Music Major

Requirements

The major in music consists of at least ten four-credit courses, as well as at least four semesters of ensemble.

Students majoring in music must pass a keyboard proficiency examination by the end of the junior year. In order to acquire this proficiency, non-keyboardists may take Basic Keyboard Skills.

The music department strongly recommends that all music majors study French, German, or Italian for the equivalent of two years at the college level.

Six core courses are required:

MUS 206TONAL THEORY I

4

MUS 223TONAL THEORY II

4

MUS 229/ANT 229ETHNOMUSICOLOGY:SOC SCI OF MUS

4

MUS 247HIST OF WESTERN MUSIC I

4

MUS 248HIST OF WESTERN MUSIC II

4

MUS 493ADVANCED STUDY SEMINAR

4

One theory course from the following:

MUS 320ORCHESTRATION

4

MUS 323POST-TONAL THEORY

4

MUS 324JAZZ HARMONY

4

Three from the following:

MUS 103/AMS 103AMERICAN MUSIC

4

MUS 108/ANT 108MUSIC OF THE WORLD

4

MUS 117/AFR 117/AMS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4

MUS 165/ANT 165/SLA 165RUS VISUAL AND MUSICAL CULTURE

4

and any 200-, 300-, or 400-level music course

only one 100-level course may be used to fulfill this area, and at least one course must be above the 200-level

Students may elect to complete a concentration in one area of music (composition, music education, musicology, performance, or theory) by fulfilling the requirements for the major, as well coursework for their particular area of concentration.

Composition Concentration Requirements

Students must take at least twelve four-credit courses, fulfilling the distribution above and specifically including the following courses

MUS 203/AT 203ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC I

4

MUS 320ORCHESTRATION

4

MUS 331COMPOSITION I

4

MUS 332COMPOSITION II

4

One of the following, culminating in a senior project:

MUS 304/AT 304ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC II

4

MUS 431COMPOSITION III

4

MUS 432COMPOSITION IV

4

or

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

and

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Music Education Concentration Requirements

In addition to the ten courses required for the major, students must take:

Required courses:

MUS 305AINSTRUMENTAL/VOCAL MET: STRING

2

MUS 305BINSTR/VOC METH:WDWND/PERCUS A

2

MUS 305CINSTR/VOC METH:BRASS/PERCUSS B

2

MUS 305DVOCAL PEDAGOGY/CHORAL CONDUCT

2

MUS 308METHODS IN MUSIC EDUCATION

4

MUS 325CONDUCTING I

2

Additional Requirement

A minimum of four semesters of applied study (MUS 215.) In addition, they must complete the state certification requirements as listed by the Education Department.

Musicology Concentration Requirements:

Students may choose either the Historical Musicology track or the Ethnomusicology track.

Historical Musicology Track

Students wishing to follow the Historical Musicology track must take the ten courses required for the major, plus one course from outside of the music department that addresses the political or cultural history of the area they intend to pursue, chosen in consultation with the department.

In addition, students must complete one of the following, culminating in a senior project:

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

or

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

and

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Ethnomusicology Track

Students wishing to follow the Ethnomusicology track must take  the ten required courses for the major including:

MUS 108/ANT 108MUSIC OF THE WORLD

4

ANT 201HIST OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THRY

4

In addition, they must complete one of the following, culminating in a senior project:

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

or

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

and

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Performance Concentration Requirements

In addition to the ten courses required for the major, students must take:

Required Courses

MUS 217SERVICE-LEARNING PRACTICUM

2

MUS 218SERVICE-LEARNING PRACTICUM

2

And at least ten four-credit courses

A minimum of sixteen hours of Instrumental and Vocal Study (MUS 215 or MUS 415) in a single instrument or voice, and at least six semesters of ensemble; including either one or two semesters of study for four credits or MUS 497 or MUS 498, taken in consulation with the department, culminating in a senior recital.

Theory Concentration Requirements

Required Courses

Students must take at least twelve four-credit courses, fulfilling the distribution above and specifically including:

MUS 323POST-TONAL THEORY

4

MUS 324JAZZ HARMONY

4

In addition, one of the following, culminating in a senior project:

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

or

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

and

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4