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Music Composition Bachelor of Music

(87-95 credit hours in music)

The program explores artistic concepts and pragmatic tools that are necessary to begin a career in music composition.

Degree Requirements

Musicianship Core

The musicianship core is the set of required studies common to all music degree programs (Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy, Bachelor of Science in Music with an emphasis in Sound Recording Technology, all programs of the Bachelor of Music).

MUS 163Our World of Music

1
MUS 164Our World of Music

1
MUS 263Music History in Western Civilization I

3
MUS 264Music History in Western Civilization II

3
MUS 231Conducting I

2
MUS 121Aural Skills I

2
MUS 122Aural Skills II

2
MUS 123Music Theory I

3
MUS 124Music Theory II

3
MUS 221Aural Skills III

2
MUS 222Aural Skills IV

2
MUS 223Music Theory III

3
MUS 224Music Theory IV

3
MUS 118Piano Class, Elementary

2
MUS 100Recital-Seminar

0
MUS 120Concert Attendance

0
MUS 105Applied Music Major

2
MUS 106Applied Music Major

2
Total Credit Hours:36

NOTE:

  • MUS 125 and MUS 126 (instead of MUS 105 and MUS 106) for Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Bachelor of Music degree in Performance;
  • MUS 118: waived for students whose principal instrument is piano;
  • MUS 120: each semester of private applied lessons;
  • MUS 107 and MUS 108 are required of all freshmen oboe and bassoon majors.

Plus the following:

MUS 298Composition Forum

0
MUS 299Composition Forum

0
MUS 398Composition Forum

0
MUS 399Composition Forum

0
MUS 498Composition Forum

0
MUS 499Composition Forum

0
 
MUS 129Beginning Composition

2
and
MUS 130Beginning Composition

2
or
MUS 127Applied Lessons (Composition)

2
and
MUS 128Applied Lessons (Composition)

2
 
MUS 227Applied Music (Composition)

2
MUS 228Applied Music (Composition)

2
MUS 327Applied Music (Composition)

2
MUS 328Applied Music (Composition)

2
MUS 427Applied Music (Composition)

2
MUS 285Music Copyright

3
MUS 217Piano Class, Intermediate

1
MUS 218Piano Class, Intermediate

1
MUS 301Composition Lab: Instrumentation

2
MUS 302Composition Lab: Orchestration

2
MUS 311Composition Lab: Music Notation

2
MUS 312Composition Lab: Music Arranging

2
MUS 321Composition Lab: Collaborative Composition

2
MUS 322Composition Lab: Music of the 21st Century

2
MUS 491Senior Project in Composition

2
Ensembles, by advisement

1-8
Total Credit Hours:34-41

NOTE:

  • Senior Composition Recital during final year of lessons;
  • 1-credit ensemble each semester of residency, including at least two choral ensembles;
  • MUS 137, MUS 138, MUS 139 and MUS 140 are required if voice is principal instrument.

For Keyboard Majors:

MUS 201Collaborative Piano Skills and Repertoire I

2
MUS 202Collaborative Piano Skills and Repertoire II

2
Total Credit Hours:4

Concentrations

Each student must declare one of the following concentrations. This should be done no later than the end of the first year of study:

Standard Program

MUS 232Conducting II

2
MUS 403Counterpoint

3
MUS 404Choral Arranging

2
MUS 205Applied Music Major

2
MUS 206Applied Music Major

2
MUS 305Applied Music Major

2
MUS 306Applied Music Major

2
MUS 200Recital Seminar

0
MUS 300Recital Seminar

0
Total Credit Hours:15

Performance Concentration

MUS 225Applied Music Major

2
MUS 226Applied Music Major

2
MUS 325Applied Music Major

2
MUS 326Applied Music Major

2
MUS 425Applied Music Major

2
MUS 426Applied Music Major

2
MUS 200Recital Seminar

0
MUS 300Recital Seminar

0
MUS 400Recital Seminar

0
MUS 403Counterpoint

3
Senior Performance Recital (Capstone experience)
Total Credit Hours:15

Electronic Music Concentration

MUS 205Applied Music Major

2
MUS 206Applied Music Major

2
MUS 200Recital Seminar

0
MUS 440Composition for Electronic Media I

3
MUS 441Composition for Electronic Media II

3
MUS 442Seminar in Computer Music

3
MUS 443Seminar in New Music Software

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Total Credit Hours: 87-95