Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Music Performance

Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. Ensemble requirements may vary depending on the student’s primary applied area. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.

Degree Requirements

First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester

MUS 100	Music Fundamentals	3
MUS 103	Music Literature	1
FYW 101	Writing and Inquiry	4
	students with vocal primary applied area take:
MUS 124	Vocal Diction and Literature	2
MUS 135	Alexander Technique for Musicians	1
	students with instrumental or vocal primary applied areas take:
MUS 210	Concert Recording Practicum	2
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	and
GTW 101	Gateways	1
	or
HON 101	Pathways to Honors 1	1
Total Credit Hours:		14-17

First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester

MUS 110	Piano Class I	1
MUS 112	Aural Skills I	2
MUS 122	Music Theory I	2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	and
AWR 201	Writing and Research	4
GTW 102	Gateways II	1
	or
HON 102	Pathways to Honors 2	1
MAT 155	Finite Mathematics for Liberal Arts	4
	or
MAT 160	College Algebra	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester

MUS 111	Piano Class II	1
MUS 113	Aural Skills II	2
MUS 123	Music Theory II	2
MUS 147-175	Studio Lessons	1
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS 380	Music History Survey I: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque	3
MUS	Elective	3
	Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
Total Credit Hours:		18

Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester

MUS 147-175	Studio Lessons	1
MUS 211	Piano Class III	1
MUS 212	Aural Skills III	2
MUS 222	Music Theory III	2
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS 381	Music History Survey II: 18th Century Classical Period and 19th Century Romanticism	3
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 