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Bachelor of Music (B.M.) - Composition Concentration

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours=120

University Core Curriculum (42 hours)

May be applied to Core Curriculum requirements:

MUSI 2300Introduction to World Music

Musical Performance and Composition (29 hours)

  1. Applied Study in Primary Instrument or Voice (MUAP) 12 hours (8 lower-division, 4 upper-division)
  2. Primary Applied Proficiency Barrier (MUAP 2002) 0 hours
  3. Applied Study in Composition (MUAP) 12 hours (4 lower-division, 8 upper-division)
  4. Ensembles (MUEN or Accompanying) 4 hours lower-division
  5. MUAP 4100 60-Minute Recital

Supporting Courses in Music (45 hours)

(not including MUSI 2300, which is applied toward Core Curriculum requirements)

Lower-Division Courses (16 hours)

MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUAP 1111Harmony and Keyboard I
MUAP 1112Harmony and Keyboard II
MUSI 1116Aural Skills I [TCCN: MUSI 1116]
MUSI 1117Aural Skills II [TCCN: MUSI 1117]
MUSI 1211Music Theory I
MUSI 1212Music Theory II
MUAP 2111Harmony and Keyboard III
MUAP 2112Harmony and Keyboard IV
MUSI 2116Aural Skills III [TCCN: MUSI 2116]
MUSI 2117Aural Skills IV [TCCN: MUSI 2117]
MUSI 2211Music Theory III
MUSI 2212Music Theory IV
MUAP 2001Piano Proficiency

NOTE: MUSI 1000 - 6 semester hours with grade of CR required

Upper-Division Courses (29 hours)

MUSI 3214Advanced Instrumental Conducting And Score Reading
or
MUSI 3226Advanced Choral Conducting And Score Reading
MUSI 3242Electronic Music
MUSI 3243Music Technology
MUSI 3311Conducting
MUSI 3319Music History I
MUSI 3320Music History II
MUSI 3348Composers Seminar
MUSI 4245Arranging For Choral And Instrumental Ensembles
MUSI 4340Counterpoint
MUSI 4342Form and Analysis
MUSI 4343Topics in Music Theory

 

Music Electives (4 hours)

Recommended 4-Year Course Sequence Bachelor of Music - Composition

Freshman Year

Fall (14 hours)

MUAP 12xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUEN 11xxMajor Music Ensemble
MUAP 1187Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUAP 1111Harmony and Keyboard I
MUSI 1116Aural Skills I [TCCN: MUSI 1116]
MUSI 1211Music Theory I
Communication (Core, 3 hrs.)
Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)
 

Spring (14 hours)

MUAP 12xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUEN 11xxMajor Music Ensemble
MUAP 1187Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUAP 1112Harmony and Keyboard II
MUSI 1117Aural Skills II [TCCN: MUSI 1117]
MUSI 1212Music Theory II
MUSI 2300Introduction to World Music
Communication (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

Fall (16 hours)

MUAP 22xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUEN 11xxMajor Music Ensemble
MUAP 2187Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUAP 2111Harmony and Keyboard III
MUSI 2116Aural Skills III [TCCN: MUSI 2116]
MUSI 2211Music Theory III
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)
Music Elective (2 hours)
 

Spring (14 hours)

MUAP 22xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUEN 11xxMajor Music Ensemble
MUAP 2187Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUAP 2112Harmony and Keyboard IV
MUSI 2117Aural Skills IV [TCCN: MUSI 2117]
MUSI 2212Music Theory IV
MUAP 2001Piano Proficiency
MUAP 2002Primary Applied Proficiency Barrier
Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.)
STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)

Junior Year

Fall (15 hours)

MUAP 32xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUAP 3287Applied Study in Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUSI 3319Music History I
MUSI 3311Conducting
MUSI 3242Electronic Music
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
 

Spring (15 hours)

MUAP 32xxApplied Study in Voice or Instrument
MUAP 3287Applied Study in Composition
MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions
MUSI 3320Music History II
MUSI 3226Advanced Choral Conducting And Score Reading
or
MUSI 3214Advanced Instrumental Conducting And Score Reading
MUSI 3348Composers Seminar
MUSI 4340Counterpoint

Senior Year

Fall (16 hours)

MUAP 4287Applied Study in Composition
MUSI 4343Topics in Music Theory
MUSI 4342Form and Analysis
MUSI 3242Electronic Music
American History (Core, 3 hrs.)
Government/Political Science (Core 3 hrs.)
 

Spring (16 hours)

MUAP 4287Applied Study in Composition
MUAP 410060-Minute Recital
MUSI 4245Arranging For Choral And Instrumental Ensembles
Music Elective (2 hours)
American History (Core, 3 hrs.)
Government/Political Science (Core 3 hrs.)
Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.)

Notes:

  1. Consult with your advisor every semester for additional information on degree requirements and schedule planning.
  2. Communication = 6 credits total (CMST 1315; ENGL 1301, 1302, 2311; HNRS 1352; SPCH 1315)
  3. Mathematics = 3 credits total (MATH 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1333, 1342, 1343, 1350, 2312, 2413, 2414; HNRS 2413, 2414)
  4. Life and Physical Sciences = 6 credits total (BIOL 1301, 1302, 1306, 1307, 1320, 1330, 2101, 2102, 2301, 2302; CHEM 1305, 1311, 1312, 1320, 1321, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1380; PHYS 1301, 1302, 1303, 2325, 2326)
  5. Language, Philosophy and Culture = 3 credits total (ENGL 2322, 2323, 2350, 2362, 2363, 2370; HIST 2321, 2322; HNRS 1351; PHIL 1301, 1304, 2303, 2306, 2331)
  6. MUSI 2300 Introduction to World Music is the required Creative Arts Core course for all Music majors.
  7. American History = 6 credits total (HIST 1301, 1302, 1303)
  8. Government/Political Science = 6 credits total (POLS 2305, 2306)
  9. Social and Behavioral Science = 3 credits total (ANTH 2346; CRIJ 1301; ECON 1301, 2301, 2302; GEOG 1313; PSYC 1301; SOCI 1301)
  10. Component Area Option: Human Expression = 3 credits total (CMST 1311; ENGL 1301, 1302, 2322, 2323, 2350, 2362, 2363, 2370; HNRS 1351, 2351; MCOM 2307; PHIL 2331)
  11. Component Area Option: STEM = 3 credits total (ALHS 1315; BIOL 1301, 1302, 1306, 1106, 1307, 1107, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1360, 2101, 2102, 2301, 2302, 2320, 2120; CHEM 1305, 1105, 1311, 1111, 1312, 1112, 1320, 1321, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1380; HNRS 2413, 2414; MATH 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1333, 1342, 1343, 1350, 1351, 2312, 2413, 2414; PHYS 1301, 1101, 1302, 1102, 1303, 2325, 2125, 2326, 2126)
  12. Major Music Ensembles include Wind Ensemble, Patriot Singers, Concert Chorale, Guitar Ensemble, and Accompanying.
  13. Music Electives - 4 hours
  14. Applied Study in Primary Instrument or Voice (MUAP) 14 hours (8 lower-division, 6 upper-division)