Music Performance Major (53 credits)
Music is a popular major and minor under the College's PEAK curriculum. Our focus is helping students succeed in today's musical environment through a distinctive liberal arts education that includes a solid foundation in practical performance and ensemble skills, combined with a comprehensive understanding of music theory and history. C of I offers majors in music performance, music education (precertification), and general music, as well as a minor in music. The music performance major prepares students for graduate study and performance careers. Emphases within the music performance major include voice, strings, instrumental, or theory/composition. Students in the music education major coordinate with the Education Department to create a course of study that prepares them to be educators. The general music major provides a grounding of music theory and history supplemented with coursework that contextualizes music within the liberal arts.
Theory Core (13 credits)
| MUS-101 | Introduction to Music Theory and Sound Studies | 3 credits |
| MUS-101L | Aural Skills | 1 credit |
| MUS-200 | Diatonic Harmony through Counterpoint | 3 credits |
| MUS-201 | Seminar in Chromatic Harmony | 3 credits |
| MUS-202 | 20th-Century Styles | 3 credits |
History Core (9 credits)
| MUS-112 | Introduction to World Music | 3 credits |
| MUS-311 | Music History I | 3 credits |
| MUS-312 | Music History II | 3 credits |
Music Electives (6 Credits)
Any MUS course 200-level or higher. ***MUSAP and ensembles do not fit this criterion.***
Music Theory/Composition track should complete MUS-301 and MUS-350.
Vocal performance track should complete MUS-215, MUS-238, MUS-239, and MUS-333.
String performance track should complete MUS-337 and MUS-443.
Instrumental track should complete MUS-350.
Capstone Sequence (6 credits)
| IND-215 | Professional Development in Visual and Performing Arts | 1 credit |
| MUS-425 | Musical Form and Analysis | 2 credits |
| MUS-498 | Music Capstone | 3 Credits |
Professional and Performance Skills (19 credits)
MUS-341 (2 credits)
Applied Lessons (4 credits: 8 semesters)
Ensembles (8 credits)
Keyboard Skills (1 credit)
MUS-231 (0 credits)
MUS-220 (1 credit)
MUS-355 (1 credit)
MUS-490 (1 credit)
MUS-497 (1 credit)
MUS-001 (0 credit: 8 semesters)