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ARCHIVED 2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music, B.M.
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Total hours required for program: 128.
To major in music, students must pass an audition in the principal performance area and take a music aptitude examination. Based on the audition and examination, MUS 105, 108, 118 may be required. These courses do not count toward degree requirements. If a student fails MUS 108 or MUS 118 twice, the student shall be ineligible to continue in a music program.
All music majors must pass a public recital in the last semester of principal applied lessons before a degree will be granted. MUS 371, 372, 373 must (unless exempted) reflect the applied study area; only one will count per semester. For students in the B.M. program, marching band is required only in the Instrumental Music Education Concentration.
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Major Requirements
The major requires 38 hours as follows: Music Education
Students receiving the B.M. degree in Music with a concentration in Choral/General or Instrumental Music Education will also receive the B.S.Ed. degree in Music Education from the College of Education and Allied Professions. Both the Choral/General and the instrumental concentrations require completion of the Professional Education Sequence (listed below the music education concentrations). Music Education students must earn a C or better in the Professional Education Sequence (listed below) and in MUS 323, 324, 329 and either 327/428 or 326/429 (whichever is required). Choral/General Music (24 hours)
And (5) five hours of Music Education electives, selected from:
Instrumental Music (24 hours)
All wind and percussion majors in the Instrumental Music concentration must include a minimum of 3 semesters in a concert band and 2 semester in marching band. For keyboard, strings, and guitar majors, MUS 373 must be the major ensemble; performance on secondary winds or percussion is required. If piano is the principal instrument, 3 hours in one secondary applied wind instrument or percussion is required in lieu of piano class. And (3) three hours of Music Education Electives, selected from:
Professional Education Sequence (24 hours)
Commercial and Electronic Music (26 hours)
And two of the following courses:
Additional Requirements
The program also requires the following: And twelve (12) hours of music electives selected from below:
Only if not used for concentration. General Electives
Five hours of general university electives are required to complete the program. Twelve hours selected from the following groups:
Pedagogy, Literature, and Improvisation: 3 hours
Advanced studies in music: 6 hours
Three additional hours from either group above:
- voice majors must substitute:
Additional Requirements
The program also requires the following:
- 6 hours in MFL (must be in one language)
General Electives
Three (3) hours of general university electives are required to complete the program. |
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