Music Major (B.A.)

Major Requirements

45-47 credits

Personal Performance Skills (6 credits)

Complete 6 credits of studio lessons from the following. At least 2 credits must be in MUSI-3700. Courses are repeatable.

MUSI-Elective group lessons, MUSI-1002 thru MUSI-1012

1 credit

MUSI-1700Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

MUSI-3700Advanced Private Studio Lessons

0.5-1 credit

Ensembles (6 credits)

Complete 6 credits of ensembles from the following options. Courses are repeatable.

MUSI-1020Wind Ensemble and Marching Band

1 credit

MUSI-1030Chorale

1 credit

MUSI-1035Vocal Jazz Ensemble

1 credit

MUSI-1040Sinfonia: String Orchestra

1 credit

MUSI-1050Jam Lab

1 credit

MUSI-3000Musical Theatre and Opera Workshop

1-2 credits

MUSI-3020Jazz Ensemble

1 credit

MUSI-3030Chamber Singers

1 credit

MUSI-3040Chamber Music

1 credit

Music Foundations (12 credits)

Complete the following courses. Students are required to complete 4  semesters of MUSI-0001. Students with piano skills may be able to test out of MUSI-1010 and MUSI-1012.

MUSI-0001Concert & Recital Attendance Laboratory

0 credits

MUSI-1010Learn to Play the Piano I

1 credit

MUSI-1012Learn to Play the Piano II

1 credit

MUSI-1210How Music Works: Intro to Music Theory

4 credits

MUSI-3200Classical Music Theory

4 credits

MUSI-4200Musical Form and Analysis

2 credits

Digital Fluency (4 credits)

Complete one of the following (4 credits).

MUSI-1060Music Production and Technology

4 credits

MUSI-1230Electronic Dance Music

4 credits

Culture and Context (12 credits)

1. Complete the following (4 credits).

MUSI-3100Western Classical Music

4 credits

2. Complete one of the following (4 credits).

MUSI-1110Video Killed the Radio Star: Pop Music

4 credits

MUSI-1112Music of Love, Death and All the Rest

4 credits

MUSI-1120Music Around the World

4 credits

3. Complete 4 additional credits from the following. The course(s) may not be used to satisfy any other requirement in the major.

MUSI-1102Mic Drop! A Hist of Opera & Musical Theatre

4 credits

MUSI-1110Video Killed the Radio Star: Pop Music

4 credits

MUSI-1112Music of Love, Death and All the Rest

4 credits

MUSI-1120Music Around the World

4 credits

MUSI-1122Celtic Music: A Complicated History

2 credits

MUSI-1220Music, Movies and Video Games

4 credits

MUSI-1230Electronic Dance Music

4 credits

MUSI-2100Musical Genius: Mozart, Beethoven, and You

4 credits

MUSI-3210Advanced Music Theory

2 credits

MUSI-3510Vocal Pedagogy & Literature

2 credits

Professional Development (5 credits)

MUSI-3300Professional Development in Music

1 credit

MUSI-3310Go Viral: Music, Multimedia, and Marketing

4 credits

Area-Specific Requirements (2 credits)

Voice students must also complete the following:

MUSI-3500Lyric Diction

2 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

  1. Perform and create at a high technical and artistic level as solo performers and in music ensembles;
  2. Analyze and evaluate musical works;
  3. Describe the creative developments, historical contexts, and embedded values in a diverse variety of musics;
  4. Create and produce digital musical content; and
  5. Develop an awareness of careers in the music industry and learn specific skills in the profession.