Sample Degree Map| Music Performance: Instrumental
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement* | 0 |
| MUS 101 | Theory of Music I | 3 |
| MUS 151 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 144 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 160 | Functional Piano | (1) |
| ENG 111 | Composition and Rhetoric(GMP Fnd I) | 3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | Total | 14(15) |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 102 | Theory of Music II | 3 |
| MUS 152 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUS 144 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 161 | Functional Piano | (1) |
| MUS 1851 MUS 1861 |
The Diverse Worlds of Music (3) -OR- Global Popular Music (3) |
3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | Total | 17(18) |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 201 | Theory of Music III | 3 |
| MUS 251 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUS 244 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 260 | Functional Piano | (1) |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | Total | 14(15) |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 202 | Theory of Music IV | 3 |
| MUS 252 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUS 244 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 261 | Functional Piano | (1) |
| MUS 221 | Music Technologies(GMP Fnd V) [Spring only] | 3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | GMP fulfilling course | 3 |
| -- | Total | 17(18) |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 211 | History of Western Music (GMP Fnd IIA) | 3 |
| MUS 344 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 301 / MUS 451 |
Counterpoint (even-numbered Fall only) -OR- Advanced Aural Skills I (odd-numbered Fall only) |
3 / 1 |
| MUS 352 | Conducting I [fall only] | 2 |
| -- | Thematic Sequence course | 3 |
| -- | Total | 15/13 |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 212 | History of Western Music | 3 |
| MUS 344 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 406 / MUS 452 |
Advanced Analysis (odd-numbered Spring only) -OR- Advanced Aural Skills II (even-numbered Spring only) |
3 / 1 |
| Thematic Sequence course | 3 | |
| -- | Half Recital (no registration) |
0 |
| -- | Free Electives | 5 |
| -- | Total | 18/16 |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 140 | Recital Attendance Requirement | 0 |
| MUS 444 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 301 / MUS 451 |
Counterpoint (even-numbered Fall only) -OR- Advanced Aural Skills I (odd-numbered Fall only) |
3 / 1 |
| -- | Thematic Sequence course | 3 |
| -- | Free Electives | 6 |
| -- | Total | 16/14 |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 444 | Applied Music | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Large Music Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 406 / MUS 452 |
Advanced Analysis (odd-numbered Spring only) -OR- Advanced Aural Skills II (even-numbered Spring only) |
3 / 1 |
| MUS 494 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| -- | Free Electives | 9 |
| -- | Total | 16/14 |
| -- | Total Hours: 124 | |
*MUS 140 Recital Attendance requires seven semesters of registration
Functional Piano requirement: Completion of MUS 261 or proficiency examination required.
Chamber Music requirement: MUS 139 Chamber Music Experience requires one semester of registration
^Performance requirement: Half recital in year 3, semester 6; MUS 494 Senior Recital in year 4, semester 8.
Large Music Ensemble requirement: Enroll in a large instrumental ensemble, in one’s primary performance medium, each semester. The large instrumental ensembles include: MUS 100C Symphony Orchestra, MUS 100E Marching Band, MUS 100F Symphony Band, and MUS 100G Wind Ensemble. Entrance to each group is by audition. Pianists may fulfill the ensemble requirement through participation in a large instrumental ensemble, a large vocal ensemble, accompanying (MUS 110/120), or chamber music as a pianist. (MUS 110/120 fulfills either accompanying requirement or large ensemble requirement in a single semester, but not both). Guitarists may fulfill the ensemble requirement through enrollment in a vocal ensemble, an instrumental ensemble, or chamber music as a guitarist.
ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON MAJOR INSTRUMENT:
Piano:
- MUS 110, 120 Accompanying or 100I/J Chamber Music (1, 1)
- MUS 457 Piano Literature [even-numbered Fall semesters] (3)
- MUS 458 Piano Literature[odd-numbered Spring semesters] (3)
- MUS 430 Piano Pedagogy [even-numbered Spring semesters] (2)
Strings:
- MUS 433 String Pedagogy [even-numbered Fall semesters] (1)
- MUS 100I Chamber Music (1, 1)
Percussion:
- MUS 100M Percussion Ensemble (1, 1)
Guitar:
- MUS 454 Guitar Repertory and Pedagogy (2)
It is the responsibility of the student to check to see that all university requirements have been fulfilled – please refer to the General Bulletin.