Music Performance: Instrumental, B.M.

Core Performance Requirements: (61 credit hours)

• MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (6 semesters)
• MUC 002 - Departmental Recital, 0 credit hours (8 semesters)
• MUA 101 - ICTUS (Introduction to Conservatory Training, Understanding, and Skills), 2 credit hours
• MUC 101 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹ 
• MUC 102 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹
• MUA 110 - Theory 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour
• MUA 120 - Aural Skills 1, 2 credit hours
• MUC 201 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹
• MUC 202 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹
• MUA 210 - Theory 2, 2 credit hours
• MUA 220 - Aural Skills 2, 2 credit hours
• MUA 240I - Music History & Literature 1, 3 credit hours
• MUA 241I - Music History & Literature 2, 3 credit hours
• MUA 242 - Music History & Literature 3, 3 credit hours
• MUC 291 - Conducting, 2 credit hours
• MUC 301 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 3 credit hours  ¹ 
• MUC 302 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 3 credit hours  ¹  
• MUC 305X - Pedagogy of Music, 3 credit hours
• MUC 309 - Entrepreneurship and Advocacy, 1 credit hour
• MUC 310 - Music Performance Career Development, 2 credit hours
• MUA 340 - Topics in Music History, 3 credit hours
• MUC 401 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹ 
• MUC 402 - Primary Instrument: Private Lessons, 4 credit hours ¹ 

Academic Studies Electives: (8 credit hours)

Choose 8 credits hours 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

Secondary Lessons Requirement: (3-4 credit hours)

Organists take 3 credit hours and others take 4 credit hours from the following²-

• MUC 133 - Keyboard Musicianship 1, 1 credit hour
• MUC 134 - Keyboard Musicianship 2, 1 credit hour
• MUC 231 - Secondary Lessons, 1 credit hour
• MUC 233 - Keyboard Musicianship 3, 1 credit hour
• MUC 234 - Keyboard Musicianship 4, 1 credit hour
• MUC 235 - Keyboard Musicianship for the Practitioner, 1 credit hour
• MUC 236 - Jazz Piano Skills, 1 credit hour

Specialist Requirements: (18.5-20 credit hours)

See requirements that pertain to your primary instrument below-

Required World Language: (8 credit hours)

• World Language, 8 credit hours⁵

Notes:

¹ Four credits per semester during the freshmen, sophomore, and senior year. Three credits per semester during the junior year.
² For non-piano primaries, secondary instrument is piano until Proficiency 4 is achieved. Depending upon placement results, piano study may occur in classes, lessons, or a combination. If the requisite proficiency is achieved in fewer than 4 semesters (3 semesters for organ primaries), continued piano study or study on another instrument is required. Secondary instrument for pianists may be chosen from any offered instrument or voice with faculty approval. Secondary study beyond required semesters will cost an additional fee.
³ Pianists must take two credits of Collaborative Piano in the first two years, and may then take any combination of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music to complete the six credits. Violin, viola, cello, and guitar students take a minimum of 6 credits of Chamber Music. Double bass and harp students take a minimum of 2, and the balance in music electives. Wind players take a minimum of 4 credits of Chamber Music and the balance in music electives. Percussion students substitute 6 credits of Percussion Ensemble for Chamber Music. Chamber music not required for organists.
⁴ Pianists take 8 credit hours of music electives. All other instrumentalists take 6 credit hours of music electives. An Emphasis Area in music may be substituted for the music elective requirement. Students who have earned 8 credits in required ensemble may count up to four additional credits toward the music elective requirement. At least 2 credits of music electives must be at the 300 level or higher.
⁵ A proficiency exam is administered to determine entry level of world language study. Students whose language requirement is reduced may take the equivalent number of credit hours in other liberal arts courses.