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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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.

Required Courses (8 credits)


Recital (3 credits)


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

Piano Proficiency


Students must pass a piano proficiency exam.

Emphasis Area - Choose One


Vocal Performance Emphasis (36 credits)


Pedagogy (2 credits)


Literature & Technique (6 credits)


Performance Area (2 credits)


Chamber Ensemble (2 credits)


Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)


participation required each semester enrolled as music major

Applied Lessons (16 credits)


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

Instrumental Performance Emphasis (35 credits)


Literature & Technique (4 credits)


Performance Area (2 credits)


Chamber Ensemble (4 credits)


Choose one (4 semesters/credits required)

Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)


participation required each semester enrolled as music major

Applied Lessons (16 credits)


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

Piano Performance Emphasis (36 credits)


Pedagogy (2 credits)


Literature & Technique (6 credits)


Performance Area (2 credits)


Chamber Ensemble (2 credits)


Major Performing Large Ensemble (8 credits)


participation required each semester enrolled as music major

Applied Lessons (16 credits)


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

Legend


◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

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