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 |
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| General Education | ||
| Area I: Communications | 10 | |
English Composition - Level 1 1 | ||
English Composition - Level 2 1 | ||
Oral Communication 1 | ||
| Area II: Mathematics 1, 2 | 3-4 | |
| Area III/IV: Laboratory Sciences and Social/Behavioral Sciences | 10-11 | |
| 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 1 | 3 | |
| Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts 1 | 3 | |
| General Education Elective 1 | 3-4 | |
| Viewing A Wider World 3 | 6 | |
| Departmental/College Requirements | ||
| Music Theory and Ear Training | ||
| MUSC 1450 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUSC 1460 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC 2451 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUSC 2460 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 1451 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUSC 1461 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC 2452 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUSC 2461 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC 413 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| History and Literature | ||
| MUSC 2240 | Music History and Literature: Antiquity through Baroque | 3 |
| MUSC 302 | Music History and Literature: Classic through Romantic | 3 |
| MUSC 303 | Music History and Literature: 20th Century Through the Present | 3 |
| Choose two 400-level music history course from the following: | 6 | |
| Music of the Baroque Era | 3 | |
| Music of the Classic Era | 3 | |
| Music of the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| Opera: History and Literature | 3 | |
| Techniques | ||
| MUSC 2310 | Sound and Music Technology | 1 |
| MUSC 325 | Beginning Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 326 | Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| or MUSC 327 | Choral Conducting | |
| MUSC 386 | Applied Music Pedagogy and Literature I | 2 |
| MUSC 415 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUSC 441 | Supervised Studio Teaching | 2 |
| Performance | ||
| MUSC 1310 | Recital Attendance (take for eight semesters for a total of 4 credits) | 4 |
| Applied Music | 20 | |
| Applied Music I (Instrumental) | 1-4 | |
| Applied Music II (Instrumental) | 1-4 | |
| Applied Music III (Instrumental) 4 | 1-4 | |
| MUSC 340 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| MUSC 440 | Senior Recital 5 | 2 |
| Applied or Functional Piano | 4 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble | 12 | |
| Second Language Requirement: (not required) | ||
| Electives, to bring the total credits to 127 | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 127-130 | |
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See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.
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A Mathematics course is required for the degree but students may need to take any prerequisites needed to enter the course selected first.
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See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.
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All Music Majors must take MUSC 430 Applied Music III for a minimum of 2 semesters.
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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.
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2310 | Sound and Music Technology | 1 |
| MUSC 2510 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| 2000-level Instrument Ensemble Course | 1 | |
| ENGL 2210G or ENGL 2221G | Professional and Technical Communication Honors 2 or Writing in the Humanities and Social Science | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| 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 2510 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| 300-Level Instrument Ensemble Course | 1 | |
| COMM 1115G | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| AREA V Course | 3 | |
| MUSC 1310 | Recital Attendance | 0.5 |
| MUSC 2452 | Ear Training IV (Spring only) | 1 |
| MUSC 2461 | Music Theory IV (Spring only) | 3 |
| MUSC 2240 | Music History and Literature: Antiquity through Baroque | 3 |
| MUSC 2510 | Applied Music I | 2 |
| 300-level Instrument Ensemble Course | 1 | |
| Area III: Laboratory Science Course 3 | 4 | |
| Physics of Music (Suggested) | ||
| Credits | 28 | |
| Third Year | ||
| MUSC 1310 | Recital Attendance | 0.5 |
| MUSC 302 | Music History and Literature: Classic through Romantic | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course 3 | 3 | |
| MUSC 1310 | Recital Attendance | 0.5 |
| MUSC 303 | Music History and Literature: 20th Century Through the Present | 3 |
| MUSC 326 or MUSC 327 | 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 | |
| Credits | 33-34 | |
| 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 | |
| Credits | 33 | |
| Total Credits | 124-125 | |
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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
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These courses may have prerequisites and/or co-requisites, and it is the students responsibility for checking and fulfilling all those requirements.
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See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.
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See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.