Undergraduate Studies
Every undergraduate music major degree is a Bachelor of Music degree
with a concentration in one of seven areas.
Visit this link for information on the music minors.
All Bachelor of Music Concentrations Require the Following:
General Education Requirements - 41 hours
(English, History, Literature, etc)
Music Core Curriculum - 26 hours
| MUS 1010 Recital Attendance (6 semesters) | 0 Credit |
| MUTH 1110 Theory and Aural Skills I | 4 Credits |
| MUTH 1120 Theory and Aural Skills II | 4 Credits |
| MUHL 1610 The World of Music | 2 Credits |
| MUTH 2110 Theory and Aural Skills III | 3 Credits |
| MUTH 2120 Theory and Aural Skills IV | 3 Credits |
| MUHL 3010 History of Western Art Music I | 3 Credits |
| MUHL 3020 History of Western Art Music II | 3 Credits |
| MUTH 4130 Orchestration and Arranging | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3140 Conducting I | 2 Credits |
All music majors must take class piano or private piano instruction until they pass the piano proficiency examination prescribed by their degree programs. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in MUTH 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 (music theory sequence) and MUHL 1610, 1620, 2610, 2620 (music history sequence).
Teacher Licensure
Students seeking a license to teach music in the public schools must complete (1) a major in Music following the concentration in either Instrumental Music Education or Vocal/General Music Education K–12, (2) minor in Secondary Education, (3) the General Education Program, and (4) additional teacher licensure requirements. Students must contact a Secondary Education minor advisor for additional details and requirements relating to Teacher Licensure (see page 163).
NOTE: Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 166 for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Jury Examinations
All music majors and minors are required to participate in jury examinations in their primary performing areas. Non-music majors registered for private lessons may be required to perform a jury examination at the discretion of the instructor. Jury examinations are held to measure the student’s progress at the conclusion of each semester. Those students who have presented and passed their senior recitals during the semester may be excused from jury examinations.
Undergraduate Music majors must pass a upper-division jury to qualify for applied music study at the MUAP 3000 level. A Music major must take his or her upper-division jury no later than the end of the sixth semester and if not passing must take an upper-division jury again the next semester. A third attempt must be accompanied by extraordinary circumstances and must carry the approval of the studio teacher and director of the School of Music.
Concentrations in Music
Students majoring in Music must pursue one of seven concentrations.
Requirements for each concentration follow:
Concentration 1: Instrumental Music Education
| MUED 1310 Woodwind Techniques I | 1 Credit |
| MUED 1320 Percussion Techniques | 1 Credit |
| MUED 1330 Brass Techniques | 1 Credit |
| MUED 1410 String Techniques | 1 Credit |
| MUS 1510 Class Voice I OR MUS 2371 Applied Voice | 1 Credit |
| MUS 1530 Class Piano I* | 1 Credit |
| MUS 1540 Class Piano II* | 1 Credit |
| MUED 2000 Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education | 2 Credits |
| MUED 2320 Instrumental Music Lab (1+1) | 2 Credits |
| MUED 3200 Music in the Elementary Grades for Music Majors | 3 Credits |
| MUED 3230 Instrumental Materials | 3 Credits |
| MUED 3250 Band Organization and Marching Band Techniques | 3 Credits |
| MUED 3310 Woodwinds Techniques II | 1 Credit |
| MUEN 3---Ensembles** (9 hrs. participation required) | 0 Credit |
| MUAP 2---Private Instruction | 3 credits |
| MUAP 4---Private Instruction | 3 Credits |
| MUPD 3050 Jazz Pedagogy | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3150 Conducting II Instrumental | 2 Credits |
| MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis | 2 Credits |
| MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital | 0 Credit |
| SUBTOTAL | 34 Credits |
*Not required if piano major instrument
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion
3 hours from:
MUEN 3100
4 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120, 3300
1 hour from:
MUEN 37-0 (chamber ensemble)
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
5 hours from:
MUEN 3300
2 hours from:
MUEN 3700, 3740
1 hour from:
MUEN 37-0 (chamber ensemble)
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Piano
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Guitar
4 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 37-0 (chamber ensemble)
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Secondary Education Minor
Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 166 for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Concentration 2: Vocal/General Music Education
| MUS 1530 Class Piano I* | 1 Credit |
| MUS 1540 Class Piano II* | 1 Credit |
| MUS 15-0 Class Guitar I or II | 1 credits |
| MUED 2000 Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education | 2 credits |
| MUED 2210 Instrumental Techniques for Music Classroom | 2 credits |
| MUED 2310 Choral Music Lab (two semesters, 1 cr. ea.) | 2 credits |
| MUPD 2180 Diction for Singers I (English or Latin) | 2 credits |
| MUPD 2--- Diction for Singers II, III, or IV | 2 Credit |
| MUS 2530 Class Piano III | 1 Credit |
| MUS 2540 Class Piano IV | 1 credits |
| MUED 3190 General Music in the Middle and Senior High School | 3 credits |
| MUED 3200 Music in the Elementary Grades for Music Majors | 3 Credits |
| MUED 3220 Choral Music in the Middle and Senior High School | 2 Credits |
| MUS 3160 Conducting II Choral | 2 Credits |
| MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis | 2 Credit |
| MUEN 3---Ensembles** (9 hrs. participation required) | 0 Credits |
| MUAP 2--- Private Instruction | 4 Credits |
| MUAP 4--- Private Instruction | 3 Credits |
| MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital | 0 Credit |
| SUBTOTAL | 34 Credits |
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Piano or Organ
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
4 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
Primary Instrument: Voice
5 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3230
2 hours from:
MUEN 3210, 3220
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Guitar
3 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
5 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Secondary Education Minor
Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 166 for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Concentration 3: Voice Performance
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUPD 2180 Diction for Singers I (English and Latin) 2
MUPD 2190 Diction for Singers II (Italian) 2
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 2
MUPD 2200 Diction for Singers III (German) 2
MUPD 2210 Diction for Singers IV (French) 2
MUPD 4310 Vocal Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4710 Vocal Literature 3
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** (9 hrs. participation required) 7
MUAP 2372 Private Instruction-Voice 8
MUAP 4373 Private Instruction-Voice 12
Foreign Language*** 3
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 52
**Ensembles
NOTE: Nine (9) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only seven (7) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
6 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3250
***Foreign language proficiency: One year of foreign language proficiency in Italian, French, or German must be established through examination by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures or by a passing grade for the second semester (1020) of Elementary Italian, French, or German. In addition, three credit hours of study are required in a second foreign language, either Italian, French, or German.
Concentration 4a: Instrumental Performance -
Brass, Orchestral Strings, Woodwinds, and Percussion
Percussion
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUS 3150 Conducting II Instrumental 2
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
Music Elective 3
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 2
MUPD 41-- Advanced Pedagogy 2
MUHL 47-- Instrumental Literature 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 14
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction 8
MUAP 4--- Private Instruction 12
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 52
**Ensembles
NOTE: Sixteen (16) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only fourteen (14) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
Primary Instrument: Brass
6 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
3 hours from:
MUEN 3710
3 hours from:
MUEN 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3300, 3400, 3700, 3710
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
8 hours from:
MUEN 3300
5 hours from:
MUEN 3740
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Woodwinds*
5 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
5 hours from:
MUEN 3300
4 hours from:
MUEN 3750
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
*Saxophone majors may substitute their 5 orchestra hours with any ensemble elective.
Primary Instrument: Percussion
6 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
3 hours from:
MUEN 3300
4 hours from:
MUEN 3500
3 hours from:
MUEN 3400, 3410, 3430, 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3260
Concentration 4b: Instrumental Performance - Guitar
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUHL 4060 Survey of Guitar Literature 2
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 2
MUPD 4350 Guitar Pedagogy 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2412 Private Instruction-Guitar 8
MUAP 4413 Private Instruction-Guitar 12
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
Upper-division Music Elective 2
SUBTOTAL 46
Free Electives 7
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
5 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 3700
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Concentration 4c: Instrumental Performance - Piano
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 2
MUPD 4320 Piano Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4690 Piano Literature 3
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2352 Private Instruction-Piano 8
MUAP 4353 Private Instruction-Piano 12
Foreign Language 6
Music Electives 5
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 52
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Concentration 4d: Instrumental Performance - Organ
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 2
MUPD 4330 Organ Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4720 Organ Literature 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2362 Private Instruction-Organ 8
MUAP 4363 Private Instruction-Organ 12
Foreign Language 6
Music Electives 6
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 52
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
4 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
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Concentration 5: Music Industry
A student in the Music Industry concentration may declare jazz as an emphasis but must first pass the upper-division jury in classical performance before continuing studies in jazz. The Partial Senior Recital requirement would be in jazz performance.
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* 1
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* 1
MUTH 3020 Commercial Songwriting 3
MUHL 3670 History of Popular Music in America 3
MUTH 4190 Introduction to MIDI and Sound Synthesis 3
MUS 4270 Music Internship 3
MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital 1
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2--1 Private Instruction 4
MUAP 4--1 Private Instruction 4
Upper-division music electives 4
SUBTOTAL 35
*Not required if piano major instrument
All students must complete Recording Industry minor 18
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Guitar
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
4 hours from:
MUEN 3720
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Piano
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
1 hour from:
MUEN 3730
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Organ
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Brass
5 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120, 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Woodwind
5 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120, 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
6 hours from:
MUEN 3300
2 hours from:
MUEN 3740
Primary Instrument: Percussion