Composition, B.M.

BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)

• Bachelor of Music (B.M.)   

Music Core: 37 Hours

Common Music Core: 30-33 Hours

^I All classical majors take MUT 2340  and commercial majors and Music Therapy majors take MUT 2350 .

^II Commercial Music majors, Music Therapy majors, and Musical Theatre majors do not have this requirement.

^III All students seeking the Bachelor of Music degree must participate in at least one ensemble each semester enrolled as a full-time student and earn a minimum of eight (8) hours credit except Music Education majors and Music Therapy majors who earn a minimum of seven (7) hours credit and Musical Theatre (BFA) majors who earn a minimum of ten (10) hours credit. This number of credits only may count toward degree requirements. See specific Ensemble Requirements  for each principal area.

^IV Commercial Music majors only

• MUT 1310 Theory I 3 Hours
• MUT 1320 Theory II 3 Hours
• MUT 1330 Aural Skills I 1 Hours
• MUT 1340 Aural Skills II 1 Hours
• MUT 2310 Theory III–Classical 3 Hours
• MUT 2320 Theory IV - Post-tonal theory 3 Hours
• MUT 2330 Aural Skills III 1 Hours

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• MUT 2340 Aural Skills IV Classical 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)

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• MUT 2350 Aural Skills IV Commercial 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)

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• MUH 2200 History of Western Music: 1700 - Present 3 Hours

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• MUE 3230 Basic Conducting Techniques 3 Hours

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• MUE 3320 Commercial Conducting 3 Hours ^(IV)

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• MUH 3200 History of Western Music: Ancient - 1700 3 Hours ^(II)
• MUN Ensembles 5-10 Hours ^(III)
• MUG 2000 Recital Attendance 0 Hours (4 semesters required)
• MUG 3010 The Professional Musician 1 Hours
• MUG 4010 Senior Review in Music 1 Hours

Specific Music Core: 4 Hours

• MUK 1110 Introduction to Digital Musicianship 1 Hours
• MUT 3310 Form and Analysis 3 Hours

Major Area: 45 Hours

• MPA 22_ Private Applied Classical Study   8 Hours (4 semesters) ⁽¹⁾
• MPA 42_ Private Applied Classical Study   4 Hours (2 semesters) ⁽¹⁾
• MPA 41_ Private Applied Classical Study   2 Hours (2 semesters) ⁽¹⁾

General Electives: 12 Hours

(with 38-hour BELL Education Core)

Electives are reduced to 9 hours for non-keyboard principals.

Total Required for the Program: 132 Hours

¹ No more than 14 hours of Applied Principal will count toward degree requirements.

² Secondary applied study must be continued each semester until proficiency is passed.

³ Electives are reduced to 4 hours for non-keyboard principals.