The undergraduate degrees in music emphasize knowledge and awareness of:

  • solo performance and technique, including the various musical styles used in compositions for students' musical instruments or voice;
  • each composition performed, notation and editorial signs used in the compositions performed, and repertoire for the students' performance medium;
  • ensemble performance, including familiarity with major composers in the student's performance medium and the techniques necessary to blend a number of individual musicians into an ensemble;
  • concert and recital opportunities, including literature composed for different performance forces;
  • theoretical studies, including tonal harmony, counterpoint, voice-leading and notation; formal principles and analytical techniques for tonal music; and instruments in score, including the concert pitch of transposing instruments and nomenclature used in scores; and
  • historical studies, including representative works in the canon of musical literature from chant to the present, the general outlines of the history of music from the Middle Ages to the present, music in the United States and musical cultures other than those of Europe.

Concentration Areas

The four-year professional curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Music degree emphasizes creative skill, academic achievement and artistic performance in music. Concentration areas are offered in performance, composition, musicology and jazz studies.

Requirements

Program Requirements

A half recital in the junior year and a full recital in the senior year are required of students in the performance concentration areas, except musical theatre. Students should check with their advisor about preview policies.

A senior thesis is required of students in musicology. Music composition students must complete a senior project. Musical theatre students produce a senior showcase. Student advisors must approve senior thesis, senior project, and senior showcase plans.

Ensemble and chamber music requirements are specified in the degree plan for each concentration as approved by applied area faculty. Exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the major advisor and associate dean in consultation with area chairs and ensemble conductors.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree will be required to take one 3-credit-hour course in English composition through the Program for Writing and Rhetoric or the English department. Courses such as First-Year Writing and Rhetoric (WRTG 1150), Writing, Reading, Culture (ENGL 1001) or Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL 1191) fulfill the requirement. The credit hours are applied in the liberal arts electives category. Students are strongly encouraged to complete this requirement by the end of their freshman year.

Concentration Areas

See the Plans of Study tab for concentration-specific recommended plans of study.

Four-Year Plans of Study

Brass Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
EMUS 1507 Chamber Music 2
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Music electives 2
MUSC 2081
Prepared for the Soundcheck
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
2
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 5
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 2
Ensemble 2
Music electives 1
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 6
 Credit Hours31
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
MUSC 4336 Brass Pedagogy 2
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 5
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 2
Music electives 5
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours30
 Total Credit Hours120

Brass Performance with Secondary Emphasis in Jazz (Available for Trumpet/Trombone)

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
MUSC 3061
Jazz Improvisation I
or Jazz Improvisation II
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours32
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
EMUS 1507 Chamber Music 2
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 5
PMUS 1515 Jazz Piano Class 2
Ensemble 2
MUSC 2081
Prepared for the Soundcheck
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours30
Year Three
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3081 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1 3
EMUS 3427 Jazz Ensemble 1
EMUS 3437 Jazz Combo 1
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 5
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 1
Ensemble 1
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours32
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 5
4000-level elective in musicology 3
MUSC 4031 Jazz Arranging 1 2
MUSC 3253 Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator 2
EMUS 3427 Jazz Ensemble 2
EMUS 3437 Jazz Combo 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours26
 Total Credit Hours120

Classical Guitar Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1326 Guitar Musicianship and Accompanying 2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
PMUS 1566Applied Instruction 6
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
Ensemble 1
 Credit Hours29
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 3256 Guitar Pedagogy 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
PMUS 2566Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
MUSC 2061
Introduction to Music Technology
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
3
Music electives 3
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours34
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
MUSC 4061 Tonal Analysis 2
MUSC 4106 Guitar Literature 2
PMUS 3566Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours30
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4566Applied Instruction 6
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory class, except MUSC 4101) 2
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 7
 Credit Hours27
 Total Credit Hours120

