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The student chooses piano, organ, harpsichord, or a member of the string, wind or percussion families of instruments as the performance medium.
Applied Music |
Hours |
| Applied Major (courses at the 200 and 400 levels) |
24 |
| Secondary Applied |
4 |
| MUSIC 191, 391 Recital Hour each semester for seven semesters |
0 |
MUSIC 326 Pedagogy/Literature (____) (Keyboard majors elect
MUSIC 379 Piano Pedagogy I) |
3 |
| MUSIC 378 Chamber Music (____) (Repeat for 2 hours) |
2 |
| MUSIC 392 Junior Recital (____) |
0 |
| MUSIC 492 Senior Recital (____) |
1 |
| TOTAL |
34 |
Those students having wind, string or percussion instrument as their applied major must enroll in MUSIC 131, 132 Piano Class and MUSIC 231, 232 Intermediate Piano Class and/or applied piano (this may exceed 4 hours). Students must pass MUSIC 131, 132 Piano Class and MUSIC 231, 232 Intermediate Piano Class with a "C" or better and/or pass the piano proficiency examination. The piano proficiency examination may be taken any semester. Those who pass will be excused from further piano requirements. Keyboard majors, later in the program, substitute MUSIC 377 Accompanying Techniques, 2 hours, and MUSIC 723 Piano Literature (____), 3 hours, or MUSIC 710 Organ Seminar (____), 2 hours. They should take the piano proficiency examination early in their program.
Music Theory |
Hours |
MUSIC 111 Aural Skills and Theory I;
MUSIC 113 Aural Skills and Theory II;
MUSIC 211 Aural Skills and Theory III;
MUSIC 213 Aural Skills and Theory IV* |
16 |
| *A grade of "C" or better is required. |
| MUSIC 311 Composition I |
2 |
| MUSIC 413 Orchestration |
3 |
| MUSIC 414 Forms and Analysis |
2 |
| MUSIC 511 Counterpoint |
3 |
| TOTAL |
26 |
Music Education |
|
| MUSIC 238 Basic Conducting |
2 |
| MUSIC 338 Instrumental Conducting (Keyboard majors may substitute MUSIC 337 Choral Conducting) |
2 |
| TOTAL |
4 |
Music History and Literature |
|
| MUSIC 121 Introduction to Music Literature |
2 |
| MUSIC 321*,322 History of Music |
6 |
| TOTAL |
8 |
Music Ensembles |
|
| Wind or percussion majors take MUSIC 156, 356 Band (____), string majors take MUSIC 176, 376 Orchestra, keyboard majors choose between MUSIC 156, 356 Band (___), MUSIC 176, 376 Orchestra or MUSIC 187, 387 University Choir (minimum requirement). |
| Required each semester for each full-time student |
8 |
| TOTAL |
8 |
Foreign Language* |
|
MLL 124 French Language and Culture I or
MLL 134 German Language and Culture I |
5 |
General Education Requirement* |
41-46 |
| TOTAL |
126-131 |
*MLL 124 French Language and Culture I or MLL 134 German Language and Culture I and MUSIC 321 History of Music will satisfy the Languages and Cultures (three hours) and Fine Arts (2-3 hours) sections of the general education requirement for the music major with an Instrumental Performance emphasis. |
