Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125
*Any MUSXXX Ensemble course can be taken to fulfill this requirement including: MUS105, MUS107, MUS109, MUS113, MUS114, MUS115, MUS116. DAN105 or DRA105 are also permitted for 3 of these credits.
Performance - 7 credits required
In these courses, students will experience performance as members and sometimes soloists in ensembles in front of live audiences. The emphasis is on collaborative skills and ensemble performance.
Studio - 9 credits required
In these courses, students study their instrument(s) in depth. Studio courses emphasize technique, repertoire, presentation, and ultimately, solo performance.
History - 6 credits required
History courses provide the context for all musical practice and enhance students’ ability to play, write about, promote, or work with artists playing the music of all periods.
Seminar Requirement Courses - 6 Credits
Seminar courses give students the theoretical foundation for their craft. They learn music theory including notation, harmony, counterpoint, composition, and software used in working with musical notation.
First Year - Credits: 30
- Performing Arts Elective (Cr: 3)
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Electives* (Cr: 2)
Second Year - Credits: 35
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 2)
- Performing Arts Electives (Cr: 6)
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Elective (Cr: 3)
Third Year - Credits: 29
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 2)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Fourth Year - Credits: 31
- MUS1XX Music Ensemble Elective* (Cr: 1)
- Performing Arts Elective (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 6)
Performing Arts Elective
Students must take 12 credits under the designation of Performing Arts Elective. For this elective requirement, students may take up to nine credits in any courses in their designed concentration area (MUS). However, three credits must be in an area outside the student’s concentration area in order to promote cross-discipline growth. Students may choose from any DAN, DRA, MUS, PA or any of the following courses:
Music Performance Ensemble Electives
*Any MUSXXX Ensemble course can be taken to fulfill this requirement including: MUS105, MUS107, MUS109, MUS113,MUS114, MUS115, MUS116, DAN105 or DRA105 are also permitted for 3 of these credits.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this major, students will be able to:
- Perform showing originality and innovation in their chosen discipline at a level of professional competency, including collaborations with others in different art forms.
- Demonstrate understanding of theoretical concepts in their chosen discipline.
- Identify, describe and analyze well-recognized genres, artistic eras, areas of thought, and specific works in their chosen discipline as well as in dance, music, and theater.
- Display a working knowledge of technical practices and equipment used in the performing arts.
- Exhibit an understanding of business practices in the performing arts: grant writing, copyright law, budgeting, and contracts.
- Show the ability to speak, write, and advocate for performing arts.
- Demonstrate the ability to promote and market events and organizations in performing arts.
- Become employed as performers, support crew, or support staff at performing arts organizations at local, state, national, or international levels, including in educational settings.