Composition Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
Keyboard Musicianship and/or Secondary Applied Instruction 2
PMUS 1526Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
MUSC 2081
Prepared for the Soundcheck
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
2
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 4001 New Musical Styles and Practices 2
PMUS 2526Applied Instruction 5
Keyboard Musicianship and/or Secondary Applied Instruction 2
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours32
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 4021 18th Century Counterpoint 2
MUSC 4041 Orchestration 2
MUSC 4071 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis 2
PMUS 3526Applied Instruction 6
Secondary Applied Instruction or music electives (if admitted without vocal/instrumental audition) 2
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours32
Year Four
MUSC 4061 Tonal Analysis 2
MUSC 4141 Instrument Design Lab: Sound, Perception & Creativity 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital (Senior Project) 1
PMUS 4526Applied Instruction 5
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Secondary Applied Instruction or music electives (if admitted without vocal/instrumental audition) 2
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 5
 Credit Hours28
 Total Credit Hours120

Harp Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
PMUS 1576Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 2081
Prepared for the Soundcheck
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
2
PMUS 2576Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 1
PMUS 3576Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Music electives 5
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours33
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 2
PMUS 4576Applied Instruction 6
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 5
Music electives 1
 Credit Hours28
 Total Credit Hours120

Harpsichord Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1586Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours32
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2061
Introduction to Music Technology
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
3
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
PMUS 2586Applied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Performance minor 4
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours32
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 (fall) 2
MUSC 4011 16th Century Counterpoint 2
MUSC 3345 Piano Pedagogy 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
MUSC 4405 Basso-Continuo Accompaniment 2
PMUS 3586Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours30
Year Four
MUSC 4061 Tonal Analysis (fall) 2
MUSC 4852 17th and Early 18th Century Music 3
MUSC 4021 18th Century Counterpoint (fall) 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4586Applied Instruction 6
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours26
 Total Credit Hours120

Jazz Piano Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
EMUS 1427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1325 Piano Sight Reading 1
MUSC 2365 Introduction to Accompanying 2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
MUSC 3061
MUSC 3071
Jazz Improvisation I
and Jazz Improvisation II
4
PMUS 1806Applied Instruction 8
Free elective 1
Written communication 3
 Credit Hours30
Year Two
EMUS 1427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 3081 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1 3
MUSC 3091 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 2 3
MUSC 3642 History of Jazz 1 3
MUSC 3652 History of Jazz 2 3
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 2806Applied Instruction 8
Non-jazz ensemble 2
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
MUSC 4031 Jazz Arranging 1 2
MUSC 4091 Jazz Arranging 2 2
PMUS 3806Applied Instruction 5
Non-music electives 12
 Credit Hours30
Year Four
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 3253 Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
MUSC 4161 Advanced Jazz Composition and Analysis 2
MUSC 4171 Advanced Jazz Improvisation and Analysis 2
PMUS 4806Applied Instruction 5
African American History 3
Non-music electives 12
 Credit Hours29
 Total Credit Hours120

Jazz Studies Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
EMUS 1427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
MUSC 3061
MUSC 3071
Jazz Improvisation I
and Jazz Improvisation II
4
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
Non-jazz ensemble 1
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 3
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours32
Year Two
EMUS 1427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 3081 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1 3
MUSC 3091 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 2 3
MUSC 3642 History of Jazz 1 3
MUSC 3652 History of Jazz 2 3
PMUS 1515 Jazz Piano Class 2
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 5
Non-jazz ensemble 1
Non-music electives 3
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 3253 Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 4031
MUSC 4091
Jazz Arranging 1
and Jazz Arranging 2
4
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 5
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours29
Year Four
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
MUSC 4161 Advanced Jazz Composition and Analysis 2
MUSC 4171 Advanced Jazz Improvisation and Analysis 2
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 5
African American History 3
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours28
 Total Credit Hours120

Musical Theatre Concentration Area

Students pursuing the musical theatre concentration area must register for an appropriate ensemble each semester that they are enrolled in applied instruction. These may include choral, opera, or musical theatre ensembles. Major role in musical theatre or opera in junior and senior year with approval of Voice/MT/Opera faculty. Senior showcase performance excuses student from ensemble in final semester.

Acting and dance courses offered by Theatre and Dance are encouraged to be a large part of the non-music elective credit hours.

