Music Major with Concentration in Music History and Literature

Theory:

• MUS 111 - Music Theory I 1 credits
• MUS 112 - Music Theory II 1 credits
• MUS 113 - Music Skills I 2 credits
• MUS 114 - Music Skills II 2 credits
• MUS 211 - Music Theory III 1 credits
• MUS 212 - Music Theory IV 2 credits
• MUS 213 - Music Skills III 2 credits
• MUS 214 - Music Skills IV 2 credits

History and Literature:

• MUS 150 - Introduction to Musical Traditions I 2 credits
• MUS 151 - Introduction to Musical Traditions II 2 credits
• MUS 350 - Music History I 2 credits
• MUS 351 - Music History II 2 credits

Other Basic Musicianship Courses:

• MUS 204 - Technology for Musicians 1 credits
• MUS 222 - Basic Conducting 2 credits
• MUS 260 - Basic Scoring 2 credits

Performance (6 semesters):

Secondary Piano:

(piano and organ principals are excused from these requirements but must take 4 hours of music electives.)

Ensembles:

• 2-hrs in elective ensembles.

Required courses (27 hours):

Advanced History and Literature:

• MUS 452 - Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 3 credits
• MUS 454 - Music in the Baroque and Classical Eras 3 credits
• MUS 456 - Music in the Romantic and Contemporary Eras 3 credits

Advanced Theory/Composition:

Research Project:

4 hrs. of the following course will be distributed over two semesters; taken in the final year. The project will result in a substantial research paper.

• MUS 498 - Independent Study in Music 1-3 credits