Major in Music Studies

The flexible nature of the major in Music Studies gives students the ability to personalize their course of study as they undertake a balanced approach to the varied disciplines of music, including performance, ethnomusicology, cultural studies, histories of music, theories of music, technology, and composition. Students work with advisers to create a coherent and meaningful major that is designed to build their skills as musicians while they pursue their individual interests.

Requirements

The major in Music Studies consists of ten 4-credit courses (or 4-credit equivalencies) plus a 1-credit senior colloquium. Students are expected to complete a culminating experience that reflects their particular musical focus, whether within the music department or as a music-related Center or Pathway project. The project must be approved by the department before the beginning of the senior year.

One course in music theory from the following:

MUS 122CC: MAKING MUSIC AT KEYBOARD

4

MUS 130CC: FOUNDATION OF MUSIC THEORY

4

MUS 206THEORY I:HARMONY,MELODY,RHYTHM

4

MUS 223THEORY II:COLOR & CHROMATICISM

4

MUS 224THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ

4

Required courses

MUS 229/ANT 229MUSIC, CULTURE, AND EXPERIENCE

4

MUS 450SENIOR COLLOQUIUM

1

Elective courses

Eight elective courses must include at least two courses from each of these three categories: Culture and History; Theories of Music; Making Music

Electives

Culture and History courses
MUS 103/AMS 103THE AMERICAN STORY THRU MUSIC

4

MUS 108/ANT 108MUSIC OF THE WORLD

4

MUS 109FILM MUSIC:PSYCHO TO STAR WARS

4

MUS 117/AFR 117/AMS 117HISTORY OF JAZZ

4

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

4

MUS 204J.S. BACH: ALIVE!

4

MUS 230/AFR 230/CRE 230THE DAY BEYONCE TURNED BLACK

4

MUS 232/EAS 232CHINESE MUSIC AND THEATER

4

MUS 247WESTERN MUSIC I: CHANT TO BACH

4

MUS 248WESTERN MUS 2:MOZART TO MODERN

4

MUS 266/AMS 266/THE 266/DAN 263CC: PERFORM DIFF AMER MUSICAL

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 147ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE

4

MUS 172/FLM 172MUSIC AT THE MOVIES

4

MUS 231/GWS 233MUSIC, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY

4

Two semesters of Service-Learning Practicum (MUS 217-218) may count as the equivalent of one Culture and History course

Theories of Music courses
FYS 109HMUSIC, BRAIN, AND RESILIENCE

4

MUS 106CC: MUSICAL ACOUSTICS

4

MUS 122CC: MAKING MUSIC AT KEYBOARD

4

MUS 130CC: FOUNDATION OF MUSIC THEORY

4

MUS 206THEORY I:HARMONY,MELODY,RHYTHM

4

MUS 223THEORY II:COLOR & CHROMATICISM

4

MUS 224THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ

4

MUS 320ORCHESTRATION

4

MUS 323POST-TONAL THEORY

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

Making Music courses
MUS 201ON SONGS AND SONGWRITING

4

MUS 203/AT 203MAKING MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS

4

MUS 207JAZZ IMPROVISATION

4

MUS 227COMPOSING: MUSIC AS EXPRESSION

4

MUS 228COMPOSING: MUSIC AS PLACE

4

MUS 304/AT 304THE ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN

4

MUS 415ADV INSTR/VOCAL STD:SR RECITAL

4

MUS 445ADV PRJ IN ELECTRONIC MUS/COMP

4

MUS 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 492INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4

MUS 497HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 498HONORS STUDY

4

MUS 254I HEAR AMERICA SING:A CAPPELLA

4

Four semesters of ensemble (MUS 220) may count as the equivalent of one Making Music course

Four semesters of lessons (MUS 115 or 215) may count as the equivalent of one Making Music course

M. Thomas, D. Wilson