Music Performance Program (BM)

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Music Department information

Requirements

A. Performance (33-35 credits)

Applied Music (20 credits)

MUS 151 - Applied Music I (2).
MUS 152 - Applied Music II (2).
MUS 251 - Applied Music III (2).
MUS 252 - Applied Music IV (2).
MUS 351 - Applied Music V (2).
MUS 451 - Applied Music VII (2).
Taken concurrently:
MUS 352 - Applied Music VI (2).
MUS 356 - Junior Recital (2).
Taken concurrently:
MUS 452 - Senior Performance-Applied Music VIII (2).
MUS 456 - Senior Recital (2).

Major Performance Ensemble (8 credits)

Based on Applied Music section, eights credits from:

Conducting (4 credits)

MUS 371 - Conducting I (2).
MUS 372 - Conducting II (2).

Chamber Music (1 credit)

Required of instrumentalists only, but vocalists may elect:

MUS 302 - Chamber Music (1).

Opera (1 credit)

Required of vocalists only, but instrumentalists may elect:

MUS 230 - Opera Workshop (1).
MUS 430 - Opera Workshop (1)

Keyboard Skills (0-2 credits)

One of:

MUS 130 - Keyboard Skills II (1). with a grade of B (3.0) or better
Equivalent proficiency as demonstrated by examination

B. Music Theory (18 credits)

MUS 141 - Music Theory I (3).
MUS 142 - Music Theory II (3).
MUS 143 - Aural Harmony I (2).
MUS 144 - Aural Harmony II (2).
MUS 241 - Music Theory III, Orchestration (3).
MUS 242 - Music Theory IV, Topics in Music Theory (3).
MUS 243 - Aural Harmony III (2).

C. Music History (9 credits)

MUS 261 - Music History I (3)
MUS 262 - Music History II (3)
MUS 361 - Seminar in Music History (3)

D. Pedagogy, Literature and Diction (6-8 credits)

Voice Majors

Instrumental Majors

MUS 394 - Independent Study Instrumental Pedagogy (1).
Taken concurrently with one of the following, matching the student’s applied music section:
MUS 117 - Guitar Class (1).
MUS 121 - Brass Class (1).
MUS 124 - Percussion Class (1).
MUS 125 - String Class (1).
MUS 127 - Single Reed, Flute (1).
MUS 128 - Double Reed (1).
MUS 129 - Keyboard Skills I (1).
MUS 396 - Independent Study Instrument Orchestral Excerpts (2).
MUS 397 - Independent Study Instrumental Solo Literature (2).

E. Other Music Courses (12 credits)

MUS 170 - Music Technology I (3)
MUS 226 - Music in World Cultures (3)
At least six additional credits in music electives, excluding:
MUS 100 - An Introduction to Music (3)
MUS 136 - Keyboard Skills for Non-Music Majors I (1).

F. Foreign Language (0-8 credits)

Completion of one of the following or equivalent proficiency by examination. 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.

ARB 112 - Beginning Standard Arabic II (4)
CHN 112 - Beginning Mandarin Chinese II (4)
FRN 112 - Beginning French II (4)
GER 112 - Beginning German II (4)
JPN 112 - Beginning Japanese II (4)
SPN 112 - Beginning Spanish II (4)

G. Additional Requirements

All General Education requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences and University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements .

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits