Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music degree is designed for students preparing for careers in performance and graduate study. The degree is offered with majors in voice, orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.

Basic Non-Music Requirements

English Composition	6 cr 
			Foreign Language 
			(French and/or German)		8 cr
(Voice majors are strongly encouraged to elect two years of a foreign language.)

			Social Sciences			12 cr 
			Natural Sciences 		8 cr
(Including at least one laboratory course)

Humanities (not counting foreign language or music)

			(Speech 101 recommended)	4 cr 
Electives 		(other than music)		9 cr 
							Total: 47 cr
Basic Music Requirements

MUSC 100	Recital Attendance 
		(seven semesters) 			0 cr 
MUSC 103	Theory of Music I			4 cr 
MUSC 104	Theory of Music II			4 cr 
MUSC 105	Introduction to Music			3 cr 
MUSC 203	Theory of Music III			4 cr 
MUSC 204	Theory of Music IV			4 cr 
MUSC 205	Music History I				3 cr 
MUSC 206	Music History II			3 cr 
MUSC 305	Music History III			3 cr 
MUSC 306	Music History IV			3 cr 
MUSC 311	Form and Analysis			2 cr 
MUSC 319	Choral Conducting 
		and Materials				2 cr 
MUSC 320	Instrumental Conducting 
		and Materials				2 cr 
MUSC g419	Major Performance 
		Literature 	 			2 cr 
MUSC 495	Senior Recital				2 cr 
	 	Applied Music (major)			16 cr 
		*Applied music (secondary)		4 cr 
	 	Large Ensemble (band, 
		orchestra, choir)			8 cr 
		Chamber Music 				4 cr
Electives, 8 credits from the following courses:

MUSC 167	Opera Workshop				1 cr 
MUSC 211	Diction for Singers			2 cr 
MUSC 212	Voice Pedagogy				2 cr 
MUSC 255	Woodwind Methods			2 cr 
MUSC 256	Brass Methods				2 cr 
MUSC 258	Percussion Methods			2 cr 
MUSC 259	String Methods				2 cr 
MUSC 301	Accompanying				1 cr 
MUSC 401	Orchestration				2 cr 
MUSC g406	Opera Literature			2 cr 
MUSC g407	Symphonic Music Literature		2 cr
MUSC g408	Chamber Music Literature		2 cr
MUSC g415	Seminar in Band Music			2 cr 
MUSC g416	Seminar in Choral Music			2 cr 
MUSC g417	Advanced Conducting			2 cr 
MUSC g420	Major Performance Pedagogy		2 cr
MUSC g433-g434	Composition				4 cr 
MUSC g491	Independent Study			1-4 cr 
*Piano proficiency is required for all degree candidates. Applied music secondary credits (MUSC 118-119, 218-219, or 120) may be used toward passing the piano proficiency. The student must register for piano each semester until able to pass the proficiency exam.