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

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours = 121

University Core Curriculum --44 hours

Musical Performance --29 hours

Applied Study in voice or instrument (MUAP)--12 hrs. (8 lower-division and 4 upper-division)

Applied study in composition (MUAP)--12 hours upper-division

Ensembles (MUEN)--4 hours lower-division

Senior Recital--MUAP 4100

Supporting Courses in Music--45 hours (or including MUSI 2308, which is applied toward core curriculum requirements.)

Lower-Division Courses (20 hrs.)

MUAP 1111Harmony and Keyboard I

MUAP 1112Harmony and Keyboard II

MUAP 2111Harmony and Keyboard III

MUAP 2112Harmony and Keyboard IV

MUSI 1000Recitals, Concerts and Productions

MUSI 1116Aural Skills I [TCCN: MUSI 1116]

MUSI 1117Aural Skills II [TCCN: MUSI 1117]

MUSI 1311Music Theory I [TCCN: MUSI 1311]

MUSI 1312Music Theory II [TCCN: MUSI 1312]

MUSI 2116Aural Skills III [TCCN: MUSI 2116]

MUSI 2117Aural Skills IV [TCCN: MUSI 2117]

MUSI 2308Music Literature [TCCN: MUSI 1307]

MUSI 2311Music Theory III [TCCN: MUSI 2311]

MUSI 2312Music Theory IV [TCCN: MUSI 2312]

MUSI 1000: 6 registrations

Upper-Division Courses (25 hrs.)

MUSI 3214Advanced Conducting and Score Reading

MUSI 3228Instrumental Seminar for Vocal Majors

or

MUSI 3229Vocal Seminar for Instrumental Majors

MUSI 3311Conducting

MUSI 3319Music History I

MUSI 3320Music History II

MUSI 4342Form and Analysis

MUSI 4345Arranging for Choral and Instrumental Ensembles

MUSI 3318Musics of the World

MUSI 4340Counterpoint

MUSI 3228 and MUSI 3229: Instrumental students should take Vocal Seminar; vocal students should take Instrumental Seminar

Music Electives (upper-division)--3 hrs.