Music, B.A.

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Curriculum for a Major in Music, B.A.

In addition to the requirements for the major and the Core Curriculum , students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts must satisfy the B.A. Foreign Language Requirement .

Total hours required, 120 Hours:

Core Curriculum requirements, 38 Hours:

Foreign language requirement, 12 Hours:

Bachelor of Arts students must complete 12 hours of foreign language study OR demonstrate equivalent foreign language skill.

Music core requirements, 39 Hours:

Music concentration area 10-15 Hours:

*Electives, 16-21 Hours:

Electives not required within the degree must be outside of the field of music and may not have the following prefixes: MUAP, MUEN, MUSC. This applies to the BA in Music, general and specific concentrations.

Basic music core, 39 Hours:

MUSC 100 - First Year Seminar for Music Majors (1 cr) (fulfills the Core Curriculum Tier 1 First-Year Experience requirement)
MUSC 103 - Music Theory I (3 cr) (fulfills the Core Curriculum Tier 2 Arts requirement)
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 303 - Form and Analytical Techniques (3 cr)
MUSC 310 - Music History I: Antiquity to Early Classical (3 cr)
MUSC 311 - Music History II: Early Classical to 2000 (3 cr)
MUSC 498 - Senior Music Seminar (1 cr)
MUAP XXX - Applied Major Instrument (8cr)
MUEN XXX - Major Ensemble (8cr)

Four-Year Course Progression

**Music, B.A. General**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 100	1	First-Year Seminar (FYEX)	1	MUSC 105		Music Theory II	3
MUSC 103	2	Music Theory I (AR-GL)	3	MUSC 106		Aural Skills II	1
MUSC 104		Aural Skills I	1	MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	History	3
Core Curriculum	1	Math (MA)	3	Elective		Elective	3
		TOTAL	13			TOTAL	15

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 203		Music Theory III	3	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUSC 204		Aural Skills III	1	MUSC 311	2	Music History II	3
MUSC 310		Music History I (WM)	3	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	Foreign Language		Foreign Language semester two	3
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	MUxx xxx		Music Electives	3
Foreign Language		Foreign Language semester one	3	Elective		Elective	3
Elective		Elective	3			TOTAL	14
		TOTAL	15

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 303		Form and Analytical Techniques	3	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	2	Foreign Language semester four (HM)	3
MUxx xxx		Music Elective	3	MUxx xxx		Music Electives	3
Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4	Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4
Core Curriculum	2	Foreign Language semester three (HM)	3	Electives		Electives	6
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	18

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 498	3	Senior Music Seminar	1	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	2	Wellness (WE)	3
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-MD)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK)	3
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK or MD)	3	MUxx xxx		Music Elective	1
Electives		Electives	6	Electives		Electives	6
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

May 27, 2016						DEGREE TOTAL	120

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

General concentration, 10 Hours

MUXX - Music Electives (10cr)

*Electives, 21 Hours:

Composition concentration, 15 Hours:

MUAP 430 - Composition (.5-1 cr) 4 cr required.
MUAP 450 - Orchestration/Arranging (.5-1 cr) 2 cr required.
MUSC 205 - Music Theory IV (2 cr)
MUSC 206 - Aural Skills IV (1 cr)
MUSC 230 - Woodwind Techniques I (1 cr)
MUSC 232 - Brass Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 233 - String Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 234 - Percussion Techniques (1 cr)
MUSC 329 - Electronic Music Media (1 cr)
MUAP 497 - Senior Music Activity (.5-1 cr) 1 cr required.

*Electives, 16 Hours

Four-Year Course Progression

Music, Composition*
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 100	1	First-Year Seminar (FYEX)	1	MUSC 105		Theory II	3
MUSC 103	2	Music Theory I (AR-GL)	3	MUSC 106		Aural Skills II	1
MUSC 104		Aural Skills I	1	MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	History	3
Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	3
		TOTAL	13			TOTAL	15

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 203		Music Theory III	3	MUSC 205		Music Theory IV	2
MUSC 204		Aural Skills III	1	MUSC 206		Aural Skills IV	1
MUSC 230		Woodwind Techniques	1	MUSC 233		String Techniques	1
MUSC 310		Music History I: Antiquity to Early Classical (WM)	3	MUSC 311	2	Music History II: Early Classical to 2000	3
MUSC 329		Electronic Music Media	1	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUAP 430		Composition	1
MUAP 430		Composition	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Foreign Language		Foreign Language Semester Two	3
Foreign Language		Foreign Language Semester One	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	1
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	14

