Music, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in music combines a broad coverage of the field of music with an intensive liberal arts curriculum. Students in this degree are prepared to pursue graduate study in areas of music for which a general music background is appropriate.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Technical Requirement:

(Hours count in BELL Core)

MUH 1200 Introduction to Music: History, Style and Culture 3 Hours

Musicianship: 25 Hours

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 3 Hours
MUT 2320 Theory IV - Post-tonal theory 3 Hours
MUT 2330 Aural Skills III 1 Hours
MUT 2340 Aural Skills IV Classical 1 Hours
MUH 2200 History of Western Music: 1700 - Present 3 Hours
MUH 3200 History of Western Music: Ancient - 1700 3 Hours
MU_ Music Electives 3 Hours

Performance: 25 Hours

MPA 22_ Private Applied Study 8 Hours (4 semesters) ²
MPA 42_ Private Applied Study 8 Hours (4 semesters) ²

Support Courses: 3 Hours

Voice

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

Piano

MAB 2050 Piano Literature I (Baroque and Classical Eras) 1 Hours
MAB 2060 Piano Literature II (19th and 20th Centuries) 1 Hours
MAB 3050 Piano Pedagogy 1 Hours

Organ

MAC 2050 Organ Literature I 1 Hours
MAC 2060 Organ Literature II 1 Hours
MAC 3050 Service Playing 1 Hours

Instrumental

Guitar

MAD 2050 Classical Guitar Literature I 1 Hours
MAD 2060 Classical Guitar Literature II 1 Hours
MAD 3050 Classical Guitar Pedagogy 1 Hours

Additional Required Coursework:

MSM 20_ Music Seminar 0 Hours (8 semesters)
MUG 2000 Recital Attendance 0 Hours
MUN Ensembles 6 Hours ⁽³⁾

Minor: 18 Hours

The minor is a minimum of 18 hours. See department of the minor for requirements.

General Electives: 2 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 132 Hours

¹ The minor is a minimum of 18 hours. See department of the minor for requirements.

² No more than 16 hours in the Applied Principal may be counted toward degree requirements.

³ A minimum of 6 hours of credit is required. No more than 6 hours of ensembles will count toward degree requirements. See music-ensembles-and-ensemble-requirements of specific principals.