Music, Composition (MUSMC.BA)

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MUSMC.BA 20-21

General Education Core Requirements

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General Education Core

In the HUMANITIES area, students in this degree program will take HUMN-201 Foundations of Western Culture, plus ONE (1) additional Humanities course chosen from the remaining Humanities options, except MUHL-211 Music In Culture.

This degree program requires 6 credit hours of foreign language at the Intermediate level or higher.

SPECIALTY AREA

MUHL 212 - Music History: 1700 - 1850 Credit Hours: 3
MUHL 311 - Music History: Antiquity to 1700 Credit Hours: 3
MUHL 312 - Music History: 1850 - Present Credit Hours: 3
MUSB 135 - Music Technology Credit Hours: 1
MUST 111 - Materials of Music Credit Hours: 3
MUST 112 - Aural Skills I Credit Hours: 1
MUST 121 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: 3
MUST 122 - Aural Skills II Credit Hours: 1
MUST 231 - Music Theory III Credit Hours: 3
MUST 232 - Aural Skills III Credit Hours: 1
MUST 241 - Music Theory IV Credit Hours: 3
MUST 242 - Aural Skills IV Credit Hours: 1
MUSW 495 - Senior Seminar in Music (Capstone) Credit Hours: 2

APPLIED STUDY

MUSA-101xx - 401xx Primary Applied Instrument (6)

[To be completed over at least 5 semesters; labs each semester as approriate]

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Ensemble Requirement (6)

Required - 4 semesters

Vocal: MUSE-101CU or101LC

Instrumental (non-keyboard): MUSE-101OR, 101WE, or 101SB

Piano: MUSE-101OR, 101WE, 101SB, 101CPI, 101CPV, 101CU, 101LC, or pianist in any ensemble

Elective - 2 semesters

MUSE-102BR, CM, JE, MT, OT, PE SJ, ST, OR VL

SUBTOTAL (40 hours)

COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS

MUST 311 - Form and Analysis Credit Hours: 2
MUST 341 - Orchestration and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
MUST 342 - Choral Arranging Credit Hours: 3
MUST 351 - Techniques of Composition Credit Hours: 2
MUST 451 - Counterpoint Credit Hours: 3
MUCO 330 - Fundamentals of Conducting Credit Hours: 2
MUSA-301MC - 401MC Applied Lessons in Composition (4)

[To be completed over 4 semesters, taken after successful MUSA-288]

MUSG 498MC - Senior Project in Composition Credit Hours: 1
SUBTOTAL (19 hours)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

MUSG 185 - Performance Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUSG 186 - Freshman Piano Proficiency Examination Credit Hours: 0
MUSA 288 - Upper Division Admission Examination Credit Hours: 0
^{[Must be passed before enrolling in MUSA-301MC]}

GENERAL ELECTIVES

SUBTOTAL (9/14 hours)

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