Music Performance (B.M.) Instrumental Emphasis
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS _101-472 Performance Ensembles | 8 | |
| MUS 111 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSY 212 SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 | |
| MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MUS 312 | COUNTERPOINT | 3 |
| MUSD 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUSD 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUSD 214 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUSD 215 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUS_142-428 Applied Major Instrument | 24 | |
| MUS 200 Recital Hour (8 Semesters) | 0 | |
| MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
| MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| MUS 210 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION | 2 |
| MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUS 319 | CHAMBER MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 431 | SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | 3 |
| MUS 408 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 427 | MUSIC SEMINAR | 3 |
| MUS 407 | INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| Total Hours | 84 | |
Curriculum Map
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MU(X) 101 or 171 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 101 or 171 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 111 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUS 124 Applied Instrument | 3 | |
| MUSD 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
| MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSD 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUS 125 Applied Instrument | 3 | |
| MU(X) 102 or 172 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 102 or 172 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 224 Applied Instrument | 3 | |
| MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MU(X) 121 or 271 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 121 or 271 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUSD 214 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| MUSD 215 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
| MUS 225 Applied Instrument | 3 | |
| MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MU(X) 122-272 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 122-272 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 210 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION | 2 |
| MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MUS 324 Applied Major | 3 | |
| MU(X) 131 or 371 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 131 or 371 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 312 | COUNTERPOINT | 3 |
| MUS 325 Applied Major | 3 | |
| MU(X) 132 or 372 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 132 or 372 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 319 CHAMBER MUSIC | 3 | |
| MUS 431 SYMPHONIC LITERTURE | 3 | |
| MUS 408 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 424 Applied Major | 3 | |
| MUS 427 | MUSIC SEMINAR | 3 |
| MU(X) 141 or 471 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 141 or 471 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUS 407 | INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 428 Senior Recital | 3 | |
| MU(X) 142 or 472 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 142 or 472 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| Music Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 122 | |
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
MU(X) ENSEMBLES OPTIONS:
MUAM African Music and Dance
MUBQ Brass Quintet
MUBE Brass Ensemble
MUTD Steel Pan Ensemble
MUTE String Ensemble
MUUE Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
MUW Wind Ensemble
MUWW Woodwind Ensemble
MUS Jazz Combo
MUSK Marching Band
MUJE Jazz Ensemble or Vocal Jazz Ensemble
MUSG University Choir
MUJS JSU Singers
MUCH Chorale
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet
MUSV Opera Workshop
MUSJ Orchestra
MUPE Percussion Ensemble
MUCB Concert Band
MUYB Symphonic Band
MURE Trombone Ensemble
MUTT Trumpet Ensemble
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively about the art of music from antiquity through the present day.
- Students will develop and demonstrate motor skills and technical facility on a major applied instrument sufficient to perform increasingly demanding literature.
- Students will perform at a basic functional level of proficiency on secondary instruments for use in teaching and/or community performance settings.