Music in Performance-Instrumental Emphasis (Bachelor of Music)

Major Requirements:

• MUSIC R101 Recital Attendance  (minimum 8 semesters)
• MUSIC 101 One-Hour Private Lesson  
• MUSIC 101 One-Hour Private Lesson  
• MUSIC 110 Intro to Music Software  
• MUSIC 120 Introduction to Music and Listening   
• MUSIC 124 World Music Lab: Asian  
• MUSIC 125 World Music Lab: Caribbean  
• MUSIC 126 World Music Lab: South American  
• MUSIC 127 World Music Lab: West African  
• MUSIC 128 Foundations of Audiation  
• MUSIC 129 Foundations of Musicianship  

• Ensembles - (minimum 8 credits of major ensembles on primary instrument)
• Ensembles - (minimum 2 credits of minor ensembles on primary instrument)
• Ensembles/lessons - (minimum 3.5 credits of choice of lessons on secondary instrument, with instructor permission, or ensembles (major or minor) on primary or secondary instrument.) 

• MUSIC 131 Musicianship I  ***
• MUSIC 132 Audiation I  ***
• MUSIC 133 Musicianship II  ***
• MUSIC 134 Audiation II  ***
• MUSIC 145 Class Voice  
• MUSIC 181 Class Keyboard I  
• MUSIC 182 Class Keyboard II  
• MUSIC 201P One-Hour Performance Lesson  
• MUSIC 201P One-Hour Performance Lesson  
• MUSIC 231 Musicianship III  ***
• MUSIC 232 Audiation III  ***
• MUSIC 233 Musicianship IV  
• MUSIC 261 Jazz Improvisation I  
• MUSIC 281 Class Keyboard III  
• MUSIC 301P One-Hour Performance Lesson  
• MUSIC 301P One-Hour Performance Lesson  
• MUSIC 320G Primary Instrument Literature  
• MUSIC 321 History of Western Music I  
• MUSIC 322 History of Western Music II  
• MUSIC 356 Instrumental Conducting I  
• MUSIC 380 Music Pedagogy  
• MUSIC 401P One-Hour Performance Lesson  *
• MUSIC 401P One-Hour Performance Lesson  ** 
• MUSIC 456 Instrumental Conducting II  
• MUSIC R399 Half Recital  
• MUSIC R499 Full Recital  
• RECOMMENDED SELECTIVE COURSES -  (minimum 11 credits, lessons or ensembles exempt)
• RECOMMENDED COURSES IN MUSIC:
• Education: 245 (Percussion Methods), 344 (Woodwind Methods), 345 (Brass Methods), 445 (String Methods), 495 (Teaching Assistant Internship Experience)
• History: 225 (History & Style Rock & Roll), 226 (20th Century Music Lit), 329 (Hist. of Musical Theatre); 423 (History of Jazz & Popular Music)
• Industry: 215 (Intro to Web Development), 364 (Music Industry Survey), 365 (Music Entrepreneurship), 495 (Internship)
• Technology: 113 (intro to Music Tech), 112 (Intro to Audio and Live Sound Production), 212 (Intermediate Recording Techniques), 211 (History and Production of Electronic), 213 (Sound Reinforcement Practicum)
• Theory: 262 (Jazz Improvisation II), 331 (Counterpoint), 332 (Instrumentation/ Orchestration), 333 (Form and Analysis), 335 (Choral Arranging), 361 (Jazz Styles and Analysis), 362 (Beginning Jazz Arranging), 363 (Introduction to Advanced Jazz Arranging)

Signature Learning for Bachelor of Music Majors Requirements:

• First Year Seminar (MUSIC 120 Introduction to Music and Listening  for all music majors)
• Reading and Writing 
• Oral Communication  
• Ethics   
• Quantitative Reasoning *
• Religion
• Fine Arts (Requirement waived for Bachelor of Music majors)
• Social Science *
• Cultural Pluralism *
• Natural Science (Students must take a minimum of six (6) credit hours of Natural Science and the laboratory science requirement) *
• Humanities
• Global Systems

*See Signature Learning  Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.

Footnotes:

*    Minimum 8 semesters of Primary Lessons and passing the MUSIC-401P level.

**  Minimum participation in one improvisatory ensemble such as a jazz ensemble or ensemble NOW.    

*** Minimum grade of C required.