B.A. Major in Music

The course requirements and offerings for this academic program will likely be updated in future catalogs. 

The B.A. major in Music requires a minimum of 36 semester hours plus applied lessons and faculty-directed ensembles:

MUS 115Class Piano Lab 10.0-6.0
MUS 150Music Fundamentals3.0
MUS 160Musicianship II2.0
MUS 170Diatonic Harmony3.0
MUS 265Musicianship III2.0
MUS 275Advanced Theory Techniques3.0
MUS 321Music History I4.0
MUS 322Music History II4.0
MUS 391Form and Analysis3.0
One of the following:3.0
Traditional Korean Music
Music of the World
Two of the following:6.0-8.0
Intro to the Art of Music (only if taken before MUS 321 or MUS 322)
Symphonic Masterworks
Operatic Masterworks
Topics in Music History
Beethoven: The Great Master
American Musical Theater
The Jazz Tradition in America
The Creative World of Mozart
Popular Music in America
Field Studies in Music
Student Recital (and) 2
Junior Recital
One of the following: 33.0-10.0
Senior Project: Composition (taken concurrently with MUS 407 Recital Program Notes)
SR Project: Music Research
SR Project: Adv Performance (taken concurrently with MUS 407 Recital Program Notes)
Senior Project: Analysis
SR Proj: Performance/Research
SR Project: Music Recital (taken concurrently with MUS 407 Recital Program Notes)
Applied Lesson Requirement (See Overview page)
Faculty-Directed Ensemble Requirement (See Overview page)
Total Semester Hours36.0-51.0
1

To complete the Piano Proficiency Requirement, students must complete three semesters of MUS 115 with a C or higher. Students may complete the Piano Proficiency Requirement in fewer than three semesters of MUS 115 by auditioning successfully for the Music faculty.

2

This option requires 3-5 SH total in either one or both of these courses.

3

Normally a student will enroll in a senior capstone for two consecutive semesters in consultation with the music faculty.

Note: See Overview page for minimum grade requirements.