Major Requirements

Prerequisites (may be waived by examination): Music 101, 111, 121

A minimum of 44 semester credits, distributed as follows:

Forty hours from the following:

Music Theory and Composition: 212, 213, 222, 223.

Music History and Literature: 162, 163.

Four semester credits of a single major instrument including voice. Declared majors must enroll in studio instruction every semester on campus.

Six semester credits of ensemble, at least four of which must be from Orchestra, Cappella Nova, or Wind Symphony.

Eight semester credits of upper-division theory or composition chosen from  314, 316, 318, 321, 324, 329, 331, and 416. Majors focusing on composition must take 314 and 324 or 329. Majors focusing on performance must take 314. 

Four semester credits of upper-division music history or literature, chosen from Music 302, 305, 306, 361, 362, 363, 380.

Pass the piano proficiency examination.

Two semester credits in Music 490. Senior project requirements by area of major:

• Composition: Preparation of professional-quality manuscripts. Recital of original musical works; graded by jury.
• Ethnomusicology: Thesis in ethnomusicology; graded by committee.
• Music Education: 1) work sample similar to those required by our graduate school's M.A.T. program. 2) satisfactory evaluations by both cooperating teachers. 3) satisfactory evaluation by the supervising faculty member. 4) public or videotaped demonstration of work with students for faculty review.
• Musicology: Thesis in musicology; graded by committee.
• Performance: Recital on the major instrument; graded by jury.

Four credits of specific requirements by area of major:

Composition: One of the following, different from the course counted in 5, above: Music 325, 326, 327, 328. It is strongly recommended that composers who wish to pursue graduate work take all four of these courses, as well as Music 331, 416.

Ethnomusicology: One additional course in ethnomusicology. Recommended: Sociology/Anthropology 100 or 110, 200.

Music Education: Music 331 and two credits from Music 385, 386, 387, 388, 389 (1 credit each). Recommended: Music 416 and Education 201. d) Musicology: Music 361. Recommended: Music 362, 363.

Musicology: Music 361. Recommended: Music 362 and Music 363.

Performance: Three additional credits of instruction on the major instrument. One additional credit of Western ensemble. Recommended: Four additional credits of Western ensemble, as well as Music 331, 416.