;
Contents
Catalog Links
Share

Music Performance—Bachelor of Arts

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Website: Department of Music

College/School: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 

Apply to UIW: Application for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance

Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (either Vocal or Instrumental) degree program is designed for students who wish to achieve a high level of proficiency in performance, with a primary focus on the classical tradition. Prospective students for this degree program must be able to read notated music and demonstrate strong technical proficiency in their instrument or in voice at the time of audition. Degree candidates receive thorough instruction in music theory and history and take courses in a variety of other disciplines to achieve the breadth of learning that characterizes a liberal arts degree. Candidates demonstrate their achievement in performance at the end of their degree by performing a public recital.

Admissions

Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance degree program is a two-fold process.

Requirements: 

  1. Admission to the University of the Incarnate Word.

  2. Admission, through audition, to the Department of Music.

Students who, at the time of their entrance audition, are deemed unprepared for freshman-level MUAP lessons or MUSI courses may be placed in one or more of the following courses: MUAP 1144, MUSI 1311, MUSI 1381, MUSI 1100, MUSI 1300. These courses are prerequisites to the pursuit of a music degree at UIW and are not counted as part of the degree or as free electives.

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance Degree Plan

A minimum of 120 credit hours is needed to complete the Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance, in either the Instrumental track or the Vocal track.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Music Theory and History Coursework

MUSI 1201Introduction to Music Technology

2
MUSI 1191Aural Skills I

1
MUSI 1192Aural Skills II

1
MUSI 2193Advanced Aural Skills III

1
MUSI 2194Advanced Aural Skills IV

1
MUSI 1321Music Theory I

3
MUSI 1322Music Theory II

3
MUSI 2323Music Theory III

3
MUSI 3324Music Theory IV

3
MUSI 1111Keyboard Skills I

1
MUSI 1121Keyboard Skills II

1
MUSI 2110Keyboard Skills III

1
MUSI 2120Keyboard Skills IV

1
MUSI 3341Music History I

3
MUSI 3342Music History II

3
 
MUSI 3348Studies in World Music

3
or
MUSI 3351Music in Asian Theater

3
 
MUSI 4323Form and Analysis

3
MUSI 4341Research and Writing in Music

3
MUSI 4344Conducting

3
 
MUSI 3161Diction for Singers

1
MUSI 3261Vocal Pedagogy

2
Total Credit Hours:40-43

 

Applied and Required Upper-Level Music Coursework

All entering freshmen seeking the Music Performance emphasis must register for either MUAP 1176 or MUAP 1154 and must register for a major ensemble.

Principal Instrument or Voice Coursework

Total Credit Hours:14
Vocal Track Coursework
MUAP 1176Private Instruction: Voice

1
MUAP 1177Private Instruction: Voice

1
MUAP 2276Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 2277Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 3276Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 3277Private Instruction: Voice

2
MUAP 4276Private Instruction VII: Voice

2
MUAP 4277Private Instruction VIII: Voice

2
Total Credit Hours:20
Instrumental Track Coursework
MUAP 1154Private Instruction: Instrumental

1
MUAP 1155Private Instruction: Instrumental

1
MUAP 2254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 2255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 3254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 3255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2
MUAP 4254Instrumental Private Instruction VII

2
MUAP 4255Instrumental Private Instruction VIII

2
Total Credit Hours:14

Major Ensembles

6 credit hours of major ensembles, including Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra, or Wind Ensemble.

Total Credit Hours:6

Recital Requirement

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance will perform a recital on their principal instrument. See Recital Policies in the UIW Department of Music Student Handbook.

MUAP 4088Recital

0

Elective Coursework

Elective coursework must be successfully completed as needed to meet the 120 credit hour minimum for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance degree.