Music Bachelor of Arts degree

(Minimum of 54 credit hours in music)

The Bachelor of Arts degree provides advanced training in performance along with the general study of music and the liberal arts.

Note: The program requires 66 credit hours outside of Music.

Degree Requirements

Musicianship Core

MUS 163	Our World of Music	1
MUS 164	Our World of Music	1
MUS 263	Music History in Western Civilization I	3
MUS 264	Music History in Western Civilization II	3
MUS 231	Conducting I	2
MUS 121	Aural Skills I	2
MUS 122	Aural Skills II	2
MUS 123	Music Theory I	3
MUS 124	Music Theory II	3
MUS 221	Aural Skills III	2
MUS 222	Aural Skills IV	2
MUS 223	Music Theory III	3
MUS 354	Form and Analysis	3
MUS 118	Piano Class, Elementary	1
MUS 100	Recital-Seminar	0
MUS 120	Concert Attendance	0
MUS 105	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 106	Applied Music Major	2

MUS 118: waived for students whose principal instrument is piano

MUS 120: each semester of private applied lessons

Plus the following:

MUS 200	Recital Seminar	0
MUS 205	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 206	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 217	Piano Class, Intermediate	1
MUS 218	Piano Class, Intermediate	1
MUS 300	Recital Seminar	0
MUS 305	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 306	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 400	Recital Seminar	0
MUS 405	Applied Music Major	2
MUS 406	Applied Music Major	2

1-credit ensemble using principal instrument each semester of residency

Graduation Recital

MUS 118: waived for students whose principal instrument is piano

Additional requirements if voice is principal instrument:

MUS 033	Opera Production Practicum
MUS 137	Diction for Singers	.5
MUS 140	Diction for Singers	.5

MUS 033: one semester required during the freshman year

Note: Voice students in the B.A. in Music degree program are strongly encouraged to complete the same language requirement as performance majors, thus utilizing foreign language offerings to partially complete the required 66 hours outside the major area.