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Feb 05, 2025
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2024-2025 Shepherd University Catalog
Music, B.A.
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School of Music
Program Learning Outcomes
Overall Program
- To develop performance and/or compositional skills exhibiting artistic integrity and competence;
- To foster music ensembles which demonstrate the highest standards in artistic excellence;
- To foster student inquiry, interaction, and self-discovery;
- To provide a strong foundation for future graduate music study;
- To train students seeking public school music careers according to approved standards of teacher education;
- To develop student capacity to communicate music and its role in society to others;
- To develop artistic sense of the general student in terms of musical understanding, appreciation, and perception;
- To provide avocational opportunities for interested students through participation in various music ensembles and other music activities; and
- To enhance the image of the College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the School of Music, and the university by serving as a hub of artistic activity for the community.
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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, 43 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, 43 Hours:
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 | | MUSC 140 | | Intermediate Keyboard Skills | 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 101 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 102 | 3 | Core Curriculum | 1 | Math (MA) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | History | 3 | | | TOTAL | 13 | | Elective | | Elective | 2 | | | | | | | | 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 141 | | Advanced Keyboard Skills | 1 | | MUEN 3xx | | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUSC 310 | | Music History I (WM) | 1 | | Foreign Language | | Foreign Language Semester Two | 3 | MUAP 3xx | | Applied Lesson | 1 | | MUxx xxx | | Music Electives | 3 | MUEN 3xx | | Major Ensemble | 3 | | Elective | | Elective | 3 | Foreign Language | | Foreign Language Semester One | 3 | | | | TOTAL | 14 | Elective | | Elective | 2 | | | | | | | | 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 | | MUSC 309 | | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 | MUAP 3xx | | Applied Lesson | 1 | | MUAP 3xx | | Applied Lesson | 1 | MUEN 3xx | | Major Ensemble | 1 | | MUEN 3xx | | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUxx xxx | | Music Elective | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Foreign Language Semester Four (HM) | 3 | Core Curriculum | 2 | Sciences (LS) | 4 | | MUxx xxx | 2 | Music Electives | 1 | Core Curriculum | 2 | Foreign Language Semester Three (HM) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | | Sciences (LS) | 4 | | | TOTAL | 15 | | Electives | | Electives | 6 | | | | | | | | 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 18, 2021 | | | | | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | * This progression is based upon an even year entry. | In addition to the basic music core, the following courses are required according to the declared concentration (choose one concentration area):
General concentration, 8 Hours
MUXX - Music Electives (8cr) Composition concentration, 15 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 | | 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 | | MUSC 140 | | Intermediate Keyboard Skills | 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 101 | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | ENGL 102 | 3 | Core Curriculum | 1 | Mathematics (MA) | 3 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Humanities | 3 | | | TOTAL | 13 | | Core Curriculum | 1 | HIST | 3 | | | | | | | | TOTAL | 16 | | FALL | | SECOND YEAR | | | SPRING | | SECOND YEAR | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | | Sub./Course No. | Tier | Title | Credit | MUSC 141 | | Advanced Keyboard Skills | 1 | | MUSC 205 | | Music Theory IV | 2 | MUSC 203 | | Music Theory III | 3 | | MUSC 206 | | Aural Skills IV | 1 | MUSC 204 | | Aural Skills III | 1 | | MUSC 233 | | String Techniques | 1 | MUSC 230 | | Woodwind Techniques I | 1 | | MUSC 309 | | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 | 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 | | | | TOTAL | 15 | | | TOTAL | 16 | | | | | | | 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 | | Core Curriculum | 2 | Foreign Language Semester Four (HM) | 3 | Core Curriculum | 2 | Foreign Language Semester Three (HM) | 3 | | Electives | 2 | Humanities | 3 | | | TOTAL | 14 | | | | TOTAL | 14 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | May 18, 2021 | | | | | | | DEGREE TOTAL | 120 | * This progression is based upon an even year entry. | Performance Concentration, 18 Hours:
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