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Eastman Initiatives Curriculum
6EIC 101 (I-1) Eastman Colloquium
Eastman Colloquium explores the sounds, meanings, and uses of music within a wide variety of contexts. Students consider ways in which imagining and experiencing music deepens their understandings of and connections to themselves as musicians, as well as to others in their communities, and to the larger social, political, and spiritual worlds we inhabit. The practical aspects of music and musical institutions are emphasized, along with philosophical, pedagogical, historical, and social underpinnings of music practiced in the broadest sense. The class format consists of weekly large group presentations by a diverse array of Eastman faculty, students, staff, and guests. Individual writing assignments focus on personal reflection as an opportunity for students to develop their own critical thinking and writing skills. Required of all freshmen; transfer students are expected to take this course unless they have had a similar experience in previous collegiate study.
6EIC 251, 252 (I, II--3) Senior Project for BM/MUA
The senior project is the final culmination of BM MUA study. As such, it must be a substantial and original contribution that is assumed to integrate the experience and education of the student. Students are required to present their findings in a public forum. The supervisory committee requires that all seniors present their projects in a advertised yearly one-day colloquium, to which Eastman students and faculty as well as the general public would be invited. A student will normally conceive of the senior project as emanating from the experience gained in the Concentration (that is, the project would be a hands-on application) or, with the approval of the supervisory committee, the project may be an exploration of another of the student's interests.