Music - Performance (MUSP) - BA Major

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84-85 S.H. (No Minor Required)

2.00 GPA

Admission to The Major

To be admitted into the Performance degree program, students must make a formal application and pass an audition before a faculty committee after their first year.

Core Requirements - MUS (25 S.H.)

MUS 001 - Concert Attendance (0 S.H.)
MUS 114 - World Music (3 S.H.)
MUS 201 - Theory I (4 S.H.)
MUS 202 - Theory II (4 S.H.)
MUS 303 - Theory III (4 S.H.)
◆ MUS 304 - Theory IV (4 S.H.)
△ MUS 351 - Music from Antiquity through the Baroque Period (3 S.H.)
△ MUS 352 - Music from the Classical Period to the Present (3 S.H.)

Required Courses (47 S.H.)

MUS 109 - Introduction to Music (3 S.H.)
MUS 305 - Conducting I (2 S.H.)
MUS 454 - Topics in Music History (3 S.H.)

Pedagogy Courses (1-2 S.H.) *

Choose one:

MUS 415 - Vocal Pedagogy (2 S.H.)
MUS 416 - Piano Pedagogy (2 S.H.)
MUS 417 - Instrumental Pedagogy for the Applied Studio (1 S.H.)

Literature and Techniques Courses (5-6 S.H.) *

*Pedagogy and literature courses must correspond to the student’s major performing medium.

Vocal Performance Majors:

◎ MUS 471 - Survey of Vocal Literature I (Italian) (2 S.H.)
◎ MUS 472 - Survey of Vocal Literature II (German) (2 S.H.)
◎ MUS 473 - Survey of Vocal Literature III (French) (2 S.H.)

Instrumental Performance Majors:

◎ MUS 475 - Survey of Instrumental Literature and Styles (3 S.H.)

Techniques (2 S.H.)

Choose two:

MUS 311 - Woodwind Techniques I (1 S.H.)
MUS 312 - String Techniques I (1 S.H.)
MUS 313 - Percussion Techniques I (1 S.H.)
MUS 314 - Brass Techniques I (1 S.H.)

Piano Performance Majors:

◎ MUS 477 - Piano Literature I (2 S.H.)
◎ MUS 478 - Piano Literature II (2 S.H.)
MUS 479 - Piano Literature III (2 S.H.)

Additional Requirements in Performance Area (2 S.H.)

Vocal Performance Majors:

MUS 161 - Individual Instruction: Piano (1-2 S.H.)

Electives (6 S.H.)

Electives must be taken from areas of theory, history, and literature. does not fulfill elective requirements. (Suggested course: to fulfill Critical Analysis Intensive requirement.)

Additional Requirements (8 S.H.)

Foreign language (French, German, or Spanish). (Fulfills Humanities in General Education Program.)
Students must pass a piano proficiency exam. (0 S.H.)

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement