Music Performance (B.M.) Keyboard Emphasis
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
| MUS_ 101-472 Performance Ensembles | 8 | |
| MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUS 111 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUS 142-428 Applied Major Piano | 24 | |
| MUSL 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUSL 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUS 210 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION | 2 |
| MUSL 214 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUSL 215 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MUS 312 | COUNTERPOINT | 3 |
| MUS 319 | CHAMBER MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUS 431 | SYMPHONIC LITERATURE | 3 |
| MUS 408 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 427 | MUSIC SEMINAR | 3 |
| MUS 407 | INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 200 Recital Hour (8 Semesters) | 0 | |
| MUSY 212 SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 84 | |
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| 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 MAJ0R PIANO | 3 |
| MUSL 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUS 125 | APPLIED MAJOR PIANO | 3 |
| MUSL 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| 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 |
| MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MU(X) 121 or 271 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 121 or 271 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
| MUSL 214 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUS 224 | APPLIED MAJOR PIANO | 3 |
| MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
| MU(X) 122 or 272 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 122 or 272 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 207 | KEYBOARD SKILLS | 3 |
| MUS 225 Applied Major | 3 | |
| MUSL 215 | APPLIED SECONDARY VOICE | 1 |
| MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MU(X) 131 or 371 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 131 or 371 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MUS 324 | APPLIED MAJOR PIANO | 3 |
| MUS 319 CHAMBER MUSIC | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MU(X) 132 or 372 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 132 or 372 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 312 | COUNTERPOINT | 3 |
| MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUS 325 | APPLIED MAJOR PIANO | 3 |
| MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MU(X) 141 or 471 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 141 or 471 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 427 | MUSIC SEMINAR | 3 |
| MUS 408 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 424 Applied Major | 3 | |
| MUS 432 KEYBOARD LITERATURE I | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| MU(X) 142 or 472 Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MU(X) 142 or 472 2nd Performance Ensemble Option | 0.5 | |
| MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
| MUS 409 | PIANO PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| MUS 248 Senior Recital | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| MUS 434 KEYBOARD LITERATURE II | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 123 | |
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(XX) 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.