B.A. in Music - Instrumental
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| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA in Music (Instrumental) Degree Plan (120 hours) | ||
| Core Requirements (45 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
EN 1313 for international students | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select any 3 hrs. of the following: Art (AR), Drama (DM), Music (MU) or MU 1300 | ||
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Intro to Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Music – Instrumental Major (64 hours) | ||
| Large Ensemble courses (may be repeated for credit) (8 hours) | 8 | |
| MU 1153 Wind Ensemble, MU 1154 Wind Ensemble, MU 1172 String Ensemble | ||
| Concert Music (8 classes) | ||
| MU 1001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 1002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 2001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 2002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 3001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 3002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 4001 | Concert Music | 0 |
| MU 4002 | Concert Music | 0 |
| Applied Music (16 hours) | ||
| MU 1211 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 1212 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 2213 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 2214 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 3215 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 3216 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| MU 4216 – Applied Music | 2 | |
| MU 4217 | Applied Music (Private Lessons) | 2 |
| Aural Skills (4 hours) | ||
| MU 1121 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MU 1122 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MU 2123 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MU 2124 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| Music Theory (12 hours) | ||
| MU 1321 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MU 1322 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MU 2323 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MU 2324 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| Piano Proficiency (2 hours) | ||
| MU 1141 | Piano Proficiency I | 1 |
| MU 1142 | Piano Proficiency II | 1 |
| Additional Competencies (10 hours) | ||
| MU 4341 | Conducting | 3 |
| MU 2331 | Music History I | 3 |
| MU 3332 | Music History II | 3 |
| MU 1133 | World Music | 1 |
| Music Electives (12 hours) | 12 | |
| MU 2149 Diction I, MU 3149 Diction 2, MU 4242 Vocal Pedagogy, MU 3224 Form and Analysis, MU 3225 Arranging and Orchestration, MU 3245 Accompanying, MU 4125 Improvisation, MU 2230 The Living Symphony, MU 4225 Jazz Literature, MU 4301 Music Education Methods, MU 4111 Percussion Methods, MU 4112 String Methods, MU 4113 Vocal Methods MU 4114 Woodwind Methods MU 4115 Brass Methods MU 1311 Applied Music, MU 1211 Applied Music (Applied courses may be repeated for credit). A music elective can be a course taken from MU courses outside of the major requirements. Students can use these hours to pursue other areas of music study. | ||
| Electives (11 hours) | 11 | |
| An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. Students can use these hours to pursue certificates, minors, or second majors. CM 1341, EN 1312, M | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your adviser on a regular basis.
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| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| MU 1001 | 0 | Mathematics | 3 |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | MU 1002 | 0 |
| MU 1111 | 1 | MU 1112 | 1 |
| MU 1121 | 2 | MU 1122 | 1 |
| MU 1211 | 2 | MU 1322 | 3 |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | MU 1212 | 2 |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 12 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Foreign Languages | 3 | Foreign Languages | 3 |
| PL 1301 | 3 | PL 2301 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| MU 2001 | 0 | MU 2002 | 0 |
| MU 2123 | 1 | MU 2124 | 1 |
| MU 2323 | 3 | MU 2324 | 3 |
| MU 2213 | 2 | MU 2214 | 2 |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Music Elective | 3 | Advanced Theology | 3 |
| TH 1301 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| MU 3001 | 0 | Music Elective | 3 |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | MU 3002 | 0 |
| MU 3214 Applied Music – Private Lesson | 2 | MU 3215 | 2 |
| MU 4342 Conducting | 3 | MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 |
| MU 2331 Music History 1 | 3 | MU 1133 World Music | 1 |
| MU 3332 Music History 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Social Science | 3 | Natural or Physical Science | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| Music Elective | 3 | Music Elective | 3 |
| MU 4001 | 0 | General Elective | 3 |
| MU 4215 Applied Music – Private Lesso | 2 | MU 4002 Concert Music | |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | MU 4216 Applied Music – Private Lesson | 2 |
| MU 11XX Large Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 12 | 15 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 116 | |||