Department of Music: Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is appropriate for students who wish to study music within the broader context of a liberal arts education. Goals for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music include the following:
- To prepare students for careers in music and arts-related professions.
- To increase students’ understanding and appreciation of the arts in relation to society, thus encouraging their lifelong advocacy of the arts.
- To allow students to maintain an emphasis on music while further exploring other academic interests.
- To foster intellectual curiosity.
- To encourage students to seek breadth and variety in their educational pursuits to aid them in securing employment in the ever-changing global economy.
Students wishing to pursue this degree program must first be admitted by audition.
Requirements: Bachelor of Arts in Music
Completion of all general education requirements, the courses and credits listed below and additional free electives to total a minimum of 122 semester hours, including exercise science and foreign language.
| MUS 108, 109 | Music Theory I & II |
| MUS 113 | Convocation, Concert and Recital Repertoire |
| MUS 114, 115 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I & II |
| MUS 125, 126, 225, 226 | Keyboard Competency I-IV |
| MUS 208, 209 | Music Theory III, IV |
| MUS 210, 211 | Sight Singing/Ear Training III & IV |
| MUS 230, 231 | Music History & Literature I & II |
| MUS 182, 183 | Applied Music (4 semesters) |
Minimum of Four Semesters Hours of Performing Groups |
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| Recommended sequence: | |
First Year |
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| _______ | Writing Intensive course |
| _______ | General education course |
| MUS 108 | Music Theory I |
| MUS 113 | Convocation, Concert and Recital Repertoire |
| MUS 114 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I |
| MUS 125 | Keyboard Competency I |
| MUS 182 | Applied Music |
| Performing groups | |
Spring Semester |
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| General education: | Mathematics |
| Fine arts course | (NOT Music) |
| MUS 109 | Music Theory II |
| MUS 113 | Convocation, Concert and Recital Repertoire |
| MUS 115 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I |
| MUS 126 | Keyboard Competency II |
| MUS 183 | Applied Music |
| Performing groups | |
Sophomore Year |
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| _______ | General education courses |
| HUM 110 | Moral Issues in Modern Society |
| MUS 113 | Convocation, Concert and Recital Repertoire |
| MUS 225 | Keyboard Competency III |
| MUS 208 | Music Theory III |
| MUS 210 | Sight Singing/Ear Training III |
| MUS 230 | Music History and Literature I |
| MUS 182 | Applied Music |
| Additional general studies | |
| Performing groups | |
Spring Semester |
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| General education: | lab science |
| _______ | General education course |
| MUS 113 | Convocation, Concert and Recital Repertoire |
| MUS 209 | Music Theory IV |
| MUS 211 | Sight Singing/Ear Training IV |
| MUS 226 | Keyboard Competency IV |
| MUS 231 | Music History and Literature II |
| MUS 183 | Applied Music |
| Performing groups | |
