Schools

School of Arts and Letters

Music Performance (Bachelor of Arts)
Major/Department Policies

Please see our website at http://www.ius.edu/music for more information.

Scholarships/Awards

Rasmussen Scholarship Award in Music, Martha K. Stem Scholarship in Music, James A. Poteet Award for Band,  Eric Schansberg Award for Strings, Wil Greckel Music Scholarship, and the IU Southeast Music Composition Scholarship. 

Degree Requirements

Degree Program Admission Requirements

Admission to the Music Department is by audition only. Students applying for admission into the Music Department at Indiana University Southeast to pursue a B.A. in Music degree – as well as those applying for a music scholarship – must attend one of the Music Department’s Audition Days.  Students can audition in any one of our tracks from our five major concentrations: Music Industry, Composition, Vocal/Instrumental Performance, Music Education, and Pre-Music Therapy.   Audition dates and specific information relating to auditioning for certain tracks are posted on the music department’s website at http://www.ius.edu/music.

General Education and BA Distribution Requirements

See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”

Vocal Performance Concentration

All music majors are required to take courses that engage the student in the general study of music through music literature, theory, technology, and performance.  The following courses serve as a foundation to this study and are meant to complement specific courses in one’s concentration.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at http://www.ius.edu/music.

Core Program

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-A

301

Electronic Studio Resource I

2

C

MUS-M

201

The Literature of Music 1

3

C

MUS-M

202

The Literature of Music 2

3

C

MUS-M

403

History of Music I

3

C

MUS-M

404

History of Music II

3

C

MUS-T

113

Music Theory I

3

C

MUS-T

114

Music Theory II

3

C

MUS-T

115

Sightsinging & Aural Percp I

1

C

MUS-T

116

Sightsinging & Aural Percp II

1

C

MUS-T

317

Analysis of Tonal Music

3

C

MUS-T

318

Analysis of Post-tonal Music

3

C

MUS-T

215

Sightsinging & Aural Percp III

1

C

MUS-T

216

Sightsinging & Aural Percp IV

1

C

MUS-X

040 or 070

*University Instrumental Ensembles (040) or University Choral Ensembles (070) (4 completions required)

4

C

MUS-X 

001 

*All-Campus Ensemble (3 completions required) 

0

C

MUS-X

095

*Performance Class (7 completions required)

0

P

* For more detailed information on the Ensemble and Performance class requirements, see the Music Department website (http://www.ius.edu/music).

The Vocal track of the Performance concentration at IU Southeast is intended for those students who wish to focus their studies in voice.  The curriculum stresses the development of the student's technique and musicianship, ensemble dynamics, building a fundamental knowledge of his/her repertoire, and acquisition of practical pedagogical techniques.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at http://www.ius.edu/music.

Specific Requirements

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-P

101

*Piano Class 1 (or private lesson)

2

C

Applied Vocal Lessons (6 x)

12

C

 *(P100 for vocal or instrumental majors or X002 Piano Accompanying for piano majors)

Electives (recommended, but not required)

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-U

230

Foreign Language for Singers

3

C

Capstone

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-V

402

Voice BM Senior Recital

1

C

Instrumental Performance Concentration

All music majors are required to take courses that engage the student in the general study of music through music literature, theory, technology, and performance.  The following courses serve as a foundation to this study and are meant to complement specific courses in one’s concentration.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at http://www.ius.edu/music.

Core Program

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-A

301

Electronic Studio Resource I

2

C

MUS-M

201

The Literature of Music 1

3

C

MUS-M

202

The Literature of Music 2

3

C

MUS-M

403

History of Music I

3

C

MUS-M

404

History of Music II

3

C

MUS-T

113

Music Theory I

3

C

MUS-T

114

Music Theory II

3

C

MUS-T

115

Sightsinging & Aural Percp I

1

C

MUS-T

116

Sightsinging & Aural Percp II

1

C

MUS-T

317

Analysis of Tonal Music

3

C

MUS-T

318

Analysis of Post-tonal Music

3

C

MUS-T

215

Sightsinging & Aural Percp III

1

C

MUS-T

216

Sightsinging & Aural Percp IV

1

C

MUS-X

040 or 070

*University Instrumental Ensembles (040) or University Choral Ensembles (070) (4 completions required)

4

C

MUS-X

001

*All-Campus Ensembles (3 completions required)

0

C

MUS-X

095

*Performance Class (7 completions required)

0

P

 * For more detailed information on the Ensemble and Performance class requirements, see the Music Department website (http://www.ius.edu/music).

The Instrumental track of the Performance concentration is intended for those students who wish to focus their studies on a particular instrument.  The curriculum stresses the development of the student's technique and musicianship, ensemble dynamics, building a fundamental knowledge of his/her repertoire, and acquisition of practical pedagogical techniques.  A more specific description of these requirements is located online at http://www.ius.edu/music.

Specific Requirements for Concentration

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-P

101

*Piano Class 1 (or private lesson)

2

C-

**Applied Instrumental Study (6 x)

12

C-

 *(P100 for vocal or instrumental majors or X 002 Piano Accompanying for piano majors)

**Course prefix and number varies according to instrument.

Concentration Electives (recommended, but not required)

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

MUS-G

370

Techniques for Conducting

2

C

MUS-X

002

Piano Accompanying

2

C

Capstone

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

**

**

Senior Recital

1

C

 **Course prefix and number varies according to instrument.

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