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Music-Applied Bachelor of Arts

(Minimum of 54 credit hours in music)

The Bachelor of Arts degree provides advanced training in performance along with the general study of music and the liberal arts.

Please note that the program requires 66 credit hours outside of Music.

Degree Requirements

Musicianship Core

The musicianship core is the set of required studies common to all music degree programs (Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy, Bachelor of Science in Music with an emphasis in Sound Recording Technology, all programs of the Bachelor of Music).

MUS 163Our World of Music

1
MUS 164Our World of Music

1
MUS 263Music History in Western Civilization I

3
MUS 264Music History in Western Civilization II

3
MUS 231Conducting I

2
MUS 121Aural Skills I

2
MUS 122Aural Skills II

2
MUS 123Music Theory I

3
MUS 124Music Theory II

3
MUS 221Aural Skills III

2
MUS 222Aural Skills IV

2
MUS 223Music Theory III

3
MUS 224Music Theory IV

3
MUS 118Piano Class, Elementary

2
MUS 100Recital-Seminar

0
MUS 120Concert Attendance

0
MUS 105Applied Music Major

2
MUS 106Applied Music Major

2
Total Credit Hours:36

NOTE:

  • MUS 125 and MUS 126 (instead of MUS 105 and MUS 106) for Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Bachelor of Music degree in Performance
  • MUS 118: waived for students whose principal instrument is piano
  • MUS 120: each semester of private applied lessons.
  • MUS 107 and MUS 108 are required of all freshmen oboe and bassoon majors.

Plus the following:

MUS 200Recital Seminar

0
MUS 205Applied Music Major

2
MUS 206Applied Music Major

2
MUS 217Piano Class, Intermediate

1
MUS 218Piano Class, Intermediate

1
MUS 300Recital Seminar

0
MUS 305Applied Music Major

2
MUS 306Applied Music Major

2
MUS 400Recital Seminar

0
MUS 405Applied Music Major

2
MUS 406Applied Music Major

2
Total Credit Hours:14

NOTE:

  • 1-credit ensemble using principal instrument each semester of residency
  • Graduation Recital
  • MUS 118: waived for students whose principal instrument is piano

Additional requirements if voice is principal instrument:

MUS 033Opera Prod Practicum

0.5
MUS 137Diction for Singers

.5
MUS 138Diction for Singers

.5
MUS 139Diction for Singers

.5
MUS 140Diction for Singers

.5
Total Credit Hours:2.5

NOTE:

  • MUS 033: one semester required during the freshman year
  • MUS 138 is the 2nd of 4 diction courses
  • MUS 139 is the 3rd of 4 diction courses
  • MUS 140 is the 4th of 4 diction courses
Voice students in the B.A. in Music degree program are strongly encouraged to complete the same language requirement as performance majors, thus utilizing foreign language offerings to partially complete the required 66 hours outside the major area.

Total Credit Hours: 52.5