Bachelor of Music - Performance
Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements of the Department: Applicants to the music program must audition in a major area of performance for admittance to one of the music curricula. In addition, entering freshmen are required to take a placement examination testing aural ability and knowledge of elementary theory. Provisional admittance is granted to applicants whose placement results indicate the need for preparatory study in theory and/or performance. All students are encouraged to have pre-college work in basic theory as well as study in performance areas, i.e., piano, voice and instrumental.
Music majors are required to attend the weekly performance and recital class, which is part of the applied music and departmental requirement. The performance requirement also includes attendance at a stipulated number of faculty and other artist recitals, performances by departmental ensembles, and other specified performances on and off campus. Majors must fulfill the performance requirement for the duration of enrollment in applied music or for a minimum of eight semesters. Minors must fulfill the same requirements for the duration of enrollment in applied music. Majors are required to be in continuous enrollment in applied music through completion of the senior recital during the last semester in residence, which is a requirement for majors in the Bachelor of Music with a concentration in education may prepare a senior project in lieu of the senior recital.
First Year
First Semester
*MUSC 108: Piano Majors do not take Secondary Piano
Second Semester
MATH
| Math Requirement | 3 |
| SENL 102B | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| MUSC 103B | Harmony | 2 |
| MUSC 105B | Ear Training & Sight-Singing_ | 2 |
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 131B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MU-Large Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 109B | Secondary (Class) Piano | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
*MUSC 109: Piano Majors do not take Secondary Piano
Total Credit Hours: 16
Second Year
First Semester
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| MUSC 204B | Ear Training and Sight Singing | 2 |
| MUSC 205B | Ear Training and Sight Singing | 2 |
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 230B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MUSC 208B | Secondary (Class) Piano | 1 |
| MU-Large Ensemble | 1 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
*MUSC 208: Piano Majors do not take Secondary Piano
Second Semester
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| MUSC 203B | Harmony | 2 |
| MUSC 205B | Ear Training and Sight Singing | 2 |
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 231B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MUSC 209B | Secondary (Class) Piano | 1 |
| MU-Large Ensemble | 1 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
*MUSC 209: Piano Majors do not take Secondary Piano
Third Year
First Semester
| MUSC 250B | Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUSC 302B | Form and Analysis I | 2 |
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 330B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MU-Large Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
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| MUSC 418B | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| Or | |
| MUSC 419B | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| Or | |
| Foreign Language Sequence I | 3 |
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| SPHY 211B | Elements Physics I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| MUSC 251B | Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUSC 304B | Counterpoint | 2 |
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 331B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MU-Large Ensemble | 1 |
| SVLR 400B | Service Learning | 3 |
| Foreign Language Sequence II | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| MU-Major Applied | 2 |
| MUSC 430B | Performance Class | 0 |
| MU-Large Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSC 114B | Music Technology | 2 |
| Speech Theatre Elective | 3 |
| MUSC 353B | History of Jazz | 3 |
| Intermediate World Language | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Second Semester
| Philosophy Elective | 3 |
| Major Applied Recital | |
| MU-Large Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| African American Experience | 3 |
| MUSC 431B | Performance Class | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
**Chamber Ensembles do not substitute for large ensembles, which are an 8-semester requirement. Chamber music may be taken in addition to large ensemble in the Junior and Senior years.
Vocal Performance Concentration Courses
Applied Music (Major)
Large Ensemble
Chamber Ensemble
Instrumental Performance Concentration Courses
Applied Music (Instrumental)
Large Ensemble
Chamber Ensemble
Orchestration or Band Arranging
Piano Performance Courses
Applied Music (Piano)
Ensemble
Art of Accompanying
Piano Pedagogy
Music Minor
Applied Music-8 hours Minimum 4 Courses is Applied Concentration
Piano
Voice
Instrumental
____120B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____121B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____220B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____225B
| Large/Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
Ensemble-4 hours Should be in area of Applied Concentration
Requirements List
____124B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____125B
| Large/Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
____224B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____225B
| Large/Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
Secondary Instrument-2 hours Minimum 1 course
Piano-Instrumental and Voice Minors
Voice-Piano Minors
Instrumental-Optional
____120B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
____121B
| Large Ensemble | 1 |
Harmony-4 hours Minimum 2 courses
Introduction to Music Theory
Harmony
Harmony
Music History-3 hours Minimum 1 course
Music Appreciation
Music History and Literature
History of Jazz
Ear Training and Sight Singing-4 hours Minimum 2 courses
ET-SS
Performance Class Minimum-4 Courses
Requirements List
Speech and Theatre Minor
18 Required Hours
Visual Arts Program
24 Required Hours
Electives for Performance Concentration
Free Elective (3 credit hours)
English Literature (3 credit hours)
Total Hours per concentration
Bachelor of Music Vocal Performance Concentration 120
Bachelor of Music Instrumental Performance Concentration 120