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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Performance (specialization: Orchestral Instruments), BM
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The purpose of the Bachelor of Music with a major in performance and a specialization in orchestral instruments is: to provide students with the tools necessary to develop their technique and musicianship through the study and performance of music from various periods and genres; to familiarize students with various aspects of the performance profession; to increase students’ preparedness to apply upon graduation for continued study in master’s graduate performance degrees at the highest quality institutions and to help especially gifted students prepare for immediate entry upon graduation into the professional arena as performers and teachers; to encourage students to investigate an expanded array of professional opportunities in the field of music; and to prepare students for professional careers in music through student participation in external performances, lectures/master classes and cultural exchanges.
Program Requirements
Major in Performance
The following choices are available under performance:
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Piano (performance)
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Organ (performance)
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Organ (church music)
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Harpsichord
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Voice
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Orchestral Instruments
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Strings: violin, viola, cello and double bass
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Winds: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, woodwinds (a combination of all five instruments), trumpet, trombone, euphonium, horn and tuba
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Percussion
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Harp
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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.
- Completion of at least 60 semester hours with an average of C or better.
- Completion of
Graduation requirements for majors in Performance
- Completion of 20–32 hours in the major instrument/voice (the number of hours varies according to the instrument).
- Completion of 6–16 hours supplementing the major instrument (literature, pedagogy, diction, chamber music, advanced conducting).
- Demonstration of proficiency in solo playing in public recitals, and in ensemble and chamber music, as appropriate.
- Presentation of all senior recital capstone requirements, content approved in advance and public performance graded by faculty. All proficiencies (including piano and the Upper Division Examination) must be met the semester before applying for the senior recital capstone.
- Completion of 6–12 hours in upper-level MUTH, MUMH, MUAG, MUET, MUCE, MUCP and/or MUJS. Credit hours and courses vary by performance area.
- Other music and general elective hours (see program outlines below for specific recommendations).
- A total of 121–132 hours are required.
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Hours required and general/college requirements
A minimum of 121 hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Music requirements.
Major requirements
36 hours, including: Chamber music, 6 hours
Note: percussion majors may use MUCM 3617 ; harp majors may use MUCM 3630 ; guitar majors may use MUCM 3621 ; substitutions may result in needing to add additional advanced hours.
Music communication and literature
3 hours from the following courses:
Music laboratory, each long term/semester, minimum of 8 hours from
Note: MULB 1805 is specified for majors in violin, viola, cello and double bass. Music theory
15 hours in music theory, including:
Advanced electives in music
Choose 6 hours from the following courses: Electives
9 hours (or as many as needed to complete the requirements for the degree).
Other requirements
All non-keyboard majors must enroll in secondary piano each long term/semester until proficiency is passed. Woodwind instruments
Students who specialize in woodwinds are required to take MUTH 3420 as one of their two advanced electives in music.
Stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass)
- A minimum of eight terms/semesters of MULB 1805 - Orchestra each long term/semester.
- A minimum of 2 hours in a performance versatility requirement chosen from:
- a secondary stringed instrument,
- orchestral repertoire,
- applied lessons on a baroque instrument.
- Preparation of two programs of representative works from classical, romantic, and contemporary styles. The equivalent of one-half recital must be given the junior year and a full recital in the senior year.
Supplemental information
- Completion of the University Core Curriculum (42 hours). See University Core Curriculum requirements . Some courses required on degree plans may be used to fulfill requirements under Communication, Mathematics, Life and Physical Sciences, American History, Government/Political Science, Creative Arts, Language, Philosophy and Culture, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Core Option (Component Area Option) Courses.
- Proficiency examinations:
- Piano Proficiency Examination.
- Successful completion of the Upper Division Examination in applied lessons (MUAC and MUAM).
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