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Music
Objectives.
1. To maintain, strengthen, and coordinate music programs commensurate with and appropriate to the purpose and objectives of Augusta State University
2. To prepare students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music degree programs for advanced studies or professional careers in musical performance or teaching, providing the necessary training, experience, and historical understanding.
3. To provide through the Bachelor of Arts degree a broad-based basic education in music and the liberal arts.
4. a. To foster, through commitment to the Humanities program and instructional participation therein, exemplary standards of taste, insight, appreciation, and knowledge in the discipline of music.
b. To relate aesthetically and historically the music segment of the Humanities program to the other Humanities.
5. To provide ASU students who are not music majors the opportunities to participate in a variety of performing groups, to receive applied music instruction, individual or class, or to take other general music classes.
6. a. To serve the community and other local educational institutions by providing facilities, instructional resources, cooperative programs, and recitals or concerts.
b. To encourage faculty and student participation in community musical activities.
Philosophy. The Music component of the Department of Fine Arts is a professional unit which regards music as both an art and a discipline. It recognizes the artistic values of creativity, experimentation, and music discrimination, as well as the disciplinary attributes of scholarship, independent and critical thinking, self-motivation, skill development, and dedication. Musical performance is a vital component of all programs of study. Individualized instruction allows for a nurturing environment reflecting high regard for the musical legacies of the past as well as preparedness for the future.
Curricula. The music unit provides intensive musical training on the collegiate level for musicians preparing for professions in music education, music performance, and a variety of other music-related fields; it serves music minors and non-music majors with performance ensembles and several courses of interest. Public school teachers are served through the offering of courses which satisfy the requirements for Staff Development Units. Persons of all ages in the community are encouraged to participate in musical activities and instruction through the Conservatory Program, a joint function of the Fine Arts Department and the Continuing Education Program.
Accreditation Augusta State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Degrees. Two undergraduate degrees are offered, each of which has multiple majors or tracks. The Bachelor of Music degree (BM) is awarded with a major in either Performance or Music Education. The Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in music provides a strong liberal arts core, with several choices for specialization tracks, either in music or correlative fields.
Library Policy.
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Art
Objectives.
1. To maintain, strengthen, and coordinate art programs that are commensurate with and appropriate to the mission of Augusta State University.
2. To prepare students who are candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in art for advanced studies or professional careers in the visual arts, providing the necessary training, experience, and historical understanding.
3. To provide candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art a widely based course of study in the visual and liberal arts.
4. a. To foster, through commitment to the University's Humanities program and instructional participation therein, exemplary standards of insight, appreciation, and knowledge in the discipline of art.
b. To relate aesthetically and historically the art segment of the Humanities program to the other Humanities disciplines, which are music and literature.
5. To assist the liberal arts mission of ASU and expand the aesthetic awareness of students and the public by offering art classes for non-majors, and by providing a regular series of art exhibitions in the Fine Arts Center Gallery.
Philosophy. The focus of the Art component of the Department of Fine Arts is on thorough and sound training in basic studio areas, taught by a faculty who value creative research and professional achievement as necessary foundations for teaching. The art faculty actively promotes the cause of art in the area, providing service to and leadership in art matters in our community.
Curricula. The art unit is able to provide professional training in many of the traditional art genres. Among the faculty are specialists in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and art history. Several different curricular tracks are available, organized as follows: 1) General (liberal arts); 2) Drawing and Painting; 3) Medical Illustration; 4) Ceramics and Sculpture.
Accreditation. Augusta State University, on behalf of the Art program, has recently applied for accreditation and institutional membership in the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Degrees. Two undergraduate degrees are offered with majors in Art. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) is designed to prepare students for professional careers in art. It should be selected by students who plan to pursue graduate degrees in art. The Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) with a major in Art is a liberal arts degree with major coursework in the field of art. It is recommended for the student whose interest in art is more general, and who wishes to have the opportunity to take additional courses in other fields of interest.
Library Policy.
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STATEMENT OF LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT BASED ON CURRICULA
Library materials which support program objectives and which satisfy accreditation needs are vital to the continued success of the Art and Music programs at Augusta State University.
Funding for library materials is shared equally by the Art and Music programs. Each program has its own special needs, mostly based upon accreditation and curricular requirements.
One area of concern for the department is that the Art program has need for more development in the area of journals in order to meet NASAD requirements. Art journals are extremely expensive and absorb most of the available funding to the Art program for the year. This leaves little for acquisition of books, another area that is under-developed in Art. NASAD requires no less than 10,000 volumes; ASU currently holds 7300 volumes, most of which are outdated. Again, the high cost of art books has helped to create this shortfall.
