Music, B.A.

Required Courses:

• MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (4 semesters)
• MUC 002 - Departmental Recital, 0 credit hours ¹
• MUC 101 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours²
• MUC 102 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours²
• MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour
• MUC 111 - Tonal Harmony 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 113 - Tonal Harmony 2, 2 credit hours
• MUC 112 - Solfège/Eurhythmics 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 114 - Solfège/Eurhythmics 2, 2 credit hours
• MUC 133 - Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour ³
• MUC 134 - Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour ³
• MUC 201 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours²
• MUC 202 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours²
• MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour ⁴
• MUC 211 - Tonal Harmony 3, 2 credit hours
• MUC 212 - Solfège 3, 2 credit hours
• MUC 309 - Entrepreneurship and Advocacy, 1 credit hour
• MUC 313 - Theory of Music Since 1900, 2 credit hours
• MUC 314 - Solfège 4, 2 credit hours

Music History:

(select either the Western Music History or Music History & Literature sequence of courses)

• Western Music History

• MUC 121 - Western Music History Survey 1, 3 credit hours
• MUC 122 - Western Music History Survey 2, 3 credit hours

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• Music History & Literature

• MUC 221I - Music History & Literature 1: World and Medieval Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUC 223I - Music History & Literature 2: Renaissance and Baroque Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUC 321I - Music History & Literature 3: Music of the Classical and the Romantic Eras, 3 credit hours
• MUC 323I - Music History & Literature 4: Music Since 1900, 3 credit hours

Music Electives:

(complete four credits from the following)

• MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour
• MUC 206 - Elective Ensembles, 1 credit hour
• MUC 207 - Chamber Music, 1 credit hour
• MUC 213 - Tonal Counterpoint, 2 credit hours
• MUC 301 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours
• MUC 302 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons , 2 credit hours
• MUC 303 - Partial Junior Recital, .5 credit hour
• MUC 311 - Form and Analysis, 2 credit hours
• Music Seminars, 2 credit hours⁵
• Music Electives, 2 credit hours

Notes:

In addition to the required music courses, bachelor of arts music majors must fulfill the requirements of the University core (43 credits) and obtain a minor (17 credits). See University Catalog for specifics.

¹ Students must register for Departmental Recital every semester that they are registered for Primary Instrument.
² Two credits per semester for 4 semesters. Additional fee required.
³ One credit per semester for 2 semesters. Secondary instrument is piano. Secondary instrument for pianists is organ, harpsichord, voice, or an orchestral instrument. Secondary study beyond 2 semesters requires an additional fee.
⁴ One credit per semester for 4 semesters.
⁵ Qualifying seminars include MUC 413 , MUC 415 , MUC 423 , MUC 424 , MUC 425 , and MUC 426 , plus MUC 363  and MUC 463 .