BA in Music

The BA in Music is designed to prepare musicians with a high level of musical skill and a strong foundation in music theory, history, and applied performance.

Objectives:

On completion, students should be able to:

• Perform at a collegiate level as a vocalist or instrumentalist.
• Apply knowledge of music theory and the historical context of music to musical performance.
• Demonstrate functional vocal and accompanying skills.

MAJOR53 Hours

Music Theory19

• MUS2010 Music Theory I3
  Chords in major and minor keys, voice leading, beginning four-part writing, and harmonic progressions and inversions.

  Prerequisite: Successful music theory placement exam, two semesters of applied piano, or consent of the instructor.
• MUS2011 Aural Skills I1
  Introduction to music reading and aural skills through sight singing and dictation of diatonic music and rhythms with division of the beat.

  Prerequisite: Successful music theory placement exam, two semesters of applied piano, or consent of the instructor.
• MUS2012 Music Theory II3
  Cadences, phrases and periods, non-chord tones, diatonic seventh chords, and introduction to secondary functions.

  Prerequisite: MUS2010 with a grade of C or higher
• MUS2013 Aural Skills II1
  Intermediate instruction in aural skills through sight singing and dictation, adding secondary tonal levels and rhythmic subdivision.

  Prerequisite: MUS2011 with a grade of C or higher.
• MUS3010 Music Theory III3
  Secondary functions, modulation, mode mixture, musical forms, and other chromatic techniques.

  Prerequisite: MUS2012 with a grade of C or higher.
• MUS3011 Aural Skills III1
  Advanced instruction in aural skills through sight singing and dictation, adding chromatic techniques.

  Prerequisite: MUS2013 with a grade of C or higher.
• MUS3012 Music Theory IV3
  Advanced modulations, extended harmonic vocabularies, and selected materials and techniques of post-1900 composition.

  Prerequisite: MUS3010 with a grade of C or higher.
• MUS3013 Aural Skills IV1
  Advanced instruction in aural skills through sight singing and dictation, adding modulation and extended chromatic techniques, and rhythmic devices such as changing meters and irregular division of the beat.

  Prerequisite: MUS3011 with a C or higher
• MUS4010 Musical Form and Analysis3
  Structural principles and forms of homophonic music, particularly Baroque and Classical forms.

  Prerequisite: MUS3010 with a C or higher

Music History9

• MUS3310 Survey of Music History I* (Humanities)3
  Survey of Western art music from Antiquity through the Baroque Era.
• MUS3320 Survey of Music History II3
  Survey of Western art music in the Classic and early Romantic Eras.
• MUS3430 Survey of Music History III3
  Survey of Western art music from the Late Romantic Era to the present.

*This course may be applied to GenEd Humanities requirement.

Music Performance25

• 1000-level Major Applied Study4
• 3000-level Major Applied Study6
• 1000-level Secondary Applied Study (Piano or Voice is recommended)3
• MUS1099 Recital (8 semesters)0
  Attendance at on- and off-campus musical performances. Appreciation of a variety of musical literature and concert formats, and observation of elements that help create an effective performance. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
• MUS4099 Senior Recital1
  Public performance of at least 50 minutes of music from a variety of historic and stylistic genera. Literature should be appropriate to the requirements for senior-level study and should include ensemble repertoire. Lesson

  Fee: $150
• MUS4011 Conducting I2
  Conducting patterns with an emphasis on establishing a clear and communicable style to direct an ensemble. Students analyze and direct music using a variety of meters, dynamics, and styles.

  Prerequisite: MUS2010 with a C or higher Course Fee
• Ensemble Electives7

Please choose one of the following:

• MUS4012 Choral Conducting2
  Conducting techniques for leading choral ensembles, score analysis, study of diction, and musical styles. Expressive conducting of music selected from a broad repertory.

  Prerequisite: MUS4011
• MUS4013 Instrumental Conducting2
  Through participation in this course students will both refine their standard conducting patterns and expand their gestural knowledge with asymmetrical meters, subdivided patterns, and super-meter patterns. Students will study techniques and tools to improve their theoretical knowledge of music in analyzing scores and physically prepare their bodies to effectively conduct music of various meters, dynamics, styles, and genres through informed gestures.

  Prerequisite: MUS4011 1000-level Applied Instrumental Study 1 One half-hour lesson of instrument instruction per week for at least 12 weeks. • MUS1410 Applied Horn I • MUS1500 Applied Flute I • MUS1510 Applied Viola I • MUS1530 Applied Trombone or Euphonium I • MUS1540 Applied Trumpet I • MUS1550 Applied Tuba I • MUS1560 Applied Saxophone I • MUS1570 Applied Percussion I • MUS1580 Applied Cello I • MUS1590 Applied Clarinet I • MUS1600 Applied Guitar I • MUS1620 Applied Violin I • MUS1880 Applied Organ I Fee: $150