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 232		Brass Techniques	1	MUSC 234		Percussion Techniques	1
MUSC 303		Form and Analytical Techniques	3	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUSC 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUAP 430		Composition	1
MUSC 430		Composition	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4
Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4	Foreign Language	2	Foreign Language Semester Four	3
Foreign Language	2	Foreign Language Semester Three	3	Electives		Choose with advisor	6
		TOTAL	14			TOTAL	17

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 498	3	Senior Seminar	1	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUAP 450		Orchestration/Arranging	1
MUAP 450		Orchestration/Arranging	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	MUAP 497		Senior Music Activity	1
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-MD)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Wellness (WE)	3
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK or MD)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK)	3
Electives		Choose with advisor	6	Electives		Choose with advisor	6
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	16

October 12, 2015						DEGREE TOTAL	120
* This progression is based upon an even year entry.

Piano pedagogy concentration, 15 Hours:

MUEN 373 - Piano Ensemble and Accompanying (1 cr) 3 cr required.
MUSC 314 - Keyboard Literature (3 cr)
MUSC 320 - Studio Pedagogy (3 cr)
MUSC 329 - Electronic Music Media (1 cr)
MUAP 397 - Junior Recital (.5-1 cr) 1 cr required.
MUSC 420 - Apprenticeship in Music Pedagogy (1-3 cr) 3 cr required.
MUAP 497 - Senior Music Activity (.5-1 cr) 1 cr required.

*Electives, 16 Hours

Four-Year Course Progression

Music, Piano Pedagogy*
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 100	1	First-Year Seminar (FYEX)	1	MUSC 105		Theory II	3
MUSC 103	2	Music Theory I (AR-GL)	3	MUSC 106		Aural Skills II	1
MUSC 104		Aural Skills I	1	MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 1xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUEN 1xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	1	History	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3	Elective		Choose with advisor	3
		TOTAL	13			TOTAL	15

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 203		Music Theory III	3	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUSC 204		Aural Skills III	1	MUSC 311	2	Music History II: Early Classical to 2000	3
MUAP 310		Music History I: Antiquity to Early Classical (WM)	3	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUSC 329		Electronic Music Media	1	MUEN 373		Piano Ensemble and Accompanying	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	Foreign Language		Foreign Language Semester Two	3
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Core Curriculum	2	Wellness (WE)	3
MUEN 373		Piano Ensemble and Accompanying	1	Elective		Choose with advisor	1
Foreign Language		Foreign Language Semester One	3			TOTAL	13
		TOTAL	14

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 303		Form and Analytical Techniques	3	MUSC 420		Apprenticeship in Music Pedagogy	1
MUSC 320		Studio Pedagogy	3	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
MUAP 397		Junior Recital	1	Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	Foreign Language	2	Foreign Language Semester Four (HM)	3
MUEN 373		Piano Ensemble and Accompanying	1	Electives		Choose with advisor	6
Core Curriculum	2	Sciences (LS)	4			TOTAL	16
Foreign Language	2	Foreign Language Semester Three (HM)	3
		TOTAL	17

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
MUSC 498	3	Senior Seminar	1	MUSC 420		Apprenticeship in Music Pedagogy	1
MUSC 420		Apprenticeship in Music Pedagogy	1	MUSC 314		Keyboard Literature (spring even years)	3
MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1	MUAP 3xx		Applied Lesson	1
MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1	MUEN 3xx		Major Ensemble	1
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-MD)	3	MUAP 497		Senior Music Activity	1
Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK or MD)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Social Sciences (SO-CK)	3
Electives		Choose with advisor	6	Elective		Choose with advisor	6
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	16

October 12, 2015						DEGREE TOTAL	120
* This progression is based upon an even year entry. Consult two-year rotation for courses in bold type.

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Music, B.A.

Curriculum for a Major in Music, B.A.

Total hours required, 120 Hours:

Core Curriculum requirements, 38 Hours:

Foreign language requirement, 12 Hours:

Music core requirements, 39 Hours:

Music concentration area 10-15 Hours:

*Electives, 16-21 Hours:

Basic music core, 39 Hours:

Four-Year Course Progression

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

General concentration, 10 Hours

*Electives, 21 Hours:

Composition concentration, 15 Hours:

*Electives, 16 Hours

Four-Year Course Progression

Piano pedagogy concentration, 15 Hours:

*Electives, 16 Hours

Four-Year Course Progression