Composition Major (B.M.)

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General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education - Distribution Areas: 15-19 Credits

One course in Mathematics OR Natural and Computational Sciences (4)
Social Sciences (4)
Languages (4-8) (proficiency through 102 or higher) - Choose from French, German, Italian, or Spanish
Fine Arts: SOA 200 (3) , SOA 210 (3) , or SOA 250 (3)

Composition Major: 87 Credits

Music Competencies: 65 Credits

MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0) (must take 7 times)
MUSA 0011 - Performance Lab (0) (when enrolled in applied studies)
MUSC 1510 - Theory I: The Syntax of Music (3)
MUSC 1511 - Theory Lab I (1)
MUSC 1520 - Theory II: Diatonic Harmonic Idioms (3)
MUSC 1521 - Theory Lab II (1)
MUSC 2530 - Theory III: Formal and Chromatic Expansion (3)
MUSC 2531 - Theory Lab III (1)
MUSC 2540 - Theory IV: Tonal and Post-Tonal Techniques and Materials (3)
MUSC 2541 - Theory Lab IV (1)
MUSC 3560 - Theory V: Advanced Analysis (3)
MUSC 2400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
COMU 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MUSC 2412 - Musicology I: Music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (2)
MUSC 3423 - Musicology II: Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras (3)
MUSC 3433 - Musicology III: Music of the 19th Century to the Present (3)
MUSC 1200 - Basic Conducting (2)
MUSC 3220 - Choral Conducting (2) or MUSC 3230 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
MUSC 1941 - Class Piano I (1) *
MUSC 1942 - Class Piano II (1) *
MUSC 2941 - Class Piano III (1) *
MUSC 2551 - Keyboard Harmony I (1)
MUSC 2552 - Keyboard Harmony II (1)
MUSC 2649 - Piano Proficiency (0) *
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal (12 total): First Year (4), Second Year (4), and Third Year (4)
Major Ensembles (choose 8 credits)
Music Electives (COMU/MUSA/MUSC) (4) - (at least 3 credits must be upper level)
(includes additional ensembles, applied studies; courses in theory, composition, conducting, commercial music, music history and literature)

NOTE: One music elective–MUSC 4560 (1)–is optional for the Independent Composition Project.

Composition Major Core: 22 Credits

MUSC 1560 - Introduction to Composition (2)
MUSC 3520 - Choral Arranging (2)
MUSC 3530 - Orchestration (2)
MUSC 4510 - Counterpoint (3)
MUSC 4599 - Senior Composition Recital (0)
Applied Composition (13 total): Second Year (4), Third Year (4), and Fourth Year (5) (includes MUSA 2160, 2260, 2360, 3160, 3260, 3360, 4160, 4260, 4360)

General Electives: 0-4 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128 Credits

* If piano proficiency is met, the student will replace the credits with music electives.