University of Ghana, Faculty of Arts.
 
Department of Music
School of Performing Arts
SYLLABUS: MUSIC DEPARTMENT
APPROVED BY THE ACADEMIC BOARD IN FEB 2004

REVISITED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN MAY 2006 FOR STANDARDISATION OF THE CODE NUMBERS

All bachelor candidates must take the chorale ensemble plus any other ensemble either as a complement to the practicals when prescribed or as a departmental non credit requirement where practicals are not prescribed

DIPLOMA IN GENERAL MUSIC
Diploma students must take one course from each of other two departments.
All courses in both years are compulsory

YEAR ONE                                                                                         
MUSC 002 Harmony 
 3 credits  
MUSC 003 Music of the Baroque Period 
 3  
MUSC 004 Music of the Classical & Romantic Periods
3  
MUSC 005 Introduction to African Music 
 3  
MUSC 006 Music in African Cultures   
 3  
MUSC 007 Musicianship   
 3  
MUSC 008 Musicianship  
 3  
MUSC 011 Ensemble I 
 3  
MUSC 012 Ensemble II
 3  
MUSC 013 Practicals I  
 3  
MUSC 014 Practicals II  
 3  
MUSC 015 Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony 
 3  
     
YEAR TWO
MUSC 021 Introduction to Form and Analysis
 3 credits  
MUSC 022 Form and Analysis 
 3  
MUSC 023 Introduction to Orchestration 
 3  
MUSC 024 Orchestration 
 3  
MUSC 025 Introduction to Composition  
 3  
MUSC 026 Composition   
 3  
MUSC 027 Contemporary African Music  
 3  
MUSC 028 Counterpoint 
 3  
MUSC 029 Musicianship
 3  
MUSC 020 Ensemble III  
 3  
MUSC 031 Practicals I 
 3  
MUSC 032 Practicals II 

3

 

  
BACHELOR OF ARTS		 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
BA. LEVEL 100   All courses are compulsory

B.MUS. LEVEL 100 All courses are compulsory. Students willing to start B.MUS. at this level should still take (additional) courses from 2 other departments to totalize 30 credits

 BFA. LEVEL 100 All courses are compulsory.
MUSC 121 Introduction to Music  
 3 credits MUSC 121 Introduction to Music  3 MUSC 121 Introduction to Music  3
MUSC 122 Fundamentals of Music Theory 
 3 MUSC 122 Fundamentals of Music Theory  3   3
MUSC 123 Contemporary Music in Ghana		 3 MUSC 123 Contemporary Music in Ghana 3   3
 MUSC 124 Traditional Music in Ghana
 3 MUSC 124 Traditional Music in Ghana 3 MUSC 124 Traditional Music in Ghana 3
  MUSC 125 Practicals I 3 MUSC 125 Practicals I 3
  MUSC 126 Practicals II 3 MUSC 126 Practicals II 3
         
BA LEVEL 200   All courses are compulsory
B. MUS .LEVEL 200 All courses are compulsory Students willing to offer B.MUS. at this level should still take (additional) courses from 2 other departments to totalize 36 credits.
BFA LEVEL 200    All theory courses are compulsory. The two practical courses in music are optional,   but students must take the two practical courses per year from one of the Departments of the School of Performing Arts. Theory courses offer 2 credits, practicals 3 credits.

MUSC 211 Survey of History of Western Music 

 3 credits MUSC 211 Survey of History of Western Music 3 MUSC 211 Survey of History of Western Music  2
MUSC 212 Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint  		 3
MUSC 212 Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint 		 3
MUSC 212 Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint 		 2
MUSC 213 Practicals I		 3 MUSC 213 Practicals I 3 MUSC 213 Practicals I 3
MUSC 214 Practicals 3 MUSC 214 Practicals 3 MUSC 214 Practicals 3
   

MUSC 215 Fundamentals of Music Theory (equiv. to MUSC 122) 

 2
    MUSC 216 Contemporary Music in Ghana (equiv. to MUSC 123) 2
BA LEVEL 300.   BA students doing a Combined Major (alongside courses from other Departments) are required to take the core courses and prescribed electives to obtain a minimum of 18 credits (a maximum of 21).

