Majoring in music at º£Íâ³Ô¹Ï will teach you to create music through composition, arranging or improvisation, perceive music in the context of history and culture, perform solo and in a group, assess music using critical thinking skills, and involve music technology in your work as a performer, teacher, and scholar.
Required for all majors:
• Major Ensemble (8 hours and each term of enrollment)
• Performance Class (8 semesters)
• Major Performance Area Instruction (8 semesters of private lessons)
• MUS 107: History and Literature of Classical Music
• MUS 213: World Music
• MUS 246: History and Literature of the Romantic and Twentieth Century Periods
• MUS 247: History and Literature of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods
• MUS 122-22, 221-22: Music Theory I–IV
• MUS 123-24, 223-24: Aural Training I-IV
• MUS 499: Senior Recital/Project
• Select one of the following concentrations
Concentration in Performance
Required:
• Small Ensembles (2 semesters of enrollment)
• MUS 091: Piano Proficiency I
• MUS 115: Teaching and Performing with Technology
• MUS 185-6: Piano Class
• MUS 216: Conducting I (Choral)
• MUS 309: Counterpoint
• MUS 313: Form and Analysis
• MUS 369: Leadership and Entrepreneurship in the Arts
• Music electives (20 hours) (9 hours for vocal emphasis)
• Select one of the following areas of emphasis:
Instrumental/Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
• MUS 335: Instrumental Pedagogy and Materials
• MUS 397: Chamber Music I
• MUS 398: Chamber Music II
Piano or Organ
• Piano Accompanying (2 semesters)
• MUS 321A: Piano Pedagogy
• MUS 321B: Piano Literature or MUS 322: Organ Literature
Strings
• MUS 335: Instrumental Pedagogy and Materials
Vocal
• Opera and Musical Theatre (2 semesters of enrollment)
• Opera Workshop (2 semesters of enrollment)
• GER 101: Introduction to German
• FRN 101: Elementary French
• MUS 118: Italian and German Diction
• MUS 218: Latin and French Diction
• MUS 415: Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS 492: Song Literature
• Performance electives (9 hours) or Non-Major Performance Area sequence
Concentration in Music Education
Required:
• Small Ensembles (2 semesters of enrollment)
• MUS 127/128: Non-Major Performance Area (not required for vocal emphasis)
• MUS 092: Piano Proficiency II
• MUS 110: Introduction to the Teaching of Music and Related Careers
• MUS 115: Teaching and Performing with Technology
• MUS 163: Beginning Voice Class (not required for vocal emphasis)
• MUS 185/186: Piano Class (not required for piano or organ emphasis)
• MUS 216: Conducting I (Choral)
• MUS 312: Orchestration and Band Arranging (not required for vocal emphasis)
• MUS 313: Form and Analysis
• MUS 316: Conducting II (Instrumental)
• MUS 363: Music Education in Early Childhood and Elementary School
• MUS 373: Choral Music Education in the Secondary Curriculum
• MUS 374: Instrumental Music Education in the Secondary Curriculum
• MUS 270: Percussion Class
• MUS 273: Woodwinds Class
• MUS 274: Woodwinds Class II
• MUS 371: Brass Class
• MUS 372: Brass Class II
• MUS 375: Marching Band Techniques or 415: Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS 379: Strings Class
• MUS 285/286: Piano Class
• EDU 200: Human Growth and Development
• EDU 220: Principles of Teaching
• EDU 229: Principles of Teaching Seminar: Multi-Age
• EDU 347: Reading to Learn in the Content Area: Multi-Age
• EDU 400: Curriculum/Organization of Schools
• EDU 416: Seminar in Education
• EDU 430: Student Teaching: Multi-Age
• EIS 271: Individuals with Diverse Educational Needs
• EIS 379: Prescriptive Assessment and Diagnosis
• EIS 468: Communication and Collaborative Partnerships
• Select one of the following areas of emphasis: Instrumental, Piano or Organ, Strings, Vocal. Your area of emphasis determines your ensemble participation, major area of instruction, and performance courses.
Required:
• Major Ensemble Participation (MUS 100 and MUS 200)
• Music Performance Area Instruction (eight semesters of private lessons)
• Performance Class (eight experiences)
• MUS 091: Piano Proficiency Level 1
• MUS 185/186: Piano Class
• MUS 115: Teaching and Performing with Technology
• MUS 121: Music Theory I
• MUS 122: Music Theory II
• MUS 123: Aural Training I
• MUS 124: Aural Training II
• MUS 499: Senior Recital/Project
• Select an area of emphasis
Emphasis in Traditional Music
Required:
• Major Ensemble Participation (MUS 300 and MUS 400)
• MUS 107: History and Literature of Classical Music
• MUS 213: World Music
• MUS 246: History and Literature of the Romantic and Twentieth Century Periods OR MUS 247: History and Literature of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods
• MUS 337: Music and the Liberal Arts
• Five additional music semester hours
Emphasis in Popular Music
Required:
• MUS 369: Leadership and Entrepreneurship in the Arts
• Four Small Ensembles Experiences OR THR 220: Experiential Learning in Theatre Performance
• MUS 337: Music and the Liberal Arts
• One music elective
One from:
• MUS 107: History and Literature of Classical Music
• MUS 213: World Music
• MUS 246: History and Literature of the Romantic and Twentieth Century Periods
• MUS 247: History and Literature of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods
Three courses from:
• MUS 151: American Musical Theater
• MUS 152: American Popular Music
• MUS 153: Music in the Movies
• MUS 154: Jazz in America
• MUS 211: Journey of the Blues
Required:
• MUS 149: Understanding and Enjoying Music
• Major Ensemble Participation (4 experiences)
• Non-Major Applied Study (127-28 thru 427-28)
• Six hours of music electives not covered below
Two from:
• MUS 107: History and Literature of Classical Music
• MUS 121: Music Theory I
• MUS 122: Music Theory II
• MUS 123: Aural Training I
• MUS 124: Aural Training II
Two training/theory courses or one history course:
• MUS 121-22, 221-22: Music Theory I-IV
• MUS 123-42, 223-24: Aural Training I-IV
• MUS 246: History and Literature: Romantic and 20th Century
• MUS 247: History and Literature: Medieval, Renaissance, Early Baroque