The Music program recently underwent the 10-year self-study required by NASM. The library was found to be deficient in the area of 20th century holdings. With an additional grant from the Dean of Arts & Sciences and the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, the music area was able to make headway on this matter. Over the past five years, the Music program has actively pursued developing the collection of journals in order to cover each area of applied study offered. Currently, there is concern for developing scores and recordings for the standard repertoire of each instrument and voice type, as well as expanding holdings of composers' collected editions. Another area of concern is the lack of an updated Music Index, the periodical index source for all areas of music.
These concerns affect the department's approach to development within each area of collection intensity.
Level 1: Minimum Development
MUSIC (5% of budget or less): Although the addition of popular music recordings, popular music magazines, and trade magazines would have broad appeal on the campus, the Music program has opted to develop only what is necessary to support MUSI 2320/3320, Music and Popular Culture (see Basic Development).
ART (3% of budget or less): Because of the extensive need for collection development in areas that support the curriculum of the Art program, little development will take place in the area of Handicrafts and so-called Arts and Crafts (LC classification TT).
Level 2: Basic Development
MUSIC (10-15% of budget): The Music program is in the unique position of having all necessary journals, adequate surveys in Western and non-Western music and the basic music encyclopedias. Primary importance is given to maintaining the integrity of the collection in this area, however. New editions of more scholarly survey texts, more scholarly introductory texts in the areas of theory, history, education, non-western music, jazz and performance, new editions of encyclopedias, and new basic periodicals are to be acquired as top priority, but within budgeted constraints. Most specialty courses in the Music program are taught on a two-year rotation. This rotation allows the Music library coordinator to develop basic holdings for a course during its "off" year.
ART: (25% of budget): The Art library coordinator is currently in the process of identifying serious holes in the area of art history surveys, introductory works and basic texts. These items will be acquired as top priority, but within budgeted constraints. At this time, the very basic art journals are already a part of the collection
Level 3: Intermediate Development
MUSIC (60% of budget): The Music program currently maintains major journals appropriate to its curriculum, and is endeavoring to obtain scores and recordings necessary for each of its undergraduate courses and applied lessons. These materials are to be acquired as top priority, but only after any new basic texts have been acquired. The curriculum areas in music will be prioritized further as follows for intermediate development:
Music education courses
Music history courses
Upper level Music theory courses
Applied Areas
Non-Western music
Jazz history and literature, including recordings
Lower level Music theory courses
Most specialty courses in the Music program are taught on a two-year rotation. The Music Library coordinator will develop intermediate holdings for a course during its "off" year.
ART (60% of budget): The Art program is currently in need of more major journals in the area. Top priority will be given to the acquisition of these journals over the next several years. As well, since the holdings in the art book collection are extremely limited, top priority will be given to acquiring standard works in each of the major historical periods.
Level 4: Advanced Development
MUSIC (15-20% of budget): Less priority will be given to this level of development until holdings are significantly more developed at the intermediate level. The Music program does find it necessary to achieve more specialized sources as the need arises. As the Music program develops more courses at the upper division level, then this area will gradually receive more attention. The Music Library Coordinator will develop holdings at this intensity as gaps in holdings are discovered.
ART (10% of budget): Less priority will be given to this level of development until holdings are significantly more developed at the intermediate level. As the need arises, more specialized sources will be acquired.
Level 5: Comprehensive Development
MUSIC (5% or less of budget): Until the Music program offers a graduate degree, there is little need for development at this level of intensity. As new books are issued which coincide with a faculty member's area of research, these will be acquired.
ART (3% or less of budget): Until the Art program offers a graduate degree and until the Art holdings are significantly improved, there is little need for development at this level of intensity. As new books are issued which coincide with a faculty member's area of research, these will be acquired.
