Music Performance Program (BM)

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Music Department information

Requirements.

Performance (33-35 credits).
1. Applied music (20 credits).
  MUS 151 , MUS 152 , MUS 251 , MUS 252 , MUS 351 , MUS 451 ; MUS 352 , MUS 356 (taken concurrently); MUS 452 , MUS 456 (taken concurrently).
2. Major performance ensemble (8 credits).
  MUS 201 /MUS 401 or MUS 210 /MUS 410 , based on Applied Music section.
3. Conducting (4 credits).
  MUS 371 , MUS 372 .
4. Chamber music (1 credit).
  MUS 302 (required of instrumentalists only, vocalists may elect).
5. Opera (1 credit).
  MUS 230 /MUS 430 (required of vocalists only, instrumentalists may elect).
6. Keyboard skills (0-2 credits).
  MUS 130 with a grade of B (3.0) or better, or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated by examination.
Music theory (18 credits).
MUS 141 , MUS 142 , MUS 143 , MUS 144 , MUS 241 , MUS 242 , MUS 243 .
Music history (9 credits).
MUS 261 , MUS 262 , MUS 361 .
Pedagogy, literature, and diction (6-8 credits).
Voice majors. MUS 232 , MUS 368 , MUS 366 .
Instrumental majors. MUS 392 in pedagogy, concurrent with one from MUS 117 , MUS 121 , MUS 124 , MUS 125 , MUS 127 , MUS 128 , MUS 129 , matching the student’s applied music section (3 cr.); MUS 392 in solo literature (2 cr.);
MUS 392 in orchestal literature (2 cr.).
Other music courses (12 credits).
MUS 170 , MUS 226 , and six credits of MUS electives, excluding MUS 100 , MUS 136 .
Completion of ARB 112 , CHN 112 , FRN 112 , GER 112 , JPN 112 , LAT 105 , RUS 112 or SPN 112 , or equivalent proficiency by examination (0-8 credits). Students who wish to meet this requirement with courses taken in high school or at other institutions, or those who have attained fluency in a foreign language without formal course work, must demonstrate such equivalent proficiency by examination.
All General Education requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Minimum Credits For the Degree. 120 credits