Major/Department Policies

Please see our Web site at https://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
• Sherri L. Stiefler Scholarship in Music 

Degree 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 Web site at https://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.”

Music Business Concentration

Music and Business are natural partners in the world beyond academia.  Performing arts organizations often function as small businesses requiring those involved to have fundamental skills in marketing, accounting, business law, and grant writing.  Likewise, the arts and entertainment industry provides opportunities to the business minded person with an interest in retail, artist management, or the recording industry fields.  The Music Business track within the Music Industry concentration coordinates the requirements for the B.A. degree in music with basic studies in the music industry, music law, marketing, and business law.  Students at IU Southeast have the opportunity to gain real-world experience and connections through numerous internship opportunities. 

General Education Component

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

• MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I OR MATH-M 122 College Algebra            
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills

BA Distribution Component

Students should be aware that the Music Business degree has B.A. distribution requirement that requires the following courses:

• PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
• SOC-S 163 Social Problems
• ECON-E 101 Survey of Economic Issues & Problems

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 https://www.ius.edu/music/.

Core Program

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

• MUS-A 301 Electronic Studio Resource I
• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-M 403 History of Music I
• MUS-M 404 History of Music II
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-T 115 Sightsinging & Aural Percp I
• MUS-T 116 Sightsinging & Aural Percp II
• MUS-P 101 Piano Class 1 (or private lesson)
• Applied Instrumental Study
• MUS-X 040 or 070 *Univ Instrumental Ensembles (040) or University Choral Ensembles (070) (4 completions required)
• MUS-X 001 *All-Campus Ensemble (3 completions required)
• MUS-X 095 *Performance Class  (7 completions required)

Specific Requirements for Concentration

• BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing
• MUS-U 411 Performance Art Center Management
• MUS-U 413 Legal Aspects - Music Industry
• MUS-Z 340 Introduction to Music Business
• MUS-U 440 Practicum Varies

 Capstone

All Music Business majors must complete an additional paper assignment related to their Practicum experience to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students must discuss this assignment with their advisor for further details.

Sound Engineering Concentration

The Sound Engineering track within the Music Industry concentration is designed to give students a well-rounded education in liberal arts courses, while exposing them to practical, theoretical, and creative applications of sound engineering in the field of music. This degree, unlike vocational approaches to music technology, provides a significant background in the academic areas of a traditional music degree. Students participate in ensembles, study two years of music theory, refine their aural skills, and show competency in the performance of music, as well as elements of audio production and fluency in current technologies. Since real world experience and networking are invaluable to the aspiring sound engineer, our students are given opportunities to engage in numerous projects through internships and courses that are taught on location with our studio partner, TNT Productions.  

Core Program

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 https://www.ius.edu/music/.

• MUS-A 301 Electronic Studio Resource I
• MUS-M 201 The Literature of Music 1
• MUS-M 202 The Literature of Music 2
• MUS-M 403 History of Music I
• MUS-M 404 History of Music II
• MUS-T 113 Music Theory I
• MUS-T 114 Music Theory II
• MUS-T 115 Sightsinging & Aural Percp I
• MUS-T 116 Sightsinging & Aural Percp II
• MUS-T 215 Sightsinging & Aural Percep III
• MUS-T 216 Sightsinging & Aural Percep IV
• MUS-T 317 Analysis of Tonal Music
• MUS-T 318 Analysis of Post-tonal Music
• MUS-X 040 or 070 *Univ Instrumental Ensembles (040) or University Choral Ensembles (070) (4 completions required)
• MUS-X 001 *All-Campus Ensemble (3 completions required)
• MUS-X 095 *Performance Class  (7 completions required)

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

Specific Requirements for Concentration

• MUS-A 321 Sound for Picture Production
• MUS-A 101 Intro to Audio Technology
• MUS-A 270 Multitrack Studio Tech I
• MUS-A 370 Multitrack Studio Tech II
• MUS-Z 340 Introduction to Music Business
• MUS- U 440 Practicum Varies

Capstone

• MUS-A 423 Project in Sound Engineering