BACHELOR OF MUSIC WITH A MAJOR IN PERFORMANCE

Degree Coordinator: Dr. Richard Chenoweth

Listed below are the required courses for a major in performance.

MUSIC REQUIREMENTS (87)

• Basic Theory (16)
  
  • MUS 111-114 Theory and Aural Skills I (8)
  • MUS 211-214 Theory and Aural Skills II (8)
• Music History and Literature (12)
  • MUS 301-302 Music History I and II (6)
  • MUS 303 World Music (3)
  • Elective (3)
• Conducting/Arranging (4)
  • MUS 240 Fundamentals of Conducting (2)
  • MUS 318 Fundamentals of Arranging (2)
• Performance Studies (36)
  • MUS 399 or 499 Major performance area (24-36)
  • MUS 399 or 499 Minor performance area (4-12)
    (Must include piano performance or MUS 296-299)
• Ensembles (8)
  MUS 400 level
• Music Electives (14)
  Piano Performance majors must include MUS 405-406 Piano Literature.
  Voice Performance majors must include MUS 235 Voice Pedagogy and MUS 360 Vocal Literature and Diction.
  Performance majors are strongly urged to register for a Special Topics class with their performance instructor, to be chosen to complement other performance studies.
• Recital Requirement: Each major will present a minimum of one-half recital during the junior year and one full recital during the senior year.
• Students are expected to attend and perform 7 semesters on student recitals (MUS 200).

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (49)

• Humanities Base
  • ENG 102 or 114 or 198 (3)
  • HST 101 or 102 or 198 (3)
  • PHL 103 (3)
  • REL 103 (3)
• General Education Requirements
  Arts Cluster:
  • Arts/Language: MUS 302
  • Historical Study: MUS 301
  • PHL 325 Philosophy of Music (3)
  • One additional Philosophy/Religion course (3)
  • Social Science: (recommended) PSY 375 (3)
  • Physical/Life Sciences: Elective (3)
• Basic Skills
  • ASI150 First-Year Experience (1)
  • CMM101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
  • ENG 101 College Composition (3) (only if ENG 102 is taken for Humanities Base)
  • Math (3) (not MTH 102, 204, or 205)
  • Social Science (3)
  • Physical/Life Science (3)
  • Humanities Elective (3) (Beyond Music courses)
  • General Electives (6)
    Voice Performance majors must include two semesters of foreign language.

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