Instrumental Performance Curriculum
Students may major in piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, horn, euphonium, baritone, trombone, tuba, percussion, or harp. A student enrolled in this program normally takes two applied subjects, one a major (24–32 semester hours) and the other a minor (8 semester hours in a single instrumental area or in voice). Third- and fourth-year students must present satisfactory public junior and senior recitals as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree. All students must successfully complete one semester of Conducting, MUS 242. The following is a suggested four-year sequence of courses.
| First Year – Fall |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Minor applied music subject |
2 |
| MUS 101-Music Theory and Practice I |
2 |
| MUS 107-Aural Skills I |
2 |
| MUS 110-Introduction to Art Music: International Perspectives |
2 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Composition I, or SPCM 111 |
3–4 |
| Total |
16–17 |
| First Year – Spring |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Minor applied music subject |
2 |
| MUS 102-Music Theory and Practice II |
2 |
| MUS 108-Aural Skills II |
2 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Advanced Composition, SPCM 112, or Electives |
5–6 |
| Total |
16–17 |
| Second Year – Fall |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Minor applied music subject |
2 |
| MUS 201-Music Theory and Practice III |
2 |
| MUS 207-Aural Skills III |
2 |
| MUS 313-History of Music I |
3 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Foreign language |
4 |
| Total |
18 |
| Second Year – Spring |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Minor applied music subject |
2 |
| MUS 202-Music Theory and Practice IV |
2 |
| MUS 208-Aural Skills IV |
1 |
| MUS 314-History of Music II |
3 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Foreign language |
4 |
| Total |
17 |
| Third Year – Fall |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Music theory3 |
3 |
| Music history4 |
3 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Foreign language |
4 |
| Electives |
1 |
| Total |
16 |
| Third Year – Spring |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| Music theory3 |
3 |
| Music history4 |
3 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| MUS 242-Conducting |
2 |
| Electives |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
| Fourth Year – Fall |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| MUS 430-Applied Music Pedagogy, or MUS 431-Piano Pedagogy, I5 |
2 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Electives |
9 |
| Total |
16 |
| Fourth Year – Spring |
| Courses |
Hours |
| Major applied music subject1,2 |
4 |
| MUS 430-Applied Music Pedagogy, or MUS 432-Piano Pedagogy, II5 |
2 |
| Music ensemble |
1 |
| Electives |
8 |
| Total |
15 |
