Music Major (B.A.)

Major Courses (34 credits required)

• MUS 111 - Music Theory and Ear Training I 4 cr
• MUS 150 - Introduction to Music Studies 3 cr
• MUS 211 - Music Theory and Ear Training II 4 cr
• MUS 212 - Keyboard Harmony 2 cr
• MUS 311 - Music Theory and Ear Training III 4 cr
• MUS 312 - Musical Analysis 3 cr
• MUS 320 - Music History I 4 cr
• MUS 321 - Music History II 4 cr
• MUS 334 - Conducting I 3 cr
• MUS 421 - Twentieth Century Music 3 cr

Applied Music (8 credits minimum)

Majors must take applied lessons on their declared principal instrument each semester they are enrolled as declared music majors for a minimum of 8 credits. (Part-time students with special schedule problems may apply to the department for an exemption from this requirement.)

Ensembles (8 credits minimum)

Students are required to participate in an appropriate ensemble every semester during which they are enrolled as declared music majors. Part-time students with special schedule problems may apply to the department for an exemption from being in an ensemble in a given semester. Keyboard and guitar majors would normally enroll in one of the choirs, Collegium or Jazz Ensemble to meet this requirement. All students must have a minimum of 8 ensemble credits in order to graduate.

• MUS 181 - Concert Choir 1 cr
• MUS 182 - Chamber Choir 1 cr
• MUS 183 - Concert Band 1 cr
• MUS 184 - Marching Band 1 cr
• MUS 185 - Jazz Ensemble 1 cr
• MUS 187 - Ensemble 1 cr
• MUS 188 - Collegium Musicum 1 cr

Piano Requirement

Students will be given a piano assessment upon acceptance as a music major. Prior to enrolling in MUS 212, Keyboard Harmony, all students will be required to pass a piano proficiency exam that will include prepared and sight-reading material that is at a level of difficulty equivalent to three semesters of applied piano study. Students should contact the Department of Music for a list of specific requirements for the proficiency exam.