Music Composition, Bachelor of Music

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS 79
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS NONE
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 79
PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: MUSC 335

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will identify the elements of music in a varied repertoire of music;
  2. Students will conduct and rehearse a varied repertoire of music;
  3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in music theory;
  4. Students will create music that uses the elements of music effectively;
  5. Students will perform a wide variety of music using accurate intonation, rhythm, technique, artistic expression, and characteristic tone;
  6. Students will demonstrate proficiency in playing piano;
  7. Students will analyze the relationship between music, society, and other arts;
  8. Students will identify important composers, works, and performance practices throughout history;
  9. Students will demonstrate basic skills in the music technology programs;
  10. Students will demonstrate familiarity with non-Western music through identification, analysis, and connection to other art forms;
  11. Students will compose music for public performance; and
  12. Students will defend a capstone senior composition in a public presentation before the music faculty.

Program Requirements

Required Major Hours

MIBS 150Introduction to Music Technology

3

MUSC 105Music Theory I

3

MUSC 106Music Theory II

3

MUSC 107Aural Skills I

1

MUSC 108Aural Skills II

1

MUSC 205Music Theory III

3

MUSC 206Music Theory IV

3

MUSC 235Music History I

3

MUSC 236Music History II

3

MUSC 245Brass and Percussion Class

1

MUSC 246Strings and Woodwinds Class

1

MUSC 247Conducting Fundamentals

1

MUSC 305Counterpoint

2

MUSC 306Orchestration

2

MUSC 307Composition I

3

MUSC 308Composition II

3

MUSC 405Form and Analysis

2

MUSC 446Choral Conducting

1

MUSC 447Instrumental Conducting

1

MUSC 491Composition III

3

MUSC 492Composition IV

3

MUSC 497Composition Presentation

1

Primary Applied

12

Performance Group (one must be a small ensemble)

9

MUSC 190Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 191Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 290Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 291Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 390Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 391Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

MUSC 490Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

Secondary Applied (4-5 credit hours)

Piano Concentration
Organ

2

Voice

2

Applied Elective

1

Organ or Vocal Concentration
Piano

4

Applied Elective

1

Instrumental Concentration
Piano

4

Concentration Courses (6-7 credit hours)

Piano Concentration
MUSC 259Advanced Piano Skills

1

MUSC 426Piano Literature

3

MUSC 455Piano Pedagogy

2

Organ Concentration
MUSC 259Advanced Piano Skills

1

MUSC 427Organ Literature

3

MUSC 459Organ Pedagogy

2

Instrumental Concentration
MUSC 349Instrumental Methods and Literature

2

MUSC 428Instrumental Literature

3

MUSC 450Instrumental Pedagogy

2

Vocal Concentration
MUSC 257Voice Diction

1

MUSC 425Vocal Literature

3

MUSC 457Vocal Pedagogy

2

Total Credit Hours: 79

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

None.