Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music Performance
Requirements for the major can be found at Music - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Students may audition for this program only if they qualify for three-credit lessons (MUPI 4XX) at the start of the first year and register for MUPI 4XX during both semesters of the first year. In addition to eight semesters each of performing organization and MUPI 4XX, graduation requirements include a one-hour senior solo recital (MUS 499).
At the conclusion of the fourth semester of study, students will prepare a jury for the appropriate applied faculty, who in consultation with the academic adviser will determine whether the student is permitted to continue in the performance major. In questionable cases, the adviser is permitted to recommend that the decision be delayed for a maximum of one additional semester, in order to evaluate further the student's progress; this recommendation is subject to the approval of the Department Chair. Students who do not pass the jury may continue in the music and liberal arts track or apply for another major within the Bachelor of Arts program (with the understanding that choosing another major may lengthen the amount of time to complete the degree).
Music elective credits, when used as substitutes for music course credits, may be satisfied by either MUS or MUPI. In order for MUPI credits to count toward the degree, a jury is required.
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Prerequisites |
Credits |
| MUS 121 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing I |
2 |
| MUS 122 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing II |
2 |
| MUS 221 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing III |
2 |
| MUS 222 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing IV |
2 |
| MUS 123 |
Harmony I |
2 |
| MUS 124 |
Harmony II |
2 |
| MUS 223 |
Harmony III |
2 |
| MUS 224 |
Harmony IV |
2 |
| MUS 183 |
Class Piano I |
1 |
| MUS 184 |
Class Piano II |
1 |
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Prerequisites total credits: |
18 |
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Major Area |
Credits |
| MUPI 4XX |
Private Instruction (8 semesters @ 3 credits) |
24 |
| MUS ___ |
Performing Organization (8 semesters @ 1 credit) |
8 |
| MUS 499 |
Senior Solo Recital A hearing is required. |
0 |
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Major Area total credits: |
32 |
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Supportive Courses in Music |
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| MUS 321 |
Form and Analysis I |
3 |
| MUS 325 |
History of Music I |
3 |
| MUS 326 |
History of Music II |
3 |
| MUS 327 |
History of Music III |
3 |
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Supportive Courses in Music total credits: |
12 |
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Total Courses in Music (excluding prerequisites) total credits: |
44 |
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General Studies |
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| ENG 101 |
Writing: Logic and Rhetoric (Freshman year) |
3 |
| ___ ___ |
Literature Elective (English or other language) |
3 |
| PHIL 201, PHIL 202 |
The Classical Mind, The Modern Mind (3 credits each) (Freshman year) |
6 |
| PHIL ___ |
One Philosophy Elective |
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| TRS 201 |
Foundations in Theology I: The Scriptures and Jesus Christ (Freshman year) |
3 |
| TRS 202A / TRS 202B |
Foundations in Theology II: The Church and the Human Person |
3 |
| TRS ___ |
Theology Elective |
3 |
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Foundations in History or Political Theory (to be chosen from a pool of general education courses) |
3 |
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Two Intermediate Language Courses in an Ancient or Modern Foreign Language |
6 |
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One Mathematics Elective |
3 |
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One Natural Science Elective |
3 |
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One Foundations in Social Sciences |
3 |
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Eight Free Electives (if music courses are elected, they must be MUS) |
24 |
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General Studies total credits: |
63 |
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Total program credits: |
128 |