Music Performance

Major Requirements

The Music Performance major  (Voice) consists of 62-71 s.h. distributed as follows:

Required Core Courses

• MUS 1600 Music Fundamentals (Required if student does not pass the diagnostic exam) (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1610 Music Theory I (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1620 Music Theory II (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1070 Aural Skills I (1 s.h.)
• MUS 1080 Aural Skills II (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2070 Aural Skills III (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2080 Aural Skills IV (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2610 Music Theory III (3 s.h.)
• MUS 2620 Music Theory IV (3 s.h.)
• MUS 2600 Survey of Music Literature (1 s.h.)
• MUS 3110 Music History: Ancient Through Baroque (3 s.h.)
• MUS 3130 Music History: Classic Through Romantic (3 s.h.)
• MUS 3610 Conducting (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4190 20th-21st Century and Non-Western Musical Styles (2 s.h.)

Choose two of the following:

• MUS 4640 Orchestration (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4650 Introduction to Composition and Arranging (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4660 Form and Analysis (3 s.h.)

Required Applied Courses

• MUS 0710 Concert Attendance (no credit)
  (must be taken concurrently and passed with applied lessons for 8 semesters; pass/fail)
• MUS 1140-4810 (16 s.h.)
  (see list of applied music courses)
• MUS 1750-4750 (0-4 s.h.)
  (Students take the piano proficiency sequence until piano proficiency exam is passed; piano majors are exempt from this requirement.)

Required Ensemble Courses

• MUS 3280/3290 Noblemen OR MUS 3860/3870 Grace Notes (8 s.h.)

Required Methods Courses

• MUS 1650 English/Italian Diction (2 s.h.)
• MUS 2650 French/German Diction (2 s.h.)
• MUS 3610 Conducting (3 s.h.)
• MUS 3611 Vocal Pedagogy (3 s.h.)

Instrumental Major Requirements

The Music Performance major (Instrumental) consists of 62-71 s.h. distributed as follows:

Required Core Courses

• MUS 1600 Music Fundamentals (Required if student does not pass the diagnostic exam) (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1610 Music Theory I (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1620 Music Theory II (3 s.h.)
• MUS 1070 Aural Skills I (1 s.h.)
• MUS 1080 Aural Skills II (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2070 Aural Skills III (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2080 Aural Skills IV (1 s.h.)
• MUS 2610 Music Theory III (3 s.h.)
• MUS 2620 Music Theory IV (3 s.h.)
• MUS 2600 Survey of Music Literature (1 s.h.)
• MUS 3110 Music History: Ancient Through Baroque (3 s.h.)
• MUS 3130 Music History: Classic Through Romantic (3 s.h.)
• MUS 3610 Conducting (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4190 20th-21st Century and Non-Western Musical Styles (2 s.h.)

Choose two of the following:

• MUS 4640 Orchestration (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4650 Introduction to Composition and Arranging (3 s.h.)
• MUS 4660 Form and Analysis (3 s.h.)

Required Applied Courses

• MUS 0710 Concert Attendance (no credit)
  (must be taken concurrently and passed with applied lessons for 8 semesters; pass/fail)
• MUS 1140-4810 (16 s.h.)
  (see list of applied music courses)
• MUS 1750-4750 (0-4 s.h.)
  (Students take the piano proficiency sequence until piano proficiency exam is passed; piano majors are exempt from this requirement.)

Required Ensemble Courses

• MUS 3480/3490 Concert Band (8 s.h.)
• Marching Band (2 years required)

Required Tech Courses

• MUS 3010 String Techniques (1 s.h.)
• MUS 3030 Woodwind Techniques (1 s.h.)
• MUS 3040 Brass Techniques (1 s.h.)
• MUS 3070 Percussion Techniques (1 s.h.)

Required Methods Courses

• MUS 3370* Applications of Piano Literature (2 s.h.)
• MUS 3610 Conducting (3 s.h.)

*Piano Majors Only

Additional Requirements

1. To be accepted as a candidate for a B.M. in Music in Music Performance, the student must audition successfully no later than the end of the fourth semester.
2. Recommended: performance majors seek two semesters of a foreign language (French, German, or Italian).
3. All students receiving a Bachelor of Music in Performance are required to complete 16 semester hours on one instrument or voice. Therefore, continuous enrollment in the major instrument is required until a minimum of 16 continuous semester hours of applied lessons (C or higher) is completed.
4. For students whose major instrument is not piano, satisfactory completion of the Piano Proficiency exam is required.
5. A minimum of eight (8) credits of large ensemble (Concert Band, MUS 3480/3490), Noblemen (MUS 3280/3290), or Grace Notes (MUS 3860/3870), approved string, orchestra ensemble, or Guitar Ensemble (MUS 3260-3270). Guitar majors must enroll in one of these ensembles, whether Guitar Ensemble is offered or not, in any given semester.
6. A full recital and a half recital in the major instrument or voice are required for graduation.
7. Instrumental majors (wind, brass, and percussion) are required to participate in Marching Band for no fewer than two years. Qualified piano majors may be asked to accompany one of the choirs to fulfill requirement. String majors must be involved in an equivalent instrumental activity, e.g., International Youth Symphony.
8. Enrollment in upper 3000-4000 level courses is predicated on successful completion of 1000-2000 level classes, or with instructor permission.