Composition Major, B.M.

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Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 18-22 Credits

World Languages (4-8)*
(through 102 or higher)
Select from: French, German, Italian, or Spanish
Physical Activity (2)

Mathematics or Natural Science: 4 Credits

(choose one)

MATH 110 - Contemporary Mathematics (4)
MATH 150 - Precalculus (4)
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics (4)
MATH 240 - Calculus I (4)
Four credits in Natural/Comp Science (see University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements ) (4)

Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: 8 Credits

(Choose two areas below; complete 4 credits in each)

Fine Arts (4)
Humanities (4)
Social Sciences (4)

Composition Major: 89 Credits

MUSC 1560 - Introduction to Composition (2)
MUSA 2570 - Composition I (2)
MUSA 2580 - Composition II (2)
MUSA 3540 - Composition III (2)
MUSA 3550 - Composition IV (2)
MUSA 4560 - Composition V (2)
MUSA 4570 - Composition VI (2)
MUSC 0999 - Music Seminar/Recital Attendance (0)
MUSC 1200 - Basic Conducting (2)
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 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology (2)
MUSC 2530 - Theory III: Formal and Chromatic Expansion (3)
MUSC 2531 - Theory Lab III (1)
MUSC 2540 - Theory IV: Analysis and Formal Structures (3)
MUSC 2541 - Theory Lab IV (1)
MUSC 2551 - Keyboard Harmony I (1)
MUSC 2552 - Keyboard Harmony II (1)
MUSC 2649 - Piano Proficiency (0) **
MUSC 3220 - Choral Conducting (2) or
MUSC 3230 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
MUSC 3400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
MUSC 3401 - Music History I (4)
MUSC 3402 - Music History II (4)
MUSC 3510 - Form and Analysis (3)
MUSC 3530 - Orchestration (3)
MUSC 4499 - Senior Seminar in Music (2)
MUSC 4510 - Counterpoint (3)
MUSC 4520 - Choral Arranging (2)
MUSC 4599 - Senior Composition Recital (0)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
MUSC 4699 - Performance Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal: First Year (4), Second Year (4), Third Year (4), and Fourth Year (2) (14)
Secondary: (2)**
Major Ensembles (2 crds each yr; for info, see Ensemble Requirements by Major in the Music Division section) (8)
Music Elective (2)

Music Literature (select one course) (2)

MUSC 4421 - Survey of Vocal Literature (2)
MUSC 4430 - Survey of Symphonic Literature (2)
MUSC 4440 - Survey of Piano Literature (2)
MUSC 4450 - Survey of Organ Literature (2)

Total Required Credits: 129-133

* Language Requirement: A placement exam alone cannot satisfy this requirement. At least one course must be completed at Samford.

** If the principal instrument is not piano, the student will register for class piano until proficiency requirements are successfully completed.