Composition / Music Theory Major
HFA PEAK
48 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)
34 credits
(for all Major degree programs in Music)
Music Core (34 credits)
MUS-001: Take during each semester of enrollment
Complete 8 credits from the following:
ENSEMBLE-
| (Chorale, Sinfonia, Instrumental Jazz) | 8 credits |
Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.
Complete 1 credit from the following:
Additional Requirements for Composition / Music Theory Major
Composition, Theory, Applied Lessons, etc. (14 credits)
Additional Requirements:
| MUS-301 | Counterpoint | 2 credits |
| MUS-410 | Composition Seminar and Orchestration for Voice | 1 credit |
| MUS-411 | Composition Seminar and Orchestration for Strings | 1 credit |
| MUS-412 | Composition Seminar and Orchestration for Woodwinds | 1 credit |
| MUS-413 | Composition Seminar and Orchestration for Brass and Percussion | 1 credit |
| MUS-420 | Digital Audio Recording, Editing, and Production | 1 credit |
| MUS-494 | Independent Study | 1-3 credits |
| MUSAP-130 | Applied Music I | 0.5-1 credits |
| MUSAP-230 | Applied Music II | 0.5-1 credits |
| MUSAP-403 | Applied Composition | 0.5-1 credits |
MUSAP-130: Students with music scholarships may be required to take additional semesters of applied lessons and ensembles to maintain their scholarships which may not count toward the major.
MUSAP-130, MUSAP-230: 2 Semesters
MUSAP-403: 4 semesters for a total of 2 credits
MUS-494: Credit for the Independent Study is counted in the Music Core.