B.MUS. LEVEL 300 The student is required to take the nine core courses (75% of credits) and any three of the electives (25 % of credits) to obtain 36 credits.

BFA. LEVEL 300    BFA. students must take courses   from any two departments at the School of Performing Arts to obtain 28-30 credits by the end of the year. However if the B.FA student is planning to do a Single Major in Music at level 400 then the four core music courses are compulsory

Core

Core

Core
MUSC 311 Diatonic Harmony		 3 credits
MUSC 311 Diatonic Harmony		 3
MUSC 311 Diatonic Harmony		 3
MUSC 312 Chromatic Harmony 
 3 MUSC 312 Chromatic Harmony 3 MUSC 312 Chromatic Harmony 3
    MUSC 313 Counterpoint   3    
 MUSC 314 The Orchestra and Orchestral Techniques 
 3  MUSC 314 The Orchestra and Orchestral Techniques  3  MUSC 314 The Orchestra and Orchestral Techniques  3
  MUSC 315 Ghanaian Popular Music 3    

MUSC 317 Music of West and Central Africa

 3 MUSC 317 Music of West and Central Africa 3 MUSC 317 Music of West and Central Africa 3
  MUSC 319 Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods  

 

  
 
MUSC 323 Practicals I		   MUSC 323 Practicals I  3 MUSC 323 Practicals I  
MUSC 324 Practicals II		   MUSC 324 Practicals II   3 MUSC 324 Practicals II  

Electives

 Electives Electives
MUSC 313 Counterpoint
 3
 
MUSC 313 Counterpoint		 3
MUSC 315 Ghanaian Popular Music  		 3     MUSC 315 Ghanaian Popular Music   3
MUSC 316 African Pop Music  3 MUSC 316 African Pop Music   MUSC 316 African Pop Music 3
 MUSC 318 Music of Southern Africa 
 3   MUSC 318 Music of Southern Africa  3
MUSC 319 Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods.
 3   MUSC 319 Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods. 3
MUSC 321 Introduction to Music Studio		 3 MUSC 321 Introduction to Music Studio 3 MUSC 321 Introduction to Music Studio 3
MUSC 322 Romantic and Twentieth Century Music 
 3 MUSC 322 Romantic and Twentieth Century Music  3 MUSC 322 Romantic and Twentieth Century Music 3
MUSC 325 Process of Art I		 3 MUSC 325 Process of Art I   MUSC 325 Process of Art I 3

MUSC 326 Process of Art II  

 3 MUSC 326 Process of Art II   3 MUSC 326 Process of Art II   3
MUSC 327 Musical Cultures of the World		 3
MUSC 327 Musical Cultures of the World		 3
MUSC 327 Musical Cultures of the World
 3
         
BA.LEVEL 400    BA students doing a Combined Major (alongside courses from other Departments) are required to take the core courses and prescribed electives to obtain a minimum of 18 credits.

B.MUS.LEVEL 400   The student is required to take the nine core courses (75% of credits) and any three of the electives (25% of credits) to obtain 36 credits. Free electives are allowed to top up.
BFA  LEVEL 400    BFA students doing their  Single Major in the Music Department  of  the School of Performing Arts must do the four core subjects and prescribed electives to obtain a minimum of 28-30 credits by the end of the year. Those BFA students  doing a Combined Major must take courses   from any two departments at the School of Performing Art  to obtain 28-30 credits by the end of the year (20 credits from the  major and 8-10  from the minor course)
  Core
 Core Core

MUSC 411 Twentieth Century Composition

 3 credits
MUSC 411 Twentieth Century Composition
 3
MUSC 411 Twentieth Century Composition
 3
  MUSC 412 Extended Composition 3    
3 MUSC 413 Music of East Africa 3 3
MUSC 414 Music of North Africa		 3
MUSC 414 Music of North Africa		 3
MUSC 414 Music of North Africa		 3
MUSC 415 Research Methods		 3 MUSC 415 Research Methods 3 MUSC 415 Research Methods 3
MUSC 416 Musical Traditions of the African Diaspora		 3 MUSC 416 Musical Traditions of the African Diaspora 3 MUSC 416 Musical Traditions of the African Diaspora 3

