Performance, Voice, B.M.

The Performance Major is planned for students who exhibit exceptional potential as performers in their principal applied area. The program provides training for those desiring careers as professional performers and/or studio teachers. It is the best preparation for graduate study with emphasis in performance. The table below lists required coursework for students in this major whose applied area is voice.

BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

Language Requirement

Four (4) of the total 20 hours of language will be met through the BELL-Core Humanities requirement. If 2000 level languages are taken (which carry 3 hours instead of 4), extra hours are taken as electives.

GER 1010 Elementary German I 4 Hours and
GER 1020 Elementary German II 4 Hours
8 hours (levels 1010 and 1020) of either French or Italian
4 hours (level 1010) of either French or Italian, whichever was not taken in 2 above.

Music Core: 40 Hours

Common Music Core: 30-33 Hours

^IAll classical majors take MUT 2310 and MUT 2340 and commercial majors and Music Therapy majors take MUT 2315 and 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.

^IVCommercial 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 ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
or
MUT 2315 Theory III - Commercial 3 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
MUT 2320 Theory IV - Post-tonal theory 3 Hours
MUT 2330 Aural Skills III 1 Hours
MUT 2340 Aural Skills IV Classical 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
or
MUT 2350 Aural Skills IV Commercial 1 Hours ^(I) (Classical or Commercial)
MUH 2200 History of Western Music: 1700 - Present 3 Hours and
Choose one course (3 hrs) from the following:
MUH 2220 History of Electro-Digital Music 3 Hours
MUH 3200 History of Western Music: Ancient - 1700 3 Hours
MUH 4110 History of Commercial Music 3 Hours
MUE 3230 Basic Conducting Techniques 3 Hours
or
MUE 3320 Commercial Conducting 3 Hours ^(IV)
MUN Ensembles 5-10 Hours ^(III)
MUG 2000 Recital Attendance 0 Hours (4 semesters required)
MUG 3010 The Professional Musician 1 Hours

Special Music Core: 7 Hours

MUT 3310 Form and Analysis 3 Hours
MUE 3240 Choral Conducting 3 Hours
MUK 1110 Introduction to Digital Musicianship 1 Hours

Major Area: 32 Hours

MPA 2301 Private Applied Study (4 semesters) ⁽²⁾ 12 Hours
MPA 4301 Private Applied Study (4 semesters) ⁽²⁾ 12 Hours

Support Courses: 4 Hours

MAA 1060 Diction & Song Literature I (English and Italian) 1 Hours
MAA 2050 Diction and Song Literature II (German and French) 1 Hours
MAA 3050 Opera Literature 1 Hours
MAA 2060 Singing Voice Science/Pedagogy 1 Hours

Additional Required Coursework

MFB 1110 Class Piano I 1 Hours
MFB 1120 Class Piano II 1 Hours
MFB 2110 Class Piano III 1 Hours
MFB 2120 Class Plano IV 1 Hours
MUG 2010 Piano Proficiency Examination 0 Hours
MUN 3900 Oratorio Chorus 0 Hours (2 semesters)

Free Electives: 3 Hours

Total Required for the Program: 132 Hours

² No more than 24 hours in voice may be counted toward degree requirements.

³ Secondary Piano study must be continued until the piano proficiency is passed.