IIIa. Timeline for Music Library Development
TIMELINE FOR MUSIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
1999-2000
special goal: fill in low strings area
Rotation Courses (10%): Elementary Methods, Woodwind Methods, String Methods
CDs to support score orders (20%)
New Publications (35%): Music Education, Music History, Theory
New Periodicals: None needed at this time
Gap Items (35%): ML 410; Low strings repertoire and methods
2000-2001
special goal: vocal literature
Rotation Courses (35%): Vocal Methods, Percussion Methods, Brass Methods, Orchestration, Diction, Popular Music
Music Core Courses (10-20%): Music History, Music Theory, Studio (top priority in percussion & double reeds)
Miscellaneous (10%)
New Periodicals (5% or less):
CDs to support score orders (20%)
Gap Items (10%): ML 410, MT 1-6, ML 100; vocal literature
2001-2002
special goal: review holdings in piano area
Rotation Courses (40%): Vocal Literature, Counterpoint, Jazz Improvisation, Marching Band Methods, Woodwind
Methods, String Methods
Music Core Courses (20%): Music History, Music Theory, Studio
New Publications/Miscellaneous (20%)
New Periodicals (10%)
Gap Items (10%): ML 100-300; MT 100
2002-2003
special goal: Collected Works of composers|
Rotation Courses (30%): Orchestration, Percussion Methods, Vocal Methods, Brass Methods, Elementary Methods, Opera Literature
Music Core Courses (40%): Music History, Music Theory, Studio
New Publications/Miscellaneous (20%)
New Periodicals (0%)
Gap Items (10%): M3; ML200-300
2003-2004
special goal: Collected Works
Rotation Courses (40%): Instrumental & Choral conducting, Diction, Vocal Literature, Advanced Theory, Marching Band Methods, Woodwind Methods, Popular Music
Music Core Courses (20%): Music History, Music Theory, Studio
New Publications/Miscellaneous (20%)
New Periodicals (10%)
Gap Items (10%): M3; ML 410; MT 100-500
2004-2005
special goal: Collected works of composers
Rotation Courses (40%): Counterpoint, Orchestration, Percussion Methods, Vocal Methods, Brass Methods, String Methods, Contemporary Literature, Chamber Literature, Symphonic Literature, Opera Literature
Music Core Courses (20%): Music History, Music Theory, Studio
New Publications/Miscellaneous (20%)
New Periodicals (10%)
Gap Items (10%): ML 3000+, MT 600+
IIIb. Timeline for Art Library Development
TIMELINE FOR ART LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
1999-2000
Special goal: standard works in 20th century art, all forms
New Periodicals (40%)
Sculpture (15%)
Painting (15%)
History (15%)
Ceramics and Photography (15%)
2000-2001
Special goal: standard works in 19th century art, all forms
New Periodicals (40%)
Painting (15%)
History (15%)
Ceramics (15%)
Photography and Sculpture (15%)
2001-2002
Special goal: standard works in 18th century art, all forms
New Periodicals (40%)
History (15%)
Ceramics (15%)
Photography (15%)
Painting and Sculpture (15%)
2002-2003
Special goal: standard works in 17th century art, all forms
New Periodicals (20%)
Ceramics (20%)
Photography (20%)
Sculpture (20%)
History and Painting (20%)
2003-2004
Special goal: standard works in 16th century art, all forms
New Periodicals (20%)
Photography (20%)
Sculpture (20%)
Painting (20%)
History and Ceramics (20%)
IV. Departmental Procedures for Ordering
Both the Music and Art programs have library coordinators who are responsible for overseeing the budget and ordering process, and for reviewing holdings.
In the Art program, individual faculty members are given an equal share of the budget and encouraged to order desired books through Baker and Taylor on-line. Any portion of the budget that is not spent is used by the Art Library Coordinator to purchase any items deemed missing from the library holdings. Because of the extensive holdings needed for accreditation, the art library coordinator will review all orders to ensure appropriateness for the collection.
In the Music program, individual faculty members submit orders to the Music Library Coordinator. As this does not constitute a large percentage of the budget, most of the ordering and decision-making is left to the Music Library Coordinator. The coordinator reviews holdings in specific areas, develops an order and then consults with faculty members from that area as to what holdings are appropriate.
In addition to the above procedures, the Music program has further policies for Music Library development as follows:
POLICIES FOR MUSIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
2000-2005
1. Each time a score is purchased, a companion CD (or in case of opera, also a laser disc) will be purchased and vice versa (generally 20% of budget).
2. Materials for courses that are due in the two-year rotation will be ordered in the previous year and will be the main focus of the library development for that time period (35-40% of budget). Any media needed will be ordered (books, compact discs, videos, scores). This assures that materials will be in place for the course prior to its start. Any materials needed for a course that is currently being taught will be ordered immediately and on "RUSH" status.
3. A certain percentage of the yearly budget (10-15%) will go toward filling in with older materials that have been absent from our holdings. As these items may be difficult to locate, a systematic approach will be taken until all items are present.
4. New periodicals will be added each year if necessary (5-10% of budget).
5. Materials for Music Core courses (Music History, Music Theory, Studio lessons) will be the secondary focus of each budgetary year (35-45% of budget).
6. Any "hot off the press" items will be ordered as soon as they are made available and as they pertain to an undergraduate curriculum. Items more appropriate to graduate level study will be considered if library holdings in that are fairly complete already, and the item would significantly add to the quality of those holdings.
7. Music faculty will be asked to review publisher catalogs for items they would like to have in the library. The music department "librarian" will aggressively pursue return of said catalogs in a timely fashion.
8. In order to insure that the library budget is used in its entirety for music, all orders will be completed before the end of January of each year. The budget will be overspent by 25% to allow for price differences in retail and actual cost.
9. The faculty will be encouraged to help develop their areas, particularly in the needs of the rotation and core courses. In the event that the faculty do not submit enough orders, the "librarian" will develop orders as necessary and in accordance to the rotation to spend the budget.
10. An order file will kept in the "librarian's" office that the faculty may consult at any time to ascertain the status of items: waiting to be ordered, ordered (on what date), canceled, or in the library. Faculty will be notified when items they requested are in the library or canceled.
V. Date Policy was Adopted
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