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This student had a keen interest in jazz and composition. They completed twelve full courses, including an honors thesis, and eight half-courses, including a Special Topics course and several semesters of music lessons. Only eight courses are required for the major, so this student went above and beyond the requirement.
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This student started out with classical flute lessons. They did seven full courses, including an honors thesis, and used their hall-course flute lessons to complete the eight-course major. As you can see, they had plenty of time for other coursework at the college.
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This student began performing in the orchestra. (The same can be done with any of our choral or jazz ensembles as well.) They eventually discovered an interest in jazz guitar, a new instrument for them, and took lessons over multiple semesters. Note that they chose to do a second major seminar in place of an honors thesis.
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This student followed a variety of interests that culminated in an ambitious three-course composition thesis. Because the thesis included a chorus, the student took a semester of choral ensemble to support their work (in addition to the composition courses). They graduated with 13 full courses (five more than required) and two half-courses.