Music (Instrumental Performance) - Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music (BM) curriculum is designed to prepare students for performance careers and private studio teaching and serves as a foundation for advanced study toward master’s and doctoral degrees: M.M., D.M.A., or Ph.D in Music. In addition, the BM degree may lead to positions as professional entertainers or teachers at the college and university levels, or lead to music related work in the business world.

Requirements - Basic Music and Performance

Students must complete all University degree requirements, which include: General Education requirements, Viewing a Wider World requirements, and elective credits to total at least 129 credits with 48 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Developmental coursework will not count towards the degree requirements and/or elective credits, but may be needed in order to take the necessary English and Mathematics coursework.

Prefix Title Credits
General Education
Area I: Communications10
English Composition - Level 1 1
English Composition - Level 2 1
Oral Communication 1
Area II: Mathematics 1, 23-4
Area III/IV: Laboratory Sciences and Social/Behavioral Sciences10-11
Physics of Music (Physics of Music (suggested fulfilment of Area III, not required))4
Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course (3 credits) 1
Either an Area III/IV: Laboratory Sciences Course or Social/Behavioral Sciences Course (4 or 3 credits) 1
Area V: Humanities 13
Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts 13
General Education Elective 13-4
Viewing A Wider World 36
Departmental/College Requirements
Music Theory and Ear Training
MUSC 1450Ear Training I1
MUSC 1460Music Theory I3
MUSC 2451Ear Training III1
MUSC 2460Music Theory III3
MUSC 1451Ear Training II1
MUSC 1461Music Theory II3
MUSC 2452Ear Training IV1
MUSC 2461Music Theory IV3
MUSC 413Form and Analysis3
History and Literature
MUSC 2240Music History and Literature: Antiquity through Baroque3
MUSC 302Music History and Literature: Classic through Romantic3
MUSC 303Music History and Literature: 20th Century Through the Present3
Choose two 400-level music history course from the following:6
Music of the Baroque Era3
Music of the Classic Era3
Music of the Twentieth Century3
Opera: History and Literature3
Techniques
MUSC 2310Sound and Music Technology1
MUSC 325Beginning Conducting1
MUSC 326Instrumental Conducting3
or MUSC 327 Choral Conducting
MUSC 386Applied Music Pedagogy and Literature I2
MUSC 415Orchestration3
MUSC 441Supervised Studio Teaching2
Performance
MUSC 1310Recital Attendance (take for eight semesters for a total of 4 credits)4
Applied Music20
Applied Music I (Instrumental)1-4
Applied Music II (Instrumental)1-4
Applied Music III (Instrumental) 41-4
MUSC 340Junior Recital1
MUSC 440Senior Recital 52
Applied or Functional Piano4
Instrumental Ensemble12
Second Language Requirement: (not required)
Electives, to bring the total credits to 1270
Total Credits127-130
1

 See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

2

A Mathematics course is required for the degree but students may need to take any prerequisites needed to enter the course selected first.

3

See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

4

All Music Majors must take MUSC 430 Applied Music III for a minimum of 2 semesters.

5

Music Performance students must take MUSC 440 Senior Recital for 2 credits.

Second Language Requirement

For the Bachelor of Music in Music with a Concentration in Instrumental Performance, there is no second language requirement for the degree.

Piano Proficiency

  • Students must pass Piano Proficiency before presenting a Senior Recital.
  • Students must enroll for Functional Piano until the Proficiency is passed

A Suggested Plan of Study for Students

This roadmap assumes student  placement in MATH 1130G Survey of Mathematics and ENGL 1110G Composition I. The contents and order of this roadmap may vary depending on initial student placement in mathematics and English. It is only a suggested plan of study for students and is not intended as a contract. Course availability may vary from fall to spring semester and may be subject to modification or change.

Plan of Study Grid
First YearCredits
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 1450 Ear Training I 1
MUSC 1460 Music Theory I (Fall only) 3
MUSC 1470 Functional Piano I (Fall Only) 1 2
MUSC 2120 Major Ensemble 1
MUSC 2510 Applied Music I 2
ENGL 1110G Composition I 2 4
MATH 1130G Survey of Mathematics 2 3
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 1451 Ear Training II (Spring only) 1
MUSC 1461 Music Theory II (Spring only) 3
MUSC 1471 Functional Piano II (Spring only) 1 2
MUSC 2240 Music History and Literature: Antiquity through Baroque 3
MUSC 2510 Applied Music I 2
2000-level Instrument Ensemble Course 1
ENGL 2210G
Professional & Technical Communication 2
or Writing in the Humanities and Social Science
3
 Credits32
Second Year
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 2451 Ear Training III (Fall only) 1
MUSC 2460 Music Theory III (Fall only) 3
MUSC 2310 Sound and Music Technology 1
MUSC 2510 Applied Music I 2
MUSC 302 Music History and Literature: Classic through Romantic 3
300-Level Instrument Ensemble Course 1
COMM 1115G Introduction to Communication 3
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 2452 Ear Training IV (Spring only) 1
MUSC 2461 Music Theory IV (Spring only) 3
MUSC 2510 Applied Music I 2
MUSC 303 Music History and Literature: 20th Century Through the Present 3
300-level Instrument Ensemble Course 1
Area III: Laboratory Science Course 3 4
Physics of Music (Suggested)
 Credits29
Third Year
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 325 Beginning Conducting 2 1
MUSC 330 Applied Music II 2 3
MUSC 386 Applied Music Pedagogy and Literature I 2
300-level Instrument Ensemble Course(s) 2
Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts Course 3 3
General Education Elective Course 3 3
Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course 3 3
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 326
Instrumental Conducting (Spring only)
or Choral Conducting
3
MUSC 330 Applied Music II 3
MUSC 340 Junior Recital 1
300-level Instrument Ensemble Course(s) 2
Either an Area III: Laboratory Sciences Course or Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course 3 3-4
Area V: Humanities Course 3 3
 Credits33-34
Fourth Year
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 413 Form and Analysis (Fall only) 3
MUSC 430 Applied Music III (Fall only) 3
MUSC 441 Supervised Studio Teaching 2
300-level Instrument Ensemble Course(s) 2
Music History Elective (400-level) 3
VWW: Viewing a Wider World Course(s) 4 6
MUSC 1310 Recital Attendance 0.5
MUSC 415 Orchestration 2 3
MUSC 430 Applied Music III 2 3
MUSC 440 Senior Recital 2
300-level Instrument Ensemble Course(s) 2
400-level Music History Elective Course 3
 Credits33
 Total Credits127-128
1

Functional Piano is not a required course. It is recommended that students take it at the appropriate level until ready to pass the required Piano Proficiency

2

These courses may have prerequisites and/or co-requisites, and it is the students responsibility for checking and fulfilling all those requirements.

3

See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

4

See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.