Music Comprehensive, B.A.

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Curriculum for a Comprehensive Major in Music

Total hours required, 128-132 Hours:

General education requirements, 45* Hours:

Foreign language requirement, 12 Hours:

Music core requirements, 32 Hours:

Music concentration area plus electives, 39-43 Hours:

Basic music core:

MUEN 375 - Masterworks Chorale (1 cr)
MUSC 100 - First Year Seminar for Music Majors (1 cr)
MUSC 103 - Music Theory I (3 cr)
MUSC 104 - Aural Skills I (1 cr)
MUSC 105 - Theory II (3 cr)
MUSC 106 - Aural Skills II (1 cr)
MUSC 203 - Music Theory III (3 cr)
MUSC 204 - Aural Skills III (1 cr)
MUSC 205 - Music Theory IV (2 cr) **
MUSC 206 - Aural Skills IV (1 cr)
MUSC 303 - Form and Analytical Techniques (3 cr)
MUSC 310 - Music History I Antiquity to Early Baroque (3 cr)
MUSC 311 - Music History II Early Baroque to 1890 (3 cr)
MUSC 312 - Music History III 20th-Century and World Musics (3 cr)
MUSC 498 - Senior Music Seminar (1 cr)
MUAP 397 - Junior Recital (.5-1 cr) *** Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUAP 497 - Senior Music Activity (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.

Note(s):

*Music majors do not need MUSC 111 .

**Music theater majors may substitute MUSC 316 for MUSC 205 and voice performance majors may substitute MUSC 317 for MUSC 205 .

***Waived for composition concentration students.

In addition to the basic music core, the following courses are required according to the declared concentration (choose one concentration area):

Performance concentration (select one emphasis), 39-43 Hours:

Orchestral instrument performance concentration:

MUAP xxx - Applied Major Instrument (8)
MUEN 360 - Band (1-3 cr) Must earn a total of 8 credits.
Non-music electives (23)

Piano performance concentration:

MUAP 340 - Piano (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 8 credits.
Applied lessons. Must have 8 hours credit to graduate and must receive a jury level of 8.
MUAP 344 - Voice (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUEN 360 - Band (1-3 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUEN 373 - Piano Ensemble and Accompanying (1 cr) Must earn a total of 6 credits.
MUEN 374 - Women’s Camerata/Men’s Choir (1 cr) OR
MUEN 375 - Masterworks Chorale (1 cr) Must earn a total of 3 credits.
MUSC 314 - Keyboard Literature (3 cr)
MUSC 321 - Piano Pedagogy (2 cr)
MUSC 329 - Electronic Music Media (2 cr)
Non-music electives (16)

Voice performance concentration:

Students with a voice performance concentration may substitute MUSC 317 - Opera and Oratorio Literature for MUSC 205 - Music Theory IV .

MUAP 344 - Voice (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 8 credits.
Applied lessons. Must have 8 hours credit to graduate and must receive a jury level of 8.
MUSC 237 - Diction I (3 cr)
MUSC 247 - Diction II (3 cr)
MUSC 316 - Vocal Literature (3 cr)
MUSC 323 - Vocal Pedagogy (2 cr)
THEA 203 - Acting I (3 cr)
THEA 207 - Theater Practice (3 cr) OR
THEA 208 - Theater Practice (3 cr)
Non-music electives (14)

Guitar performance concentration:

MUAP 342 - Guitar (.5-1 cr) * Must earn a total of 8 credits.
* Applied lessons. Must have 8 hours credit to graduate and must receive a jury level of 8.
MUEN 360 - Band (1-3 cr) OR
MUEN 375 - Masterworks Chorale (1 cr)
MUEN 372 - Guitar Ensemble (1 cr) Must earn a total of 4 credits.
MUSC 320 - Guitar Pedagogy (2 cr)
Non-music electives (23)

Music theater performance concentration:

MUAP 344 - Voice (.5-1 cr) * Must earn a total of 8 credits.
* Applied lessons. Must have 8 hours credit to graduate and must receive a jury level of 7.
GSPE 115 - Modern Dance I Must earn a total of 3 credits.
GSPE 116 - Modern Dance II Must earn a total of 3 credits.
MUEN 380 - Musical Theater/Opera Workshop (1 cr) Must earn a total of 3 credits.
MUSC 317 - Opera and Oratorio Literature (3 cr)
MUSC 237 - Diction I (3 cr)
MUSC 247 - Diction II (3 cr)
THEA 203 - Acting I (3 cr)
THEA 207 - Theater Practice (3 cr) OR
THEA 208 - Theater Practice (3 cr)
Non-music electives (10)
**Students with a music theater performance concentration may substitute MUSC 316 or MUSC 205 Music Theory IV .

Composition concentration, 43 Hours:

MUAP xxx - Applied Major Instrument (must achieve level 6 or higher) (6)
MUAP xxx - Applied Minor Instrument (must achieve level 3 or higher) (2)
MUAP 430 - Composition (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 4 credits.
MUAP 450 - Orchestration/Arranging (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 2 credits.
MUEN 360 - Band (1-3 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUEN 374 - Women’s Camerata/Men’s Choir (1 cr) OR
MUEN 375 - Masterworks Chorale (1 cr) OR
MUEN 376 - Chamber Singers (1 cr) OR
MUEN 377 - Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (1 cr)
MUSC 227 - Introduction to Conducting (1 cr)
MUSC 230 - Woodwind Techniques I (1 cr)
MUSC 231 - Woodwind Techniques II (1 cr)
MUSC 232 - Brass Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 233 - String Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 234 - Percussion Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 327 - Conducting II - Choral (3 cr) OR
MUSC 328 - Conducting II - Instrumental (3 cr)
MUSC 329 - Electronic Music Media (2 cr)
COMM 329 - Sound Design (3 cr)
Non-music electives (13)

Piano pedagogy concentration, 43 Hours:

MUAP 340 - Piano (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 8 credits.
*Applied lessons. Must have 8 hours credit to graduate, and must receive a jury level of 7.
MUAP 344 - Voice (.5-1 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUEN 360 - Band (1-3 cr) Must earn a total of 1 credit.
MUEN 373 - Piano Ensemble and Accompanying (1 cr) Must earn a total of 6 credits.
MUEN 374 - Women’s Camerata/Men’s Choir (1 cr) OR
MUEN 375 - Masterworks Chorale (1 cr) Must earn a total of 2 credits.
MUSC 314 - Keyboard Literature (3 cr)
MUSC 321 - Piano Pedagogy (2 cr)
MUSC 329 - Electronic Music Media (2 cr)
MUSC 420 - Apprenticeship in Music Pedagogy (1-3 cr) Must earn a total of 4 credits.
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 cr) OR
MUSC 350 - Music Psychology (3 cr)
PSYC 342 - Adolescent Development (3 cr)
Non-music electives (8)

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