Music Major (B.A.)

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General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education - Distribution Areas: 27 Credits

Natural and Computational Sciences (8)
Social Sciences (4)
Mathematics (4)
Languages (4) (proficiency through 202 or higher*)
Fine Arts: SOA 200 (3) , SOA 210 (3) , or SOA 250 (3)
Humanities (4)

Music Major (B.A.): 57-59 Credits

Music Core: 52 Credits

MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0) (must take 7 times)
MUSA 0011 - Performance Lab (0) (when enrolled in applied studies)
MUSC 1510 - Theory I: The Syntax of Music (3)
MUSC 1511 - Theory Lab I (1)
MUSC 1520 - Theory II: Diatonic Harmonic Idioms (3)
MUSC 1521 - Theory Lab II (1)
MUSC 2530 - Theory III: Formal and Chromatic Expansion (3)
MUSC 2531 - Theory Lab III (1)
MUSC 2540 - Theory IV: Tonal and Post-Tonal Techniques and Materials (3)
MUSC 2541 - Theory Lab IV (1)
COMU 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MUSC 2400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
MUSC 3423 - Musicology II: Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras (3)
MUSC 3433 - Musicology III: Music of the 19th Century to the Present (3)
MUSC 1200 - Basic Conducting (2)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal (17 total): First Year (4), Second Year (4), Third Year (4), Fourth Year (5)
Major Ensembles (6)

Music Concentrations: 5-7 Credits

(choose a concentration below and complete all courses listed)

Instrumental Concentration: 5 Credits

MUSC 1941 - Class Piano I (1) **
MUSC 1942 - Class Piano II (1) **
MUSC 2941 - Class Piano III (1) **
MUSC 2649 - Piano Proficiency (0) **
Ensembles (2) (in addition to those listed above)

Keyboard/Organ Concentration: 5 Credits

Keyboard/Piano Concentration: 5 Credits

Voice Concentration: 7 Credits

General Electives: 20-22 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128

* Language Requirement: A placement exam alone cannot satisfy this requirement. Four (4) credits of language are required (202 or higher). However, many students will complete up to 16 language credits. These additional credits will be applied to the General Electives block.
** If piano proficiency is met, the student will replace the credits with music performance electives to reach a minimum of 4 credits of supplementary performance credits.