Major requirements
Required semester hours: 40 sh
Course requirements
Prerequisites and supporting courses (4 sh)
MUS 2060
Required core courses
Music History (6 sh): MUS 3010, MUS 3020
Theory (16 sh): MUS 1080, MUS 1110, MUS 1120, MUS 2110; and MUS 2130, MUS 2140, and MUS 3130
Performance Practica (6 sh): MUS 0100 (8 semesters); 1005;
Keyboard Skills (0 sh): MUS 1010 and MUS 1020, Level II Proficiency required; MUS 2970 (0sh); AMUS 4900 (0sh).
Voice (4sh): MUS 3401 and MUS 3402; and two from MUS 2401, MUS 2402, MUS 2403, MUS 2404, MUS 2405. Instrumentalists (4sh): AMUS 3050 (4 terms of 1sh or 2 terms of 2sh)
Ensemble (0 sh): 4 years
Brass, Percussion, String and Woodwind majors: Required 4 years: MUS 3770; and (strings) MUS 0750, (brass/woodwind/ percussion) MUS 0700 or MUS 0725.
Guitar majors: Required 4 years: MUS 3770 and at least 2 years in MUS 0700, MUS 0725, MUS 0750, MUS 0800 or MUS 0810.
No more than 2 years in MUS 0855.
Piano and Organ majors: Required 4 years MUS 3770 and at least 2 years in or accompanying an ensemble (based on ability) such as the MUS 0700, MUS 0725, MUS 0750, MUS 0800 or MUS 0810. No more than 2 years in or accompanying MUS 0855.
Voice majors: Required 4 years MUS 3450 or MUS 3455 and at least 3 years in MUS 0800 or MUS 0810. No more than 1 year in MUS 0855 or MUS 3890.
Applied Music (12 sh)
Electives (10 sh): Must be non-music (AMUS or MUS) and cannot be counted for Core Curriculum.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate music literacy skills and knowledge of literature from a variety of time periods and cultural contexts.
- Students will demonstrate suitability for their chosen degree track and concentration.
- Students will be able to perform a variety of solo repertoire on their primary instrument, demonstrating appropriate performance practice and technical artistry and ability.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of self within community.