Division of Communication and Fine Arts
Department of Music

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Music with emphasis in Organ, Piano, or Voice

1. University Core Curriculum—52 hours
The Arts Elective is covered by program requirements.

2. Courses Specified by the Department—28 hours

MUS 1111 Musicianship I
MUS 1113 Theory I
MUS 1203 Liberal Arts Foundations for the Musician
MUS 2111 Musicianship II
MUS 2113 Theory II
MUS 2121 Musicianship III
MUS 2123 Theory III
MUS 3113 Harmonic Form and Analysis
MUS 3213 History of Music I
MUS 3223 History of Music II
MUS 3411 Conducting I
MUS 3900* Junior Recital
MUS 4103* Music Arranging with MIDI
MUS 4900* Senior Recital

3. One of the following Emphases—33 hours

Voice
MUS 1981* Applied Voice: 8 hours
MUS 3981* Applied Voice: 8 hours
MUS 1980/3980 Voice Masterclass (each semester of Applied)
MUS 1931/41, 2931/41 Class Piano I-IV
MUS 1911 Lyric Diction I
MUS 1921 Lyric Diction II
MUS 4281 Vocal Literature
MUS 4382 Vocal Pedagogy
Music Theater—6 hours from MUS 1731, 1732, 3731, 3732
Choral Ensemble—2 hours minimum
Piano
Applied Piano Option A or B
A. MUS 1991* Applied Piano: 7 hours
MUS 1781* Applied Accompanying
MUS 3991* Applied Piano: 8 hours
B. MUS 1991* Applied Piano: 8 hours
MUS 3991* Applied Piano: 7 hours
MUS 3781* Applied Accompanying
MUS 1990/3990 Piano Master Class (each semester of Applied)
MUS 1951/1961 Class Voice (or 2 hours of *Applied Voice)
MUS 2151 Functional Keyboard Skills I
MUS 2161 Functional Keyboard Skills II
MUS 2601 Accompanying Class
MUS 3601 Practicum in Accompanying
MUS 4261 Piano Pedagogy
MUS 4262 Piano Literature
Ensemble participation: 8 semesters
Organ
MUS 1971* Applied Organ: 8 hours
MUS 3971* Applied Organ: 8 hours
MUS 1951/1961 Class Voice (or 2 hours of *Applied Voice)
MUS 2151 Functional Keyboard Skills I
MUS 2161 Functional Keyboard Skills II
MUS 2601 Accompanying Class
MUS 3611 Practicum: Church Organist
MUS 4273 Organ Literature and Pedagogy
MUS 1990/3990 Piano Master Class (each semester of Applied Organ)
Ensemble participation: 8 semesters

*Music Fees apply.

4. Foreign Language—12 hours in French or German, or 6 hours in each. Other languages may be substituted only by approval of advisor. (Completion of an Intermediate language course covers the Core Global Studies component.)

Minimum total semester hours: 124