Bachelor of Music

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Major in Performance

The following choices are available under performance.

• Piano (performance)
• Piano (pedagogy)
• Organ (performance)
• Organ (church music)
• Harpsichord
• Voice
• Orchestral Instruments
  • Strings: violin, viola, cello and double bass
  • Winds: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, woodwinds (a combination of all five instruments), trumpet, trombone euphonium, horn and tuba
  • Percussion
  • Harp
  • Classical Guitar

General Requirements for Majors in Performance

Students who have not fulfilled the following requirements at the beginning of the fifth term/semester are not allowed to major in applied music.

1. Completion of at least 60 semester hours with an average of C or better.
2. Completion of
   • MUTH 1400 - Theory I
      
   • MUTH 1410 - Aural Skills I
      
   • MUTH 1500 - Theory II
      
   • MUTH 1510 - Aural Skills II
      
   • MUTH 2400 - Theory III
      
   • MUTH 2410 - Aural Skills III
      
   • MUTH 2500 - Theory IV
      
   • MUTH 2510 - Aural Skills IV
      
   • MUMH 1600 - Music in Human Imagination
      
3. Completion of sophomore applied major study, or equivalent for transfer students, with at least a grade of B.
4. Successful completion of Upper Division Examination.

Graduation Requirements for Majors in Performance

1. Completion of 20–32 hours in the major instrument/voice. (Number of hours varies according to the instrument.)
2. Completion of 6–16 hours supplementing the major instrument (literature, pedagogy, diction, chamber music, advanced conducting).
3. Demonstration of proficiency in solo playing in public recitals, and in ensemble and chamber music, as appropriate.
4. Presentation of senior recital, content approved in advance and public performance graded by faculty.
5. Completion of 6–12 hours in upper-level MUTH, MUCP and MUED. Credit hours and courses vary by performance area.
6. Other music and general electives 3–10 hours (see program outlines below for specific recommendations).
7. A total of 125–137 hours are required.

Degree Requirements

Hours Required and General/College Requirements:

A minimum of 132 hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree as specified in the “General University Requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Music  requirements.

Major Requirements:

35 hours, including:

• MUAM 1502 - Organ (12)
• MUAM 3502 - Organ (15)
• MUAG 4380 - Organ Literature and Pedagogy (3)
• MUAG 4711 - Keyboard Senior Recital Capstone (1) (may be used to satisfy the Capstone requirement of the University Core Curriculum)
• MUAG 4720 - Organ Service Playing I (2)
• MUAG 4730 - Organ Service Playing II (2)

Other Required Courses:

• MUAS or MUAG (1000-level applied secondary; any MUAS instrument or voice) (2)
• MULB, Music Laboratory (1000-level) (choral laboratory recommended) (8)
• MUAG 3800 - Fundamentals of Conducting
• MUMH 1600 - Music in Human Imagination (may be used to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the University Core Curriculum)
• MUMH 3500 - Music History and Literature to 1750
• MUMH 3510 - Music History and Literature Since 1750
• PHYS 1270 - Science and Technology of Musical Sound (may be used to satisfy a portion of the Natural Sciences requirement of the University Core Curriculum)

Minor:

23 hours in music theory, including:

• MUTH 1400 - Theory I
• MUTH 1410 - Aural Skills I
• MUTH 1500 - Theory II
• MUTH 1510 - Aural Skills II
• MUTH 2400 - Theory III
• MUTH 2410 - Aural Skills III
• MUTH 2500 - Theory IV
• MUTH 2510 - Aural Skills IV
• MUTH 3420 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint
• MUTH 3510 - Form Analysis

Electives:

8 hours.

Other Requirements:

• Presentation of a junior recital; content approved in advance by faculty.
• Demonstration of proficiency in performance equivalent to the Service Playing Examination of the American Guild of Organists.
• Organ majors must perform one major work from memory on the degree recital.
• Attendance at all area departmental recitals is required. Unexcused absences will result in the final applied major course grade being lowered. For additional information, consult the divisional and area handbooks.