Music: Composition (B.Mus.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSA 114 | Studio Instruction (2 cr required in secondary performing medium) 1 | 2 |
| MUSA 115 | Studio Instruction (primary performing medium) | 2 |
| MUSA 124 | Studio Instruction (6 cr required in primary performing medium) | 6 |
| MUSA 208 | Musical Conversation and Improvisation | 1 |
| MUSA 245 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 246 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 314 | Studio Instruction (2 cr required in primary performing medium) | 2 |
| MUSA 387 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUSC 139 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUSC 140 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUSC 141 | Theory of Music I | 2 |
| MUSC 142 | Theory of Music II | 2 |
| MUSC 225 | Composition (4 credits are required) | 4 |
| MUSC 239 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUSC 240 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUSC 241 | Theory of Music III | 2 |
| MUSC 242 | Theory Of Music IV | 2 |
| MUSC 328 | Instrumental and Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MUSC 331 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSC 425 | Composition (8 credits are required) | 8 |
| MUSC 424 | Electronic Music I | 2 |
| MUSC 426 | Electronic Music II | 2 |
| MUSC 442 | Musical Analysis | 2 |
| MUSC 490 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUSH 111 | Introduction to the World of Music | 3 |
| MUSH 321 | Music in Society I | 3 |
| MUSH 322 | Music in Society II | 3 |
| MUSX 101 | Orientation for Music Majors | 0 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance (Seven semesters required) | 0 |
| MUSX 250 | Introduction to Career Skills in Music | 2 |
| Select one MUSH elective at the 400 level | 3 | |
| Select 8 different semesters of Ensembles | 8 | |
| In addition to the requirements above, select music electives to reach a total of 82 credits in music: | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 82 | |
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2 credits required in secondary performing medium; if primary performing medium is other than piano, piano is suggested for the secondary area.
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MUSA 115 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 145 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 139 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUSC 141 | Theory of Music I | 2 |
| MUSX 101 | Orientation for Music Majors | 0 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| MUSA 124 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 146 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 140 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUSC 142 | Theory of Music II | 2 |
| MUSH 111 | Introduction to the World of Music | 3 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| MUSA 124 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 245 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 225 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 239 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUSC 241 | Theory of Music III | 2 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSX 250 | Introduction to Career Skills in Music | 2 |
| MUSA 208 | Musical Conversation and Improvisation | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| MUSA 124 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 246 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 240 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUSC 242 | Theory Of Music IV | 2 |
| MUSH 322 | Music in Society II | 3 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| MUSA 114 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 314 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 387 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUSC 425 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSH 321 | Music in Society I | 3 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MUSA 114 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 314 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSC 328 | Instrumental and Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MUSC 425 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 426 | Electronic Music II | 2 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| MUSC 331 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSC 425 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSX 140 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 424 | Electronic Music I | 2 |
| 400-level Music History, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| MUSA 118 OR MUSA 318 OR MUSA 323 OR MUSA 365 | 1 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| MUSC 425 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 442 | Musical Analysis | 2 |
| MUSC 490 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Oral Communication Course | 3 | |
| Music, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| MUSA 118 OR MUSA 318 OR MUSA 323 OR MUSA 365 | 1 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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