Music

Cottey offers courses in music and performance opportunities for all students.

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Program Description

This program is for students who are majoring in areas other than music, but would like to continue studying music at the college level.

Students interested in performing in an ensemble can enroll in the Cottey Chamber Singers, take piano or voice lessons (or both), music students who enroll in lessons have a weekly private lesson with the instructor and a weekly group performance class. Music Appreciation and Women in Music are courses that fulfill the general education core Fine Arts requirement.

Signature Courses

MUS 101 Music Appreciation

This course is a basic survey of the music of the Western world. Emphasis is placed on the elements of music, terminology, composers, form, and style within a historical perspective.

Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in basic listening and understanding of the art of music.
MUS160 Voice Lesson/Performance

An introduction to the fundamental techniques of vocal production and performance. Group and individual vocal instruction with the potential to sing in a variety of musical styles.

Emphasis on understanding the foundation of a healthy vocal technique and integrating that technique into songs. Topics include warm-up techniques, breath support, tone production, musical phrasing, and diction/text communication, as well as an introduction to standard vocal repertoire and associated performance practices. May be repeated for credit.
MUS 287 Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers are a select group of singers who perform music in a variety of styles, with an emphasis on 20th and 21st century women composers. Chamber Singers welcomes singers from the Cottey College Community by audition. Contact Professor Spencer for more information.
MUS 185 Women in Music

Increased awareness of the contributions of women to
the creation and performance of music. Fulfills Fine Arts
requirements.

Career Outcomes

Career Outcomes
- Elementary or Secondary Music Teacher
- Performer
- Private Music Instructor
- College Professor
- Music Therapist
- Music Historian
- Sound Engineer
- Arts Administrator

Scholarships

Scholarship Audition
Music scholarships are available to all qualified students, regardless of academic major. Prospective students must first be accepted for admission to Cottey College, and submit a music scholarship application. Next, prospective students must audition for the music faculty.
- Prospective students may interview and audition with a Music Department Faculty member during a campus visit. Prospective students who visit when classes are in session may meet current students and experience a Cottey ensemble rehearsal.
- Prospective students who are not able to visit campus in person can submit a CD, DVD, or online link of a high quality recording.
Audition materials may include: contest-type solos, etudes, or All-District/Region audition music. Vocalists should sing with accompaniment, if possible. If you are having trouble selecting music, please ask your high school director or music teacher. Or, contact our Music Department Faculty (music@cottey.edu). Each scholarship application is processed soon after all materials are received. The priority deadline for scholarship consideration is February 1. Later applications will be considered until funding is exhausted.

Recipients of the music scholarship must enroll in a private lesson and a Cottey music ensemble each semester.

Group of choir students posing on stage Cottey College Chamber Singers

Why Cottey’s Music Program Is Unique.

Students at all levels have the opportunity to perform solos in concerts. Additionally, the music department offers Music Appreciation and Women in Music, which are courses that fulfill the Fine Arts requirement of the general education core.