 (Voice)
 The HNU music department
is completely not what I expected. The individual attention is
phenomenal, all of my classes feel like private lessons. I can
honestly say we all know each other’s names and instruments; it
is so welcoming and nurturing.
- Laili Samori, B.M., ’09 (Clarinet)
Studying music at
Holy Names was very rewarding. In a nurturing environment, I received
excellent instruction and one-on-one attention.
- Heather Braganza, B.M., ’02 (Voice)
Music Scholarships
In addition to university-wide
scholarships and a $5,000 tuition waiver, undergraduate music
majors are eligible for the following music scholarships:
Babin Memorial, Bernhard
Abramowitsch, Grace Vamos, Raleigh & Claire Shaklee, Thierof Piano,
Weber Music, Ellen A. Mullen, Trutner Music, Fugara, Cotton Estate,
Bertalero Memorial
For additional information,
contact Dr. Steve Hofer, Chair of Music Department, (510) 436-1234
or hofer@hnu.edu.
Admission and
Audition Requirements
For general admission
requirements (click to
page )
Auditions
For acceptance into any of the undergraduate
music programs, the applicant must audition for a faculty jury
prior to the term in which proposed study would begin. Pianists
and other instrumentalists should perform three works chosen from
different periods, at least one of which must be memorized. Vocalists
should sing no less than two classical music selections from memory,
one of which must be in English. Videotaped auditions may be submitted
by students unable to visit the campus. For more information,
contact Steve Hofer, hofer@hnu.edu
or 510.436.1244.
Music scholarships are
awarded on the basis of auditions. Those who audition before March
2 will receive full consideration; those auditioning after March
2 will receive consideration on a funds available basis.
Auditions for Spring 2008 and Fall 2008:
Saturday, November 17, 2007, VCPA Room 539
Saturday, December 8, 2007 , VCPA Room 539
Piano, other instruments: 9:00 am - 11:00 am;
Voice: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
To schedule an audition, contact Steve
Hofer, hofer@hnu.edu or (510)
436-1244. If you are not able to attend on the scheduled audition
dates, it is possible to schedule an individual audition.
Proficiency Exams
Placement exams in theory and musicianship are required of all entering
music majors. These exams are offered during the week prior to the
beginning of each semester.
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