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Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field
  (Composition Emphasis)

Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field
  (Jazz Studies Emphasis)

Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field

This curriculum provides a double focus in music and another area approved by the director of undergraduate studies. Outside fields may be (1) an area other than music; (2) School of Music associate degrees in technology (audio, costume construction, stagecraft, or string instrument technology); or (3) an interdisciplinary individualized music cognate area. Applications for approval of an individualized music cognate area are available in the School of Music undergraduate office.

Major Ensemble
X0—(2 cr.) required every fall semester, spring semester, and second summer session in which the student is registered for any course, music or non-music. Instrumental students, X040 University Instrumental Ensembles; vocal students, X070 University Choral Ensembles; keyboard students, X070 University Choral Ensembles or, with permission of the choral department, X002 Piano Accompanying.

Performance Study
Instrument or voice: minimum of 2 credit hours each semester until senior recital is passed. Entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-division examination, senior recital.

Secondary Piano and Keyboard Proficiency
All students must pass P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination (0 cr.) or I105 Keyboard Proficiency Equivalency (0 cr.). Students whose primary performance area is not guitar, piano, organ, or harpsichord must take an examination for placement in P111 Piano Class 1, Music Majors (2 cr.), P121 Piano Class 2, Music Majors (2 cr.), P131 Piano Class 3, Music Majors (2 cr.), P141 Piano Class 4, Music Majors (2 cr.), or P100 Piano Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) and continue study each semester until P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination is passed.

Core Music Courses
27 credit hours. Placement examination or T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.), T132 Musical Skills I (1 cr.), T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.), T152 Music Theory and Literature II (3 cr.), T231 Musical Skills II (1 cr.), T232 Musical Skills III (1 cr.), T251 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.), T252 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.), T331 Musical Skills IV (1 cr.), T351 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.), M401 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.), M402 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.). A grade of C or higher is required in T109 Rudiments of Music I, T132 Musical Skills I, T231 Musical Skills II, T232 Musical Skills III, and T331 Musical Skills IV.

Other Music Courses
17 credit hours. Minimum of 5 credit hours selected from music major undergraduate courses in the following areas: church music, music education, techniques, conducting, composition, music history, music theory, opera, and unclassified courses. A maximum of 12 credit hours may be selected in performance study. For students whose primary performance area is not piano, P100 Elective/Secondary Piano taken after the Keyboard Proficiency Equivalency is passed may be used toward these 12 credit hours.

General Education
24 credit hours.

Written and Oral Expression
English composition, 2 credit hours or competency.

Foreign Language
4-8 credit hours. Two semesters (4-4 cr.) or equivalent.

Humanities
3 credit hours.

Life and Physical Sciences and Mathematics
3 credit hours.

Social and Behavioral Sciences
3 credit hours.

Electives
6-10 credit hours selected from General Education Requirements.

Outside Field
27 credit hours subject to approval of the director of undergraduate studies and the advisor of the outside field department or program.

To Complete Degree
Free music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding major ensemble and I400.

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Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (Composition Emphasis)

Major Ensemble
X0—(2 cr.) required every fall semester, spring semester, and second summer session in which the student is registered for any course, music or non-music. Instrumental students, X040 University Instrumental Ensembles; vocal students, X070 University Choral Ensembles; keyboard students, X070 University Choral Ensembles or, with permission of the choral department, X002 Piano Accompanying.

Composition Study
K400: minimum of 2 credit hours each semester until senior recital is passed. Concurrent registration in I500 Performance and Composition Masterclass (0 cr.), for every semester of K400 Composition Major. K214-K215 Instrumentation I-II (2-2 cr.), K451-K452 Advanced Orchestration I-II (2-2 cr.). Entrance interview, upper-division examination, K402 Senior Recital in Composition (0 cr.). Strongly recommended but not required: K133 Notation and Calligraphy (1 cr.), K231-K232 Free Counterpoint I-II (2-2 cr.).

Performance Study
Instrument or voice: minimum of 2 credit hours each semester until the eighth semester B.S. or B.M.E. level is certified by hearing; entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-divisional examination.

