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Checklist for All Undergraduate Music Degrees
(Revised Fall 2009)
Music Core Requirements
Music Theory sequence
| MUSC 103 Theory of Music I | 3 cr | & MUSC 113 Aural Skills I | 1 cr |
| MUSC 104 Theory of Music II | 3 cr | & MUSC 114 Aural Skills II | 1 cr |
| MUSC 203 Theory of Music III | 3 cr | & MUSC 213 Aural Skills III | 1 cr |
| MUSC 204 Theory of Music IV | 3 cr | & MUSC 214 Aural Skills IV | 1 cr |
| MUSC 311 Form and Analysis | 2 cr |
Piano Proficiency sequence
Students must register concurrently for Class Piano with MUSC 103-104 and 203-204, or pass the Piano Proficiency Exam.
| MUSC 118 Class Piano I | 1 cr |
| MUSC 119 Class Piano II | 1 cr |
| MUSC 218 Class Piano III | 1 cr |
| MUSC 219 Class Piano IV | 1 cr |
Music History sequence
| MUSC 108 The World of Music | 4 cr |
| MUSC 304 History of Music I | 3 cr |
| MUSC 305 History of Music II | 3 cr |
| MUSC 306 History of Music III | 3 cr |
Applied Music sequence
MUSC 107 Recital Attendance (7 semesters)
| MUSC 100-level Applied Music (2 semesters) | 2-4 cr |
| MUSC 200-level Applied Music (2 semesters) | 2-4 cr |
| MUSC 300-level Applied Music (2 semesters) | 2-4 cr |
| MUSC 400-level Applied Music (1-2 semesters) | 1-4 cr |
| MUSC 495 Senior Recital | 0-2 cr |
Registration in MUSC 495 is not required for BME degree, although a recital is required. Only students who perform a full-length recital are eligible to register for credit.
Large Ensembles
(8 semesters)(7 semesters for B.M.E. degree)
- MUSC 169 Orchestra
- MUSC 172 Women's Choir
- MUSC 173 Concert Choir
- MUSC 177 Symphonic Band (Wind Ensemble, Concert Band)
- MUSC 179 Bengal Marching Band (2 semesters required for wind & percussion B.M.E. students)
B.M. Required Music Courses (B.M. degree only)
| MUSC 217 Voice Diction (Voice majors only) | 2 cr |
| MUSC 317 Advanced Voice Diction (Voice majors only) | 2 cr |
| MUSC 319 or 320 Conducting (Choral/Instrumental) | 2 cr |
| MUSC 411, 413 or 419 Literature (Instrumental/Piano/Voice) | 2 cr |
| MUSC 412, 414, or 420 Pedagogy (Instrumental/Piano/Voice) | 2 cr |
| Upper Division Music Theory/History Elective | 2-3 cr |
| Other Music Electives* | 2 cr |
Chamber Music
- MUSC 167 Opera Workshop (Voice majors - 2 semesters)
- MUSC 168 Keyboard Collaboration (Piano major - 4 semesters)
- MUSC 168 Instrumental Ensemble (Instrumental majors - 4 semesters)
*Music Electives
Music electives must be chosen from Music Courses, not from Applied Music or Music Ensembles (Performing Organizations). Students should choose their music electives according to their applied major. See Suggested Course Sequence for Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Degree for lists of recommended electives for each applied major.
ISU requires that 36 of the credits counted toward graduation must be in upper division courses carrying 300 or 400 numbers. Sixteen of these credits must be earned in music courses. Therefore, some elective courses will usually need to be at the upper division level in order to satisfy ISU graduation requirements.
B.M.E. Required Music Courses (B.M.E. degree only)
| MUSC 127 Class Voice (or Choir) | 1 cr |
| MUSC 252 Introduction to Music Education | 1 cr |
| MUSC 255 Woodwinds Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 256 Brass Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 258 Percussion Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 259 Strings Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 312 Music Technology | 2 cr |
| MUSC 319 Choral Conducting | 2 cr |
| MUSC 320 Instrumental Conducting | 2 cr |
| MUSC 333 Elementary Music Methods | 3 cr |
| MUSC 334 Choral Music Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 335 Instrumental Music Methods | 2 cr |
| MUSC 338 Field Experience In Music Education | 2 cr |
| MUSC 401 Orchestration | 2 cr |
B.A. or B.S. Required Music Courses (B.A. or B.S. degrees only)
| Upper Division Music Theory/History Elective | 2-3 cr |
| Other Music Electives* | 2 cr |
*Music Electives
Music electives must be chosen from Music Courses, not from Applied Music or Music Ensembles (Performing Organizations).
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