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2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, BA, Traditional Music Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts	120
Career Opportunities:
Performance, songwriting, music production, private teaching, arts non-profits.
Note(s):
• Students must complete 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses.

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
AMUS - 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 238 - Introduction to the Music Industry Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

AMUS - 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 120 - Foundations of Western Music Theory Credit Hours: 3
MUS 360 - Cajun and Zydeco Music Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 160 - Traditional Music Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
ANTH 201 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
MUS 102 - Keyboard Fundamentals for Music Majors I Credit Hours: 2
MUS 130 - Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony in Western Music Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 160 - Traditional Music Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 103 - Keyboard Fundamentals for Music Majors II Credit Hours: 2
MUS 110 - Music Theory for Oral Traditions Credit Hours: 3

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Junior Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

MUS 376 - Audio Recording Techniques I Credit Hours: 3

Music History (3 credit hours)

MUS 364 - Music Appreciation: Music of the World Credit Hours: 3
MUS 366 - Jazz History Credit Hours: 3
MUS 370 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 470 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3

Secondary Instrument (3 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
MUS 325 - Class Guitar I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 327 - Class Fiddle I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 328 - Class Fiddle II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 329 - Class Button Accordion Credit Hours: 3
MUS 331 - Cajun and Creole French Vocals Credit Hours: 3

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

MUS 319 - Songwriting Credit Hours: 3
MUS 377 - Audio Recording Techniques II Credit Hours: 3

Secondary Instrument (1 credit hour)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
MUS 325 - Class Guitar I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 327 - Class Fiddle I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 328 - Class Fiddle II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 329 - Class Button Accordion Credit Hours: 3
MUS 331 - Cajun and Creole French Vocals Credit Hours: 3

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

MUS 450G - Traditional Musics of North America Credit Hours: 3
MUS 459 - Senior Project in Traditional Music Credit Hours: 3

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Minor (3 credit hours)

Choose minor outside of music, preferably related to your interests in this major, in consultation with academic advisor.

4 Semesters of Ensemble Required

Primary Instrument	Courses for Ensemble Credit	Constraints and Exceptions
Winds and Brass	AMUS 152 , AMUS 153 , AMUS 154 AMUS 155 AMUS 160 AMUS 170 AMUS 180 AMUS 190	2 Semester Minimum: AMUS 160
Percussion	Same as Winds and Brass, with the additional option of AMUS 117	2 Semester Minimum: AMUS 160
All other instruments, including guitar, voice, and piano	Any Ensemble course	2 Semester Minimum on major instrument: AMUS 160

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	ANTH 201 and Choose 3 cr 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 360	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Music, BA, Traditional Music Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Music History (3 credit hours)

Secondary Instrument (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Secondary Instrument (1 credit hour)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

4 Semesters of Ensemble Required

General Education Curriculum

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Music, BA, Traditional Music Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Music History (3 credit hours)

Secondary Instrument (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Secondary Instrument (1 credit hour)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (2 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Minor (3 credit hours)

4 Semesters of Ensemble Required

General Education Curriculum