Performance: Voice Major (B.M.)

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Required Courses

General Education - Univ Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education - Distribution Areas: 19-23 Credits

One course in Mathematics OR Natural and Computational Sciences (4)
Social Sciences (4)
Languages (8-12)
One to two courses in the same language to be selected from:
French, German, or Italian (through 102 or higher) (4-8)
One course in a different language to be chosen from:
French, German, Italian, or Spanish (through 101 or higher) (4)
Fine Arts: SOA 250 (3)

Performance-Voice Major: 87 Credits

School of the Arts Core: 10 Credits

Music Core:

Theory and Aural Skills: 19 Credits

Musicology: 12 Credits

Conducting: 4 Credits

Applied Studies: 19 Credits

MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0) (take 7 times)
MUSA 0011 - Performance Lab (0) (when enrolled in applied studies)
Performance Area Principal: First Year (4), Second Year (6), Third Year (6), and Fourth Year (3) (19)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)

Ensembles: 8 Credits

Major Ensembles (choose 8 credits)***

Voice Major Core: 12 Credits

MUSC 1610 - Diction for Singers I (2)
MUSC 1620 - Diction for Singers II (2)
MUSC 4620 - Vocal Pedagogy (2)
Music Electives (at least 4 credits must be upper level) (6)

Piano Skills: 3 Credits

General Electives: 0-4 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128-132

* Language Requirement: A placement exam alone cannot satisfy this requirement. At least two courses must be completed at Samford.
**If piano proficiency is met, the student will replace the credits with music electives.
***All required ensembles must be in the vocal area.