3 MUSC 417 Orchestration  3 3
3
MUSC 421 Practicals I 
 3
3
3 MUSC 422 Practicals II 3   3
Electives Electives Electives
  MUSC 410 Long Essay/Original Composition/ Recital 3 credits  
 MUSC 412 Extended Composition
 3   MUSC 412 Extended Composition 3
MUSC 413 Music of East Africa
 3   MUSC 413 Music of East Africa 3
MUSC 417 Orchestration 
 3   MUSC 417 Orchestration  3
MUSC 419 Fugue 		 3 MUSC 419 Fugue  3 MUSC 419 Fugue  3
MUSC 421 Practicals I
 3     MUSC 421 Practicals I 3
MUSC 422 Practicals   II  		       MUSC 422 Practicals   II    

MUSC 423 Conducting

 3 MUSC 423 Conducting 3 MUSC 423 Conducting 3
MUSC 424 Theories in Western Music		 3
MUSC 424 Theories in Western Music
 3
MUSC 424 Theories in Western Music		 3
MUSC 425 Seminar in Composition 
 3 MUSC 425 Seminar in Composition  3 MUSC 425 Seminar in Composition  3
MUSC 426 Form and Analysis in African Music
 3 MUSC 426 Form and Analysis in African Music 3 MUSC 426 Form and Analysis in African Music 3
MUSC 427 African-American Music in North America 
 3 MUSC 427 African-American Music in North America  3 MUSC 427 African-American Music in North America  3
MUSC 428 Music Studio		 3 MUSC 428 Music Studio 3 MUSC 428 Music Studio 3
MUSC 430 African Drum Repertoire and Directing
 3 MUSC 430 African Drum Repertoire and Directing 3 MUSC 430 African Drum Repertoire and Directing 3
MUSC 432 Area Studies I		 3 MUSC 432 Area Studies I 3 MUSC 432 Area Studies I 3
 
M.A./M.Phil

The M.A. and M.Phil. students initially take the same one year program of compulsory four core courses and prescribed electives. However, M..A. students are required to obtain at least 24 credits from these courses to totalize 39 credits including the Dissertation (12 credits) and the Seminar presentation (3), whilst M. Phil. Students have a margin from 24 to 30 credits to totalize 66 credits, including 2 Seminar presentations (3+3 credits) and an M. Phil Thesis (30 credits). MA students are required to take 2 more courses to move to M. Phil., when admitted.
Core
 
Staff  
 
MUSC 661 Musicology 3 credits
MUSC 662 Theories and Methods of Ethnomusicology
 3
MUSC 671 Practicals I  3
MUSC 672 Practicals II
 3
Electives
MUSC 663 Organology I
 3

  

Calendar 
MUSC 664 Organology II 3
MUSC 665 Music Theory and Composition I
 3
MUSC 666 Music Theory and Composition II  3
MUSC 667 Orchestration I 
 3
MUSC 668 Orchestration II  3
MUSC 669 Aesthetics and Music Criticism I
3  
MUSC 674 Aesthetics and Music Criticism II  3

 

 

Resources
MUSC 673 African Popular Music I 
 3
MUSC 676 African Popular Music II 3
MUSC 675 Sociology of Music
3
MUSC 678 Sociology of Music II  3
MUSC 679 Transcription
 3
MUSC 681 Special Topics 3
MUSC 682 Special Topics
 3
MUSC 683 Area studies II 3
MUSC 684 Directed Study
 3  
M.A. COURSE STRUCTURE
M.PHIL COURSE STRUCTURE
Course work 24 Course work 30
MUSC 600     M.A. Dissertation
 12    
MUSC 640     Seminar Presentation I   3 MUSC 640    Seminar Presentation I  3
  MUSC 650    M.Phil Seminar Presentation II  3
  MUSC 660    M Phil Thesis 30
Total credits
 39 Total credits 66
 
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