Secondary Piano and Keyboard Proficiency
All students must pass P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination (0 cr.), I105 Keyboard Proficiency Equivalency (0 cr.). Students whose primary performance area is not guitar, piano, organ, or harpsichord must take an examination for placement in P111 Piano Class 1, Music Majors (2 cr.), P121 Piano Class 2, Music Majors (2 cr.), P131 Piano Class 3, Music Majors (2 cr.), P141 Piano Class 4, Music Majors (2 cr.), or P100 Piano Elective/ Secondary (2 cr.) and continue study each semester until P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination is passed.

Core Music Courses
27 credit hours. Placement examination or T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.), T132 Musical Skills I (1 cr.), T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.), T152 Music Theory and Literature II (3 cr.), T231 Musical Skills II (1 cr.), T232 Musical Skills III (1 cr.), T251 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.), T252 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.), T331 Musical Skills IV (1 cr.), T351 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.), M401 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.), M402 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.). A grade of C or higher is required in T109 Rudiments of Music I, T132 Musical Skills I, T231 Musical Skills II, T232 Musical Skills III, and T331 Musical Skills IV.

General Education
24 credit hours.

Written and Oral Expression
English composition, 2 credit hours or competency.

Foreign Language
4-8 credit hours. Two semesters (4-4 cr.) or equivalent.

Humanities
3 credit hours.

Life and Physical Sciences and Mathematics
3 credit hours.

Social and Behavioral Sciences
3 credit hours.

Electives
6-10 credit hours selected from General Education Requirements.

Outside Field
27 credit hours, subject to approval of the director of undergraduate studies and the advisor of the outside field department or program.

To Complete Degree
Free music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding major ensemble and I400.

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Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field (Jazz Studies Emphasis)

Entrance to the curriculum only by permission of department chairperson.

Major Ensemble
X0—(2 cr.) Required every fall semester, spring semester, and second summer session in which the student is registered for any course, music or non-music. A minimum of four semesters of jazz band is required.

Performance Study
Minimum of 2 credit hours each semester until senior recital is passed. Entrance audition, freshman jury, upper-division examination, senior jazz recital.

Secondary Piano and Keyboard Proficiency
All students must pass P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination. Students whose primary instrument is not piano must take an examination for placement in P111 Piano Class 1 Music Majors (2 cr.), P121 Piano Class 2 Music Majors (2 cr.), P131 Piano Class 3 Music Majors (2 cr.), P141 Piano Class 4 Music Majors (2 cr.), or P100 Piano Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) and continue study each semester until P105 Keyboard Proficiency Examination is passed.

Core Music Courses
27 credit hours. Placement examination or T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.), T132 Musical Skills I (1 cr.), T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.), T152 Music Theory and Literature II (3 cr.), T231 Musical Skills II (1 cr.), T232 Musical Skills III (1 cr.), T251 Music Theory and Literature III (3 cr.), T252 Music Theory and Literature IV (3 cr.), T331 Musical Skills IV (1 cr.), T351 Music Theory and Literature V (3 cr.), M401 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.), M402 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.). A grade of C or higher is required in T109 Rudiments of Music I, T132 Musical Skills I, T231 Musical Skills II, T232 Musical Skills III, and T331 Musical Skills IV.

Jazz Studies Courses
(16 cr.) E458 Pedagogy of Jazz (2 cr.), F201 Jazz Piano Class (1 cr.), F316 Jazz Arranging I (3 cr.), F321 Jazz Improvisation I (2 cr.), F322 Jazz Improvisation II (2 cr.), M393 History of Jazz (3 cr.), M395 History of Jazz (3 cr.).

Outside Field
27 credit hours, subject to approval of the director of undergraduate studies and the advisor of the outside field department or program.

General Education
24 credit hours. (See separate list of approved departments for general education courses.)

Written and Oral Expression
English composition, 2 credit hours or competency.

Foreign Language
4-8 credit hours. Two semesters (4-4 cr.) or equivalent.

Humanities
3 credit hours.

Life and Physical Sciences and Mathematics
3 credit hours.

Social and Behavioral Science
3 credit hours.

Electives
6-10 credit hours selected from General Education Requirements.

To Complete Degree
Free music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding major ensemble and I400.

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