Music: Music Studies Concentration, BA

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General Requirements for Music Studies

Students must:

register and participate in MUSM 1800 during the fall and spring semesters while enrolled full or part-time time at the university.
register and participate in either the university concert band or jazz band if an instrumental major, or the concert choir if a vocal major, during the fall and spring semesters while enrolled full time at the university. Piano and guitar majors may choose between concert band, concert choir, or jazz band.
perform a senior recital, which must be a minimum of 25 minutes of music. Four weeks before the recital, the student must successfully complete a recital hearing for a minimum of two music faculty.
pass an exit piano proficiency examination before graduation
complete 120 credit hours: 39 combined credit hours in general education, 50 credit hours in music specialization, and 31 credit hours in electives.

Specific Requirements

General Education: (39 combined hours)

Core Requirements (12 credits)

Six (6) Credits of English Composition
Three (3) Credits of Oral Communication
Three (3) Credits of Mathematics

General Requirements (24 credits)

Nine (9) Credits of Humanities/Fine Arts; at least 3 credits of humanities and 3 credits of fine arts
Nine (9) Credits of Social Sciences; in at least two disciplines
Three (3) Credits of Life Science and Three (3) Credits of Physical Science; one of which must have a lab

Total = 36 credit hours

College of Arts and Sciences Requirement (3 credits)

Three (3) Credits of a Foreign Language
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)

Music Specialization (50 hours)

Musicianship

28 credit hours:
MUSM 1000 - Freshman Sem Mus Credit Hours: 1
MUSM 1111 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1112 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1113 - Music Theory III Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1114 - Music Theory IV Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1115 - Aural/Key Skills I Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1116 - Aural/Key Skills II Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1117 - Aural/Key Skills III Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 1118 - Aural/Key Skills IV Credit Hours: 2
MUSM 3020 - Music History & Literature I Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 3021 - Music History & Lit II Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 4014 - Orchestration Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 4040 - Conducting Credit Hours: 2

Applied Major

12 hours from MUSA: a minimum of 4 semesters (8 credit hours) of applied lessons at the 1000 level and a minimum of 2 semesters (4 credit hours) of applied lessons at the 2000 level. The student must successfully complete a proficiency hearing to advance to the 2000 level of applied lessons.

Large Ensemble

8 credit hours of
MUSE 1110 - Concert Band Credit Hours: 1
MUSE 1130 - Jazz Band Credit Hours: 1
or
MUSE 1140 - Concert Choir Credit Hours: 1

Small Ensemble

2 credit hours of MUSE, chosen from the small ensemble list

Performance Class

MUSM 1800 - Performance Class Credit Hours: 0 every semester of full-time or part-time enrollment

Senior Recital

MUSM 4800 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 0 fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement

Open Elective Hours: (31 hours)

Students may select elective courses from across the university with approval from the department.