The Fine and Performing Arts Department offers four tracks for the Music major. Track 1 (Liberal Arts) requires a minimum of 56 credit hours. It gives students a broad musical education and is often paired as a double major in another field. Track 2 (Composition) requires a minimum of 56 credit hours and is designed for students interested in a specialized study in music composition. Track 3 (Performance) requires a minimum of 56 credit hours and is designed for students interested in specialized study in music performance. Track 4 (Music Education) requires a minimum of 63 hours and is a double major in Music-Secondary Education that leads to teacher certification.
Liberal Arts: This track is ideal for students who want to double major with Music and another field, or students who want a broad music experience. Students take classes in performance and musicianship. The capstone experience can be a recital, paper, internship or project.
Composition: This track is for students who want in-depth training in writing music. It will prepare students for graduate school in composition. These students give a senior recital as a capstone experience. It can also be paired as a double major.
Performance: This track is for students who want in-depth training in music performance. It will prepare students for graduate school in performance. These students give a senior recital as a capstone experience. It can also be paired as a double major.
Music Education: The Music and Secondary Education program is designed for students who wish to teach music at the elementary and secondary level. Upon successful completion of the requirements for this program, certification to teach instrumental and/or vocal music in kindergarten through twelve is recommended by the director of music education to the director of teacher education. Bachelor of Arts in Music and Secondary Education students must pass all coursework required for the major with a C- or better. Students who fail to pass courses required for the major with a C- or better after two attempts will no longer be allowed to continue in the major.
All courses are offered at least once every three years.
All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in the following courses.
Bachelor of Arts in Music Areas of Study:
Requirements:
All courses are offered at least once every three years.
All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in the following courses.
Lessons and Ensembles (16 hrs)
MUSC Ensembles (8 hrs)
MUAP Applied Lessons in Major Instruments Level 4 (8 hrs)
Performance Requirements – 16 hrs.
MUSC Ensembles (8 hrs)
MUAP Applied Lessons in Major Instruments Level 4* (8 hrs)
*levels for each instrument in Music Major Handbook, p. 25-69
Performance Requirements – 20 hrs.
MUSC Ensembles (8 hrs)
MUAP Applied Lessons in Major Instruments Level 4* (12 hrs)
*levels for each instrument in Music Major Handbook, p. 25-69
Small Ensembles (instrumental elective)
Foreign Language (vocal elective)
The Music and Secondary Education program is designed for students who wish to teach music at the elementary and secondary level. Upon successful completion of the requirements for this program, certification to teach instrumental and/or vocal music in kindergarten through twelve is recommended by the director of music education to the director of teacher education.
Lessons and Ensembles
MUSC Primary Ensemble (5 hrs)
MUSC Secondary Ensemble (3 hrs)
MUAP Applied Lessons in Major Instruments Level 4 (7 hrs)
*Voice Class is instrumental primary only; can be satisfied with MUAP 224
Private Instruction in Applied Music
Private instruction is available in piano, voice, organ, violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, tuba, harp, percussion and guitar.
Each one-half hour lesson per week, plus a minimum of six hours practice per week, for one semester grants one hour credit. Students may take either one or two hours credit on an instrument each semester.
Any music major expecting to present a recital must pass a recital permission hearing before the recital may be given.
Additional fees are charged for private instruction in applied music.
Refund Policy
It will be our policy to prorate the applied music fees for students who withdraw from private lessons. Their tuition charge will be based on the clearly defined Official Withdrawal/Refund Policy. The fees, however, are based on weekly lessons, and are most fairly handled by proration. The compensation of faculty will, likewise, be prorated based on the number of lessons given. The dates selected for proration will be the actual date of withdrawal as shown on the withdrawal form in the Registrar’s Office.
