Music Major, B.A.

Core Requirements

The following courses are required for all music majors:

• MUS 0020 - Recital Attendance Credits: 0 *
• MUS 1110 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
• MUS 1120 - Music Theory Lab I Credits: 1
• MUS 1130 - Music Theory II Credits: 3
• MUS 1140 - Music Theory Lab II Credits: 1
• MUS 161B - Class Piano I Credits: 1 **
• MUS 162B - Class Piano II Credits: 1 **
• MUS 1710 - Private Instruction I Credits: 2 (primary performance area)
• MUS 1720 - Private Instruction II Credits: 2 (primary performance area)
• MUS 2110 - Music Theory III Credits: 3
• MUS 2120 - Music Theory Lab III Credits: 1
• MUS 2130 - Music Theory IV Credits: 3
• MUS 2140 - Music Theory Lab IV Credits: 1
• MUS 3050 - Musics of the World Credits: 3
• MUS 3210 - Music History I Credits: 3
• MUS 3220 - Music History II Credits: 3

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  Select one credit hour from the following options:

   

• MUS 3810 - Ensemble Credits: 1

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  Students must enroll in Mariachi Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble, or African Drumming and Dance Ensemble to meet this requirement.

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  Subtotal: 32 credits

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  *Students must enroll during each semester of individual instruction, and complete the requirement with a “Satisfactory” grade in order to be eligible to continue to enroll in individual instruction.

  **Students whose primary instrument is piano must substitute MUS 261B and MUS 262B, Class Piano III and IV, for MUS 161B and MUS 162B, Class Piano I and II, in the core requirements listed above.

Specific Degree Requirements

• MUS 0020 - Recital Attendance Credits: 0 (two additional semesters)*
• MUS 1650 - Basic Music Technology Credits: 1
• MUS 2710 - Private Instruction III Credits: 2 (Primary Performance Area)
• MUS 2720 - Private Instruction IV Credits: 2 (Primary Performance Area)
• Upper-division elective in Music Theory, History, Literature or Pedagogy (3 hours)
• MUS 3260 - Professional and Career Development for the 21st Century Musician Credits: 3
• MUS 4950 - Senior Project Credits: 3

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  Subtotal: 14 credits

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  *Students must enroll during each semester of individual instruction, and complete the requirement with a “Satisfactory” grade in order to be eligible to continue to enroll in individual instruction.

Ensembles

Students enrolled in private lessons must enroll in the appropriate major ensemble during each semester of individual instruction and must complete the requirement with a grade of “C-” or better in order to remain eligible to continue to enroll in individual instruction.​​​

• Choose five hours from the following: 

• MUS 3828 - Jazz Ensemble Credits: 1
• MUS 3829 - Jazz Combo Credits: 1

• For students whose primary instrument is a jazz instrument, the major ensemble is MUS 3828: Jazz Ensemble or MUS 3829: Jazz Chamber Ensemble, as assigned by the Director of Jazz Studies.

• MUS 3820 - Chorale Credits: 1
• MUS 3821 - University Treble Choir Credits: 1
• MUS 3822 - University Basso Choir Credits: 1

• For students whose primary instrument is voice, the major ensemble is choir (MUS 3820: Chorale, MUS 3821: Women’s Choir, or MUS 3822: Men’s Choir) as assigned by the Director of Choral Activities.

• MUS 3824 - Symphonic Band Credits: 1
• MUS 3825 - Wind Ensemble Credits: 1

• For students whose primary instrument is woodwinds, brass, or percussion, the major ensemble is band (MUS 3825: Wind Ensemble or MUS 3824: Symphonic Band) as assigned by the Director of Band Activities.

• MUS 3817 - String Sinfonietta Credits: 1
• MUS 3827 - Symphony Orchestra Credits: 1

• For students whose primary instrument is strings, the major ensemble is orchestra (MUS 3817: String Sinfonietta or MUS 3827: Symphony Orchestra), as assigned by the Director of Orchestral Activities.

• MUS 3830 - Guitar Ensemble Credits: 1

• ​For students whose primary instrument is guitar, the major ensemble is MUS 3830: Guitar Ensemble.

   

• One hour: 

• MUS 3819 - Chamber Music Credits: 1

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  Subtotal: 6 credits

Ensembles: Primary instrument in Piano and Organ

• Choose five hours from the following: 

• MUS 3817 - String Sinfonietta Credits: 1
• MUS 3820 - Chorale Credits: 1
• MUS 3821 - University Treble Choir Credits: 1
• MUS 3822 - University Basso Choir Credits: 1
• MUS 3824 - Symphonic Band Credits: 1
• MUS 3825 - Wind Ensemble Credits: 1
• MUS 3827 - Symphony Orchestra Credits: 1

• For students whose primary instrument is piano or organ, the major ensemble is choir (MUS 3820: Chorale (audition), MUS 3821: Women’s Choir (choral experience) or MUS 3822: Men’s Choir (choral experience), band (MUS 3825: Wind Ensemble (audition) or MUS 3824: Symphonic Band) or orchestra (MUS 3817: String Sinfonietta or MUS 3827: Symphony Orchestra), as assigned by the Director of Choral Activities, the Director of Band Activities, or the Director of Orchestral Activities.

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  One hour: 

• MUS 3819 - Chamber Music Credits: 1

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  Subtotal: 6 credits

General Studies: 33 credits