Music Major, B.A.

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Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 30 Credits

Social Sciences (4)
Mathematics (4)
Languages (4)
(through 202 or higher)*
Fine Arts (4)
Humanities (4)
Physical Activity (2)

Natural and Computational Sciences: 8 Credits

IDSC 201 - Scientific Methods (4)
Four additional credits in Nat/Comp Science (see University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements ) (4)

Music Major (Bachelor of Arts): 59 Credits

Music: 57 Credits

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 2400 - Introduction to Music Literature (2)
MUSC 2412 - Musicology I: Music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (2)
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 3220 - Choral Conducting (2) or
MUSC 3230 - Instrumental Conducting (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 3560 - Theory V: Post-Tonality to the Present (3)
MUSC 4698 - Degree Recital (0)
Performance Area Principal: First Year (4), Second Year (4), and Third Year (4) (12)
Secondary (2)**
Major Ensembles (see Ensemble Requirements by Major in the Music Division section for more information) (8)

Supplementary Performance Requirements: 2 Credits

Vocal Concentration

Keyboard/Piano Concentration

Keyboard/Organ Concentration

Instrumental Concentration

General Electives: 17 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128

* Language Requirement: A placement exam alone cannot satisfy this requirement. At least one course must be completed at Samford.
Language Credits: Four (4) credits of language are required (202 or higher). However, many students will complete up to 16 language credits. These additional credits will be applied to the General Electives block.

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