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Music, B.A.

All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, must pass the piano proficiency requirement in Piedmont Class IV MUSC 1174. MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 may be required prior to the semester MUSC 1174 is taken, based on piano playing ability. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information. All keyboard majors must enroll in Piano Class V MUSC 1175 and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.

 

Students may take a Theory Placement Exam to exempt MUSC 1050 or MUSC 1100.

Music Curriculum Outline

Total Credit Hours:52-72
MUSC 1100Music Theory I

3
MUSC 1110Aural Skills I

1
MUSC 1120Music Theory II

3
MUSC 1130Aural Skills II

1
MUSC 2100Music Theory III

3
MUSC 2110Aural Skills III

1
MUSC 2120Music Theory IV

3
MUSC 2130Aural Skills IV

1
MUSC 3240Arranging

2
Total Credit Hours:18
MUSC 3210Music History I

3
MUSC 3220Music History II

3
MUSC 3230Music History III

3
Total Credit Hours:9
MUSC 1910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 1920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 2910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 2920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 3910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 3920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 4910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 4920Applied Music Lessons

2
Total Credit Hours:12
MUSC 4500Applied Pedagogy

3
Total Credit Hours:3
MUSC 1171Piano Class I

1
MUSC 1172Piano Class II

1
MUSC 1173Piano Class III

1
MUSC 1174Piano Class IV

1
MUSC 1175Piano Class V

1
Total Credit Hours:1-4
MUSC 1900Recital Attendance

0
MUSC 4990Senior Recital

3
Total Credit Hours:3
Total Credit Hours:6-23
MUSC 2300Music in the Christian Church

3
MUSC 3430Choral Literature

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
MUSC 4930Church Music Internship I

1
MUSC 4940Church Music Internship II

1
Total Credit Hours:11
Religion electives 2000 level or higher

12
Total Credit Hours:12
MUED 2500Explorations in Music Educations

2
MUED 3500Instrumental Techniques

2
MUED 4100Music Education Methods I

3
MUED 4200Music Education Methods II

3
MUSC 2300Music in the Christian Church

3
MUSC 3400Collaborative Piano Seminar

2
MUSC 3430Choral Literature

2
MUSC 3440Diction I

2
MUSC 3450Diction II

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
MUSC 4750Special Topics in Music

2
Total Credit Hours:6-9
EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3
MUED 3500Instrumental Techniques

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
Total Credit Hours:9
Total Credit Hours:21
Total Credit Hours:46
PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1
Total Credit Hours:1

Notice: All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, must pass the piano proficiency requirement in Piedmont Class IV MUSC 1174. MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 may be required prior to the semester MUSC 1174 is taken, based on piano playing ability. All keyboard majors must enroll in MUSC 1175 – Piano Class V and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.

In addition, students may choose to take the music theory placement exam to exempt MUSC 1050 or MUSC 1100.

It is strongly suggested that students pursuing the performance concentration take a minimum of 14 hours of applied music lessons prior to taking MUSC 4990.

All music majors must present a senior level recital on their primary instrument of approximately one hour in length. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information.

Many courses have prerequisites. Please refer to the Course Descriptions for details.