music performance

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance is a degree designed for students who aspire to become a professional performer, studio teacher, or college professor. Students in this degree must desire to spend a significant amount of time on individual practice and performance. With a strong foundation in music theory, music history, and performance, graduates will be well-prepared to continue studies at the graduate level. 

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curriculum

a. Liberal Arts Core (33 hours):

  • COE 102 (College Orientation Experience)
  • ENG 101 (Expository Writing)
  • ENG 111 (Writing about Literature)
  • ENG 201 (Western Literature and the Arts I)
  • ENG 202 (Western Literature and the Arts II)
  • 6 hours from REL 111 (Understanding the Old Testament), 112 (Understanding the New Testament), 113 (Christian Worldview)
  • MTH 111 (College Algebra) or MTH 112 (Finite Mathematics) or MTH 113 (Mathematics for Humanities)
  • 4 hours from BIO, CHE, PHY, or SCI lecture and lab numbered 100/100L or higher
  • 6 hours from HIS 200 level or higher

B. PROGRAM CORE (32 hours):

  • HEA 201 (Personal Health)
  • 1 hour of PED Activity
  • ART 111 (Introduction to Drawing) or 213 (History of the Visual Arts I) or 214 (History of the Visual Arts II)
  • COE 401 (Career Opportunity Experience)
  • SPA 111 (Spanish I)
  • SPA 112 (Spanish II)
  • SPA 211 (Intermediate Spanish I)
  • SPA 212 (Intermediate Spanish)
  • SOC 111 (Principles of Sociology) or SAT 110 (Public Speaking and Communication) or SAT 201 (Acting) or PHI 211 (Introduction to Philosophy)
  • PSY 111 (Introduction to Psychology) or EDU 210 (Foundations of Education)
  • 3 hours from: BUS 111 (Introduction to Business) or any additional SOC, PSY, or HUS
  • 3 hours from: ART 213 (History of the Visual Arts I), 214 (History of the Visual Arts II); MUS 201 (Music Appreciation), MUS 331 (Popular Music History); SAT 110 (
  • 3 hours from: ART 213, 214; MUS 201, 331; SAT 110 (Public Speaking and Communication), SAT 201 (Acting)

C. Music Performance Emphasis (57 Hours):

  • 8 semesters of MUS 010 (Recital Hour)
  • MUS 121 (Music Theory I)
  • MUS 121L (Music Theory I Lab)
  • MUS 122 (Music Theory II)
  • MUS 122L (Music Theory II Lab)
  • MUS 221 (Music Theory III)
  • MUS 235 (Survey of Music Literature)
  • MUS 301 (Music History I)
  • MUS 302 (Music History II)
  • MUS 303 (Musical Analysis)
  • MUS 304 (Conducting)
  • MUS 380 (Junior Recital)
  • MUS 435 (Pedagogy)
  • MUS 480 (Senior Recital)
  • Ensembles totaling eight (8) hours
  • 14 hours required in one applied music area
  • 4 hours from applied piano and/or class piano (proficiency exam required) (If the principle instrument is piano, the student must take 2 hour from a secondary applied area)

D. Minor Not Required

*All music majors are required to pass a piano proficiency examination or enroll in applied piano until the examination is passed.

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