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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Performance (MUSP) - BMus Major

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85-86 credits (no minor required)

2.0 GPA required.

C grade or better required in all major courses unless otherwise noted.

Music Performance: Instrumental Major Map

Music Performance: Piano Major Map

Music Performance: Vocal Major Map

Admission

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 (25 credits)

MUS 001 - Concert Attendance (0 credits) (required 8x or each semester enrolled)
MUS 114 - Global Music Cultures (3 credits)
MUS 201 - Theory I (4 credits)
MUS 202 - Theory II (4 credits)
MUS 303 - Theory III (4 credits)
◆ MUS 304 - Theory IV (4 credits)
△ MUS 351 - Music from Antiquity through the Baroque Period (3 credits)
△ MUS 352 - Music from the Classical Period to the Present (3 credits)

Required Courses (8 credits)

MUS 109 - Introduction to Music (3 credits)
MUS 305 - Conducting I (2 credits)
◎ MUS 454 - Topics in Music History (3 credits)

Foreign Language (8 credits)

fulfills GEP Humanities

FREN 101 - Elementary French I (4 credits)
FREN 102 - Elementary French II (4 credits)
GERM 101 - Elementary German I (4 credits)
GERM 102 - Elementary German II (4 credits)
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I (4 credits)
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II (4 credits)

Recital (3 credits)

3 credits required over 2 terms: first time as 1-credit half recital; second time as 2-credit full recital

MUS 480 - Recital (1-2 credits)

Piano Proficiency

Students must pass a piano proficiency exam.

Electives (6 credits)

Select electives from theory, history, and literature. Students may not count courses already part of their degree program.

MUS 110 - Introduction to Jazz (3 credits)
MUS 111 - Film Music: Art Behind the Scenes (3 credits)
MUS 113 - Women in Music (3 credits)
MUS 118 - History of the American Musical Theatre (3 credits)
MUS 122 - The History of Rock Music (3 credits)
MUS 255 - Improvisation and Creation (2 credits)
MUS 301 - Orchestration and Instrumentation (2 credits)
MUS 305 - Conducting I (2 credits)
MUS 306 - Conducting II (2 credits)
MUS 405 - Advanced Rehearsal Techniques (1 credit)
MUS 406 - Conducting: Advanced Score Study (1 credit)
MUS 471 - Vocal Literature I (3 credits)
MUS 472 - Vocal Literature II (3 credits)
MUS 475 - Survey of Instrumental Literature and Styles (2 credits)
MUS 477 - Piano Literature I (2 credits)
MUS 478 - Piano Literature II (2 credits)
MUS 479 - Piano Literature III (2 credits)

Emphasis Area - Choose One

Vocal Performance Emphasis (36 credits)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)

participation required each semester enrolled as music major

MUS 243 - Concert Choir (1 credit)

Applied Lessons (16 credits)

must enroll in at least 8 semesters of applied lessons in primary performance medium

MUS 162 - Individual Instruction: Voice (1-2 credits)
MUS 262 - Individual Instruction: Voice (1-2 credits)
MUS 362 - Individual Instruction: Voice (1-2 credits)
MUS 462 - Individual Instruction: Voice (1-2 credits)

Instrumental Performance Emphasis (35 credits)

Pedagogy (1 credit)

MUS 417 - Instrumental Pedagogy for the Applied Studio (1 credit)

Literature & Technique (4 credits)

MUS 475 - Survey of Instrumental Literature and Styles (2 credits)

Choose two

MUS 311 - Woodwind Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 312 - String Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 313 - Percussion Techniques I (1 credit)
MUS 314 - Brass Techniques I (1 credit)

Performance Area (2 credits)

MUS 255 - Improvisation and Creation (2 credits)

Chamber Ensemble (4 credits)

Choose one (4 semesters/credits required)

MUS 240 - Percussion Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 245 - String Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 246 - Brass Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 247 - Woodwind Ensemble (1 credit)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)

participation required each semester enrolled as music major

MUS 241 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 242 - Orchestra (1 credit)

Applied Lessons (16 credits)

must enroll in at least 8 semesters of applied lessons in primary performance medium

Strings

MUS 163 - Individual Instruction: Strings (1-2 credits)
MUS 263 - Individual Instruction: Strings (1-2 credits)
MUS 363 - Individual Instruction: Strings (1-2 credits)
MUS 463 - Individual Instruction: Strings (1-2 credits)

Woodwinds

MUS 164 - Individual Instruction: Woodwinds (1-2 credits)
MUS 264 - Individual Instruction: Woodwinds (1-2 credits)
MUS 364 - Individual Instruction: Woodwinds (1-2 credits)
MUS 464 - Individual Instruction: Woodwinds (1-2 credits)

Brass

MUS 165 - Individual Instruction: Brass (1-2 credits)
MUS 265 - Individual Instruction: Brass (1-2 credits)
MUS 365 - Individual Instruction: Brass (1-2 credits)
MUS 465 - Individual Instruction: Brass (1-2 credits)

Percussion

MUS 166 - Individual Instruction: Percussion (1-2 credits)
MUS 266 - Individual Instruction: Percussion (1-2 credits)
MUS 366 - Individual Instruction: Percussion (1-2 credits)
MUS 466 - Individual Instruction: Percussion (1-2 credits)

Piano Performance Emphasis (36 credits)

Pedagogy (2 credits)

MUS 416 - Piano Pedagogy (2 credits)

Literature & Technique (6 credits)

MUS 477 - Piano Literature I (2 credits)
MUS 478 - Piano Literature II (2 credits)
MUS 479 - Piano Literature III (2 credits)

Performance Area (2 credits)

MUS 337 - Accompanying (1-2 credits)

Chamber Ensemble (2 credits)

MUS 248 - Chamber Ensemble (1 credit) (taken 2x)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)

participation required each semester enrolled as music major

MUS 241 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUS 242 - Orchestra (1 credit)
MUS 243 - Concert Choir (1 credit)

Applied Lessons (16 credits)

must enroll in at least 8 semesters of applied lessons in primary performance medium

MUS 161 - Individual Instruction: Piano (1-2 credits)
MUS 261 - Individual Instruction: Piano (1-2 credits)
MUS 361 - Individual Instruction: Piano (1-2 credits)
MUS 461 - Individual Instruction: Piano (1-2 credits)

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement