Bachelor of Music in Performance

Liberal Arts

The 30 credits of liberal arts listed in this group must be taken outside the School of Music.

(For more information see p. 489.)

	Vocal	Piano	Organ	Guitar	Instr.
English or writing	6	6	6	6	6
Humanities	3	3	3	3	3
Natural sciences or mathematics	3	3	3	3	3
Social or behavioral sciences	3	3	3	3	3
Liberal arts electives	9	15	15	15	15
Modern language (Italian, French, or German*)	6	---	---	---	---
Total	30	30	30	30	30

Other liberal arts requirements

Music history	9	9	9	9	9
History and Literature of Music 551-25500-551-25600
Music in the 20th Century 551-35500
Total	9	9	9	9	9

* Students who place into a second semester language course or above (e.g., Italian -10200), can fulfill the modern language requirement by taking two different languages. Students who do not place into a second semester language course or above, or who have no prior language training , must take two semesters of a single modern language

Music Requirements

Performance major #	40(36)	40(36)	40(36)	40(36)	40(36)
Ensemble
Choral	8	---	---	2	---
Instrumental	---	---	---	---	8
Guitar	---	---	---	6	---
Pianist as Collaborator	---	2	2	---	---
Accompanying Master Class	---	2	---	---	---
Piano Ensemble	---	4+	6	---	---
Diction	4	---	---	---	---
Chamber Music	---	2	2	---	2**
Music theory	14	14	14	14	14
Music Theory I-II 551-13100-551-13200
Music Theory III-IV 551-23100-551-23200
Form and Analysis 551-33200
Analysis of 20th-Century Music 551-33100
Theory Elective
Sight-singing	5	5	5	5	5
Sight-Singing I-II 551-13300-551-13400
Advanced Sight-Singing III-IV 551-23300-551-23400
Secondary instrument
Keyboard Musicianship	3	2	2	2	2
Piano or Harpsichord	---	---	1	---	---
Introduction to Harpsichord or Introduction to the Organ	---	1	1	---	---
Piano	1	---	---	---	---
Career Orientation 554-16600	1	1	1	1	1
Recitals	4	4	4	4	4
Survey of Piano Literature 551-49500, 551-49600	---	2	2	---	---
Piano Pedagogy 554-49300	---	2	2	---	---
Electives	7(11)	6(10)	5(9)	11(15)	9(13)
Recital Attendance 554-10100 (Six semesters required, no credit given)
Total	87	87	87	85	85
Total for degree	126	126	126	124	124

# Credits apply in the semester immediately following a successful performance audition. Before that, students follow number in parentheses.

+ Two semesters may be fulfilled by participating in other major ensembles (see p. 206522).

** Brass students may substitute two semesters of brass choir (at 0.5 credit each semester) for 1 credit of chamber music. Percussion students take 2 credits of Percussion Ensemble.

Vocal

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
General Studies	--- (3)	--- (3)
Diction	2	2
Private voice	5(3)	5(3)
Choral ensemble	1	1
Music Theory I, II	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	15.5 (16.5)	15.5 (16.5)
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
General Studies	3	3
Music history	3	3
Private voice	5	5
Choral ensemble	1	1
Music Theory III, IV	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Keyboard Musicianship	1	---
Private piano	---	1
Career Orientation	---	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16	17
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	---	3
General studies	6	3
Private voice	5	5
Choral ensemble	1	1
Music theory	2	2
Junior Recital	---	2
Music electives	2	---
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16	16
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
General studies	6(3)	3( --- )
Private voice	5	5
Choral ensemble	1	1
Senior Recital	---	2
Music electives	2 (4)	3 (5)
Theory elective	2	---
	16 (15)		14 (13)

Piano

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private piano	5 (3)	5 (3)
Pianist as Collaborator	1	1
Music Theory I, II	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16.5 (14.5)	16.5 (14.5)
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private piano	5	5
Accompanying Master Class	1	1
Chamber Music	---	0.5
Music Theory III, IV	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Introduction to Organ or Harpsichord	1	---
Music Elective	---	1
Career Orientation	---	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16	17.5
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	---	3
General studies	3	3
Private piano	5	5
Piano Ensemble	1	1
Chamber Music	0.5	0.5
Music theory	2	2
Survey of Piano Literature	1	1
Junior Recital	---	2
Music elective	2	---
Recital Attendance	0	0
	14.5	17.5
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
Chamber Music	0.5	---
General studies	3	3
Private piano	5	5
Ensemble	1	1
Piano Pedagogy	---	2
Senior Recital	---	2
Music electives	3 (5)	--- (2)
Theory elective	2	---
	14.5 (16.5)	13 (15)

Organ

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private organ	5 (3)	5 (3)
Pianist as Collaborator	1	1
Music Theory I, II	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16.5 (14.5)	16.5 (14.5)
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private Organ	5	5
Ensemble	1	1
Chamber Music	---	0.5
Career Orientation	---	1
Music Theory III, IV	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Introduction to Harpsichord	1	---
Secondary instrument (piano or harpsichord)	---	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16	17.5
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	---	3
General studies	3	3
Private organ	5	5
Ensemble	1	1
Chamber Music	0.5	0.5
Music theory	2	2
Survey of Piano Literature	1	1
Junior Recital	---	2
Music elective	2	---
Recital Attendance	0	0
	14.5	17.5
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
Chamber Music	0.5	---
General studies	3	3
Private Organ	5	5
Ensemble	1	1
Senior Recital	---	2
Piano Pedagogy	---	2
Music electives	3 (5)	--- /(2)
Theory elective	2	---
	14.5 (17.5)	13 (15)

Guitar

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private guitar	5 (3)	5 (3)
Choral ensemble	1	1
Music Theory I, II	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Career Orientation	---	1
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16.5 (14.5)	17.5 (15.5)
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private guitar	5	5
Guitar Ensemble	1	1
Music Theory III, IV	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	15	15
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	---	3
General studies	3	3
Private guitar	5	5
Guitar Ensemble	1	1
Music theory	2	2
Junior Recital	---	2
Music electives	5	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16	17
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
General studies	3	3
Private guitar	5	5
Guitar Ensemble	1	1
Senior Recital	---	2
Music electives	--- (2)	5 (7)
Theory elective	2	---
	11 (13)	16 (18)

Instrumental

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private instrument	5 (3)	5 (3)
Instrumental ensemble	1	1
Music Theory I, II	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Career Orientation	---	1
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16.5 (14.5)	17.5 (15.5)
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	3
General studies	3	3
Private instrument	5	5
Instrumental ensemble	1	1
Music Theory III, IV	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Recital Attendance	0	0
	15	15
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	---
General studies	3	3
Private instrument	5	5
Instrumental ensemble	1	1
Chamber Music**	0.5	0.5
Music theory	2	2
Music electives	2 (3)	2 ( 3)
Junior Recital	---	2
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16.5 (17.5)	15.5 (16.5)
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
Chamber Music**	0.5	0.5
General studies	3	3
Private instrument	5	5
Instrumental ensemble	1	1
Senior Recital	---	2
Music electives	2 (3)	3 (4)
Theory elective	2	---
	13.5 (14.5)	14.5 (15.5)