Music or Music Performance Major Requirements
(42 hours required for the Music major, 65 hours required for Music
Performance major)
All music majors are required to pass a piano proficiency examination
before graduation. All music majors are required to participate in
an ensemble each semester and must perform in a student recital
each semester. While it is possible to begin work as a musician after
having completed the program, it is recommended that graduates
continue their musical training by entering a master of fine arts or
doctoral program.
Requirements common to both Music and Music Performance
majors (26 hours)
| MU 090 |
Recital Attendance (0 credit required each semester) |
0 |
| MU 108 |
Music History & Literature I: Baroque and Classical Periods |
3 |
| MU 109 |
Music History & Literature II: Romantic and Contemporary Periods |
3 |
| MU 180 |
Vocal Ensemble (1 credit required each semester) |
1 |
| MU 208 |
Comprehensive Musicianship I |
3 |
| MU 209 |
Comprehensive Musicianship II |
3 |
| MU 210 |
Comprehensive Musicianship III |
3 |
| MU 215 |
Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
| MU 250 |
Form and Analysis |
2 |
Additional requirements for Music Performance major
(41 credits)
| MU 300 |
Orchestration and Arranging |
2 |
| MU 314 |
Departmental Student Recital |
0 |
| MU 315 |
Junior Recital |
0 |
| MU 316 |
Senior Recital |
0 |
| MU 317 |
Diction (vocal) |
4 |
| MU 318 |
Literature and Pedagogy (instrumental) |
1 |
| MU 405 |
Conducting |
2 |
| MU 425 |
Major Instrument/Voice (4 credits each
semester) |
4 |
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