Nov 22, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, BM, Music Performance Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Music	120
Career Opportunities:
Performance, composing/arranging, music production, recording, television radio, private teaching, jazz performance
Note(s):
• Students must complete 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses. • Note: Major Ensemble is to be chosen in consultation with advisor; audition required.

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MUS 130 - Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony in Western Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 141 - Keyboard Skills I Credit Hours: 2

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MUS 142 - Keyboard Skills II Credit Hours: 2

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

MUS 110 - Music Theory for Oral Traditions Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Music Theory for Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 290 - Analysis of Music after 1900 Credit Hours: 3
MUS 312 - Jazz Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 349 - Advanced Analysis of Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUS 440 - Music Theory Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 143 - Keyboard Skills III Credit Hours: 2
MUS 276 - Introduction to Music Technology Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

MUS 110 - Music Theory for Oral Traditions Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Music Theory for Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 290 - Analysis of Music after 1900 Credit Hours: 3
MUS 312 - Jazz Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 349 - Advanced Analysis of Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUS 440 - Music Theory Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

MUS 110 - Music Theory for Oral Traditions Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Music Theory for Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 290 - Analysis of Music after 1900 Credit Hours: 3
MUS 312 - Jazz Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 349 - Advanced Analysis of Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUS 440 - Music Theory Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Music/Applied Music (5 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 315 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 307 - Conducting Credit Hours: 2
MUS 320 - Analysis of Baroque and Classical Music Credit Hours: 3
or MUS 350 - Analysis of Romantic Era Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 370 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 481G - Special Projects I Credit Hours: 1-4

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 390 - Junior Recital Credit Hours: 1-4

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Music/Applied Music (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 315 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose any class other than MUS or AMUS. Advisor approval needed.

Non-Western Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

MUS 360 - Cajun and Zydeco Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 364 - Music Appreciation: Music of the World Credit Hours: 3
MUS 450G - Traditional Musics of North America Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS - Major Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 470 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 490 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 1-4

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	MUS 130	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Music, BM, Music Performance Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (5 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Non-Western Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Music, BM, Music Performance Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Theory Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (5 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Non-Western Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum