Music Emphasis Programs

Afro-Centric Music Emphasis

The Afro-Centric Music Emphasis may be pursued by any music major.

Required Courses:

• AFR 200D - Introduction to Africana Studies, 3 credit hours
• MUC 206 -S08- Afro-Centric Music Ensemble (2 total credits, Preq: MUL 132I )

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  Six elective credits selected from the following:

  • MUC 206 -S03- Jazz Ensemble, 1 credit hour
  • MUC 206 -S04- Jazz Combo, 1 credit hour
  • MUC 206 -S08- Afro-Centric Music Ensemble (2 credits beyond requirement above, Preq:MUL 132I )
  • MUC /MUL 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 236 - Jazz Piano Skills, 1 credit hour  
  • MUC 324 - Structure and Style in the Music of the African Diaspora, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 295 , 395 , 495 - Independent Study , 1-2 credit hours

Arts Management Emphasis

The Arts Management Emphasis may be pursued by any music major except those majoring in Arts Management.

Required Courses:

• AMG 102 - Introduction to Arts Management, 3 credit hours
• AMG 201 - Principles & Practices of Arts Management I, 3 credit hours
• AMG 202 - Principles & Practices of Arts Management II, 3 credit hours
• AMG 397X - Internship , 3 credit hours

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  Select one of the following:

  • AMG 301 - Marketing and Audience Development for the Arts, 3 credit hours  
  • AMG 302 - Financial Management of Arts Organizations, 3 credit hours  
  • AMG 303 - Fundraising for the Arts, 3 credit hours  

Collaborative Piano Emphasis

Required Courses:

• MUC 140 - Singers’ Phonetics, 1 credit hour
• MUC 181 - Sight-Reading, 1 credit hour
• MUC 241 - Singers’ Diction and Literature 3, 2 credit hours
• MUC 242 - Singer’s Diction and Literature 4, 2 credit hours
• MUC 283 - Collaborative Piano, 1 credit hour (2 total credits)
• MUC 407 - Collaborative Piano Recital, 1 credit hour

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  Four elective credits selected from the following:

  • MUC 142 - Singers’ Diction and Literature 2, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 283 - Collaborative Piano, 1 credit hour  (up to 2 credits beyond requirement above)
  • MUC 347 - Voice Performance Workshop 5: Scenes and Period Style - Baroque, Bel Canto and Romantic, 1 credit hour  
  • MUC 348 - Voice Performance Workshop 6: Scenes and Period Style - Classical and Contemporary, 1 credit hour  
  • MUC 295 , 395 , 495 - Independent Study, 1 credit hour   

Composition Emphasis

The Composition Emphasis may be pursued by any BM or BME student except those majoring in Music Composition.

Required Courses:

• MUC 116 - Introduction to Composition 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 117 - Introduction to Composition 2, 2 credit hours
• MUC 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours

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  Six elective credits selected from the following:

  • MUC 118 - Songwriting, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 131 - Secondary Lessons, 1 credit hour  
  • MUC 132 - Secondary Lessons, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 318 - Instrumentation and Orchestration, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 320 - Advanced Electronic and Computer Music, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 415 - Contemporary Composition Techniques, 2 credit hours  

Contemporary Media Emphasis

The Contemporary Media Emphasis may be pursued by any music major.

Required Courses:

• CAS 172 - Foundations of Media Production, 3 credit hours
• CAS 274 - Sound, Microphone Technique, and Recording, 2 credit hours
• CAS 374 - Audio Editing, Mixing, and Distribution, 2 credit hours

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   Select one of the following Music Applied Skills courses:

  • MUC /MUL 118 - Songwriting, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours  

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   Three/four elective credits selected from the following:

  • AMG 203 - Music Industry I, 3 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 118 - Songwriting, 2 credit hours  (if not already used above)
  • MUC /MUL 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours  (if not already used above)
  • MUC /MUL 312 - Music Copyright Law, Publishing, and Licensing, 3 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours  (if not already used above)
  • MUC 320 - Advanced Electronic and Computer Music, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 361 - Music and Meaning in Film, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC /MUL 362 - Music and Meaning in Video Games, 2 credit hours  

Jazz Emphasis

The Jazz Emphasis may be pursued by any music major.

Required Courses:

• MUC 206 -S03- Jazz Ensemble (4 total credits)
• MUC 206 -S04- Jazz Combo (2 total credits)
• MUC 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours
• MUC 224D - History of Jazz, 2 credit hours
• MUC 236 - Jazz Piano Skills, 1 credit hour

Music History Emphasis

The Music History Emphasis may be pursued by any BM or BME student except those majoring in Music Theory or Music History & Literature.

Required Courses:

• MUA 242 - Music History & Literature 3, 3 credit hours
• MUA 340 - Topics in Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUC 329 - Introduction to Research in Music, 2 credit hours
• MUC 412 - Music Academic Studies Seminar, 0 credit hours

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  Four credits selected from the following:

  • MUC 361 - Music and Meaning in Film, 2 credit hours  
  • MUC 362 - Music and Meaning in Video Games, 2 credit hours  
  • ​MUC 363 /463  - Music History Seminar, 2 credit hours
  • MUC 364 - Special Studies in the Music Of J.S. Bach, 2 credit hours  

Music Industry Emphasis

The Music Industry Emphasis may be pursued by any music major except those majoring in Music Industry.

Required Courses:

• AMG 102 - Introduction to Arts Management, 3 credit hours
• AMG 203 - Music Industry I, 3 credit hours
• MUC /MUL 312 - Music Copyright Law, Publishing, and Licensing, 3 credit hours  
• AMG 397X - Internship , 3 credit hours

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  Select one of the following:

  • AMG 204 - Music Industry II, 3 credit hours  
  • AMG 304 - Principles of Marketing for the Music Industry, 3 credit hours  

Music Theatre Emphasis

The Music Theatre Emphasis may be pursued by any performing arts major except those majoring in Music Theatre.

• MUC/ MUL 249 - Music Theatre for the Non-Major 1, 2 credit hours ¹  
• MUC/ MUL 349 - Music Theatre for the Non-Major 2, 2 credit hours   
• ASW 121W - Jazz I Practicum, 1 credit hour
• ASW 120W - Ballet I Practicum, 1 credit hour
• THE/ MUC 162 - Backstage Experience, 1 credit hour  
• THE 101 - Fundamentals of Acting, 3 credit hours
• THE 135 - Singing for Actors 1, 1 credit hour ²
• THE 136 - Singing for Actors 2, 1 credit hour ³

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  Notes:
  ¹ Students apply to add the Music Theatre Emphasis at the conclusion of the MUC/ MUL 249  course and are admitted based on skills and growth demonstrated in an end-of-course juried performance. It is encouraged that this course be completed before the end of the sophomore year to allow time to complete remaining requirements.

  ² THE 135  may be substituted with MUC 101 - Primary Study: Private Voice Lessons  for music majors.

  ³ THE 136  may be substituted with MUC 101 - Primary Study: Private Voice Lessons  or MUC 131 - Secondary Study: Private Voice Lessons  for music majors. 

Music Theory Emphasis

The Music Theory Emphasis may be pursued by any BM or BME student except those majoring in Music Theory or Music History & Literature.

Required Courses:

• MUC 329 - Introduction to Research in Music, 2 credit hours
• MUC 363 /463  - Music Theory Seminar, 2 credit hours (4 total credits required)
• MUC 412 - Music Academic Studies Seminar, 0 credit hours

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  Six elective credits from the following:

  • MUA 213 - Counterpoint, 2 credit hours   
  • MUA 216 - Pop Music Theory, 2 credit hours  
  • MUA 218 - Part-writing, 1 credit hour  
  • MUA 320 - Advanced Chromatic Aural Skills, 2 credit hours  
  • MUA 322 - Dalcroze Pedagogy and Applications, 3 credit hours  
  • MUA 330 - Chromatic Theory and Formal Analysis, 3 credit hours  
  • MUA 332 - Performance and Analysis, 1 credit hour  
  • MUA 338 - Linear Analysis, 1 credit hour   
  • MUA 410 - Theory of Music Since 1900, 2 credit hours  
  • MUA 420 - Post-Tonal Aural Skills, 2 credit hours  

Popular Music Emphasis

The Popular Music Emphasis may be pursued by any BM or BME major.

• MUC/ MUL 138 - Rock Band Class, 2 credit hours  
• MUA 216 - Pop Music Theory, 2 credit hours
• MUC 218 - Jazz Improvisation, 2 credit hours
• MUC 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours
• MUC 320 - Advanced Electronic and Computer Music, 2 credit hours
• MUC-300 or 400-level Popular Music topic course, 2 credit hours

Vocal Pedagogy Emphasis

The Vocal Emphasis may be pursued by any music major.

Required Courses:

• MUC 340 - Vocal Pedagogy 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 341X - Vocal Pedagogy 2, 3 credit hours

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• Six elective credits selected from the following:

  • CSD 225 - Phonetics and Phonology, 3 credit hours  
  • CSD 321 - Neuroanatomy & Physiology of the Speech & Hearing Mechanism, 3 credit hours  
  • CSD 341 - Voice and Fluency Disorders, 3 credit hours  
  • CSD 351 - Speech and Hearing Science, 3 credit hours  
  • MUC 295 , 395 , 495 - Independent Study , 1-2 credit hours
  • MUC 359 - Faculty/Student Collaboration, 1-2 credit hours