Elective music courses (MUEL) cannot fulfill non-music requirements.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
Fall SemesterCredit Hours
Applied Instruction 3
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 1101 Semester 1 Theory 2
MUSC 1121 Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1 1
MUSC 1544 Italian Diction 1
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1105 Keyboard Musicianship 1 1
PMUS 1117 Musical Theatre Studio I 2
Dance elective 1
 Credit Hours15
Spring Semester
Applied Instruction 3
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 1111 Semester 2 Theory 2
MUSC 1131 Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2 1
MUSC 1554 English Diction 1
PMUS 1205 Keyboard-Musicianship 2 1
PMUS 1217 Musical Theatre Studio II 2
Written Communication (Gen Ed) 3
Dance electives 2
 Credit Hours16
Year Two
Fall Semester
Applied Instruction 3
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 2101 Semester 3 Theory 2
MUSC 2121 Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3 1
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
PMUS 2044 Foundational Musical Theatre Styles 3
Dance elective 1
Non-music electives 3
 Credit Hours16
Spring Semester
Applied Instruction 2
University Ensemble 1
Music Technology Elective 1
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)  
Introduction to Music Technology  
Prepared for the Soundcheck  
MUSC 2111 Semester 4 Theory 2
MUSC 2131 Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4 1
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
PMUS 2117 Musical Theatre Studio Class III 2
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours16
Year Three
Fall Semester
Applied Instruction 2
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 3802 History of Western Music 1 3
PMUS 4137 Opera Theatre 1 1
Dance electives 2
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours15
Spring Semester
Applied Instruction 2
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 3812 History of Western Music 2 3
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3117 Musical Theatre Studio Class IV 2
PMUS 4147 Opera Theatre 2 1
Non-music electives 3
Free electives (recommended: high-level Acting or Dance courses) 2
 Credit Hours15
Year Four
Fall Semester
Applied Instruction 3
University Ensemble 1
MUSC 4XX1 Upper-Division Music Theory 2
MUSC 4034 American Musical Theatre History 1 - Antecedents of Musical Comedy 3
Dance electives 2
Non-music electives 4
 Credit Hours15
Spring Semester
Applied Instruction 2
MUSC 4044 3
PMUS 4117 2
Dance elective 1
Non-music elective 1
Free electives (recommended: high-level Acting or Dance courses) 3
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours120

Musicology Concentration Area

In addition to the requirements applying to all bachelor of music curricula, a second-year proficiency is required in one foreign language.

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
HIST 1011 Greeks, Romans, Kings & Crusaders: European History to 1600 3
HIST 1012 Empire, Revolution and Global War: European History Since 1600 3
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied instruction 4
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours32
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2988 Introduction to Music Research 1
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 2XXXApplied instruction 4
Ensemble 2
Music electives 4
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 4061 Tonal Analysis 2
PMUS 3XXXApplied instruction 4
Ensemble 2
4000-level electives in musicology (two non-Western) 6
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours31
Year Four
MUSC 4011
16th Century Counterpoint
or 18th Century Counterpoint
2
MUSC 4071 Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis 2
MUSC 4957 Senior Thesis 4
TMUS 4403 Special Studies Music History 2
4000-level electives in musicology (two non-Western) 6
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours26
 Total Credit Hours120

Organ Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1616Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Performance minor 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 3
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 2061
Introduction to Music Technology
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
3
PMUS 2616Applied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Performance minor 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours32
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3345 Piano Pedagogy 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
MUSC 4021 18th Century Counterpoint 2
MUSC 4285: Organ Survey 3
MUSC 4295: Organ Survey 3
PMUS 3616Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours33
Year Four
MUSC 4011 16th Century Counterpoint 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4616Applied Instruction 6
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 1
Non-music electives 12
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours27
 Total Credit Hours120

Percussion Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1626Applied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
EMUS 1417 Percussion Ensemble 2
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 2061
Introduction to Music Technology
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
3
PMUS 2626Applied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours32
Year Three
EMUS 3417 Percussion Ensemble 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3226 Percussion Literature and Pedagogy for Undergraduate Percussion Majors 1
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3626Applied Instruction 4
Ensemble 2
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
Music electives 1
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 6
 Credit Hours33
Year Four
EMUS 3417 Percussion Ensemble 2
MUSC 3226 Percussion Literature and Pedagogy for Undergraduate Percussion Majors 1
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4626Applied Instruction 4
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 8
 Credit Hours27
 Total Credit Hours120

Percussion Performance with Secondary Emphasis in Jazz (Available for Vibes/Marimba)

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
EMUS 1417 Percussion Ensemble 2
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours30
Year Two
EMUS 1417 Percussion Ensemble 2
EMUS 1427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
1
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 3061
Jazz Improvisation I
or Jazz Improvisation II
2
MUSC 2061
Introduction to Music Technology
or Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
3
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 5
Ensemble 1
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours30
Year Three
EMUS 3417 Percussion Ensemble 1
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 3081 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1 3
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 1515 Jazz Piano Class 2
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 5
Ensemble 1
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours32
Year Four
EMUS 3427
Jazz Ensemble
or Jazz Combo
2
MUSC 3253 Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator 2
MUSC 4031 Jazz Arranging 1 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 5
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours28
 Total Credit Hours120

Piano Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1325 Piano Sight Reading 1
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
MUSC 2365 Introduction to Accompanying 2
PMUS 1636Applied Instruction 6
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 9
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours31
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2325 Applied Harmony for the Keyboard 2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 4105 Supervised Accompanying 2
PMUS 2636Applied Instruction 5
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 5
 Credit Hours30
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 (fall) 2
MUSC 3345
MUSC 3355
Piano Pedagogy 1
and Piano Pedagogy 2
4
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3636Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Performance minor 4
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours32
Year Four
MUSC 4325
MUSC 4335
Keyboard Literature 1
and Keyboard Literature 2
4
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4636Applied Instruction 6
MUSC 4061
Tonal Analysis
or Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis
2
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 1
 Credit Hours27
 Total Credit Hours120

String Performance Concentration Area: Double Bass, Viola, Violin and Violoncello

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
EMUS 1327 Symphony Orchestra 2
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours28
Year Two
EMUS 1327 Symphony Orchestra 2
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
MUSC 3273 String Pedagogy and Literature 2
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
EMUS 1507 Chamber Music 2
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 6
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours33
Year Three
EMUS 3327 Symphony Orchestra 2
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 4517 Orchestral Repertoire 2
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 1
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours31
Year Four
EMUS 3327 Symphony Orchestra 2
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 6
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 6
 Credit Hours28
 Total Credit Hours120

Voice Performance Concentration Area

One year of study at the university level of each of two foreign languages is required of vocal performance majors.

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1544
MUSC 3464
Italian Diction
and German Diction
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
MUSC 3193 Vocal Pedagogy and Literature for Young Voices 2
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
PMUS 1726Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Free electives 4
 Credit Hours30
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
PMUS 2105
PMUS 2205
Keyboard-Musicianship 3
and Keyboard-Musicianship 4
2
MUSC 1554
MUSC 3444
English Diction
and French Diction
2
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 2726Applied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives (including foreign language) 9
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours32
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
PMUS 3726Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Ballet or Modern Dance 1
Non-music electives (including foreign language) 14
 Credit Hours32
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4137
PMUS 4147
Opera Theatre 1
and Opera Theatre 2
2
PMUS 4726Applied Instruction 6
Ensemble 1
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 3
Free electives 6
 Credit Hours26
 Total Credit Hours120

Woodwind Performance Concentration Area

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
Ensemble 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours31
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
EMUS 1507 Chamber Music 2
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
Upper-division music theory elective (3000- or 4000-level theory classes, except MUSC 4101) 2
Music electives 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 3
 Credit Hours31
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
MUSC 4346 Woodwind Pedagogy 2
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 6
Ensemble 2
4000-level elective in musicology 3
Music electives 3
Non-music electives 3
Free electives 7
 Credit Hours27
 Total Credit Hours120

Woodwind Performance with Secondary Emphasis in Jazz (Available for Saxophone)

Plan of Study Grid
Year OneCredit Hours
MUSC 1101
MUSC 1111
Semester 1 Theory
and Semester 2 Theory
4
MUSC 1121
MUSC 1131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 2
2
MUSC 1802 Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas 3
PMUS 1XXXApplied Instruction 6
PMUS 1105
PMUS 1205
Keyboard Musicianship 1
and Keyboard-Musicianship 2
2
MUSC 3061
Jazz Improvisation I
or Jazz Improvisation II
2
Ensemble 2
Performance Minor (Flute or Clarinet) 2
Written communication 3
Non-music electives 6
 Credit Hours32
Year Two
MUSC 2101
MUSC 2111
Semester 3 Theory
and Semester 4 Theory
4
MUSC 2121
MUSC 2131
Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
and Aural Skills Lab, Semester 4
2
MUSC 2918 Building Your Music Career 2
MUSC 2997 Sophomore Proficiency 1
EMUS 1507 Chamber Music 2
MUSC 2041
Applications of Music Technology (5-week segment)
or Introduction to Music Technology
or Prepared for the Soundcheck
1
Free electives 2
PMUS 1515 Jazz Piano Class 2
PMUS 2XXXApplied Instruction 5
Ensemble 2
Non-music electives 6
Performance Minor (Flute or Clarinet) 2
 Credit Hours31
Year Three
MUSC 3176 Conducting 1 2
MUSC 3802
MUSC 3812
History of Western Music 1
and History of Western Music 2
6
MUSC 3997 Junior Recital 1
EMUS 3507 Chamber Music 1
PMUS 3XXXApplied Instruction 6
Ensemble 1
EMUS 3427 Jazz Ensemble 1
EMUS 3437 Jazz Combo 1
MUSC 3081 Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1 3
Non-music electives 9
 Credit Hours31
Year Four
MUSC 4997 Senior Recital 1
PMUS 4XXXApplied Instruction 6
EMUS 3427 Jazz Ensemble 2
EMUS 3437 Jazz Combo 2
MUSC 3642 History of Jazz 1 3
or 4000-level Musicology Elective
 
MUSC 3253 Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator 2
MUSC 4031 Jazz Arranging 1 2
Non-music electives 6
Free electives 2
 Credit Hours26
 Total Credit Hours120

Elective music courses (MUEL) cannot fulfill non-music requirements. Students with MAPS deficiencies are required to complete at least one course each semester until all deficiencies have been addressed.

Learning Outcomes 

Students completing any of the bachelor of music degree tracks are expected to acquire the ability to:

  • Perform solo and ensemble repertoire demonstrating musical artistry, technical proficiency and stylistic understanding.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical studies, including sight-reading and ear training.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of historical studies including the analysis of stylistic periods and music of non-Western cultures.

Dual Degree Programs

Double Major in Music Performance

Eligible students in the College of Music, with approval of faculty in the relevant areas or departments, may complete a double major in music performance. Normally, such programs take at least five years to complete. Students pursuing a double major in music performance must complete at least 15 additional credit hours beyond the 120 credit hours required for a single performance major. Requirements pertaining to applied study, chamber music, sophomore proficiency, junior recital and senior recital must be fulfilled separately for each degree; up to four credit hours of university ensemble can be applied to both majors when appropriate and with faculty/advisor approval. Students completing all requirements are awarded a single bachelor of music degree with two majors.

The decision to earn more than one degree or major in the College of Music should be carefully weighed, as it may be more advantageous for a student to complete a single degree/major and then begin work on a graduate degree in music.

BMus/BMusEd in Music Performance and Music Education

Qualified music majors who have been approved by the relevant major departments may elect to complete a dual degree in music performance (woodwinds, brass and percussion, strings, voice, or jazz emphasis) and music education (instrumental or choral tracks). Requirements for these dual degree program range from 139 to 150 credit hours, and a minimum of 10 semesters of study (including one semester of full-time student teaching) is typically necessary to complete all requirements.

Double Degree in Music and an Outside Major

Students may complete requirements in two fields and receive two degrees from the university. Approximately 20-25 percent of music majors are studying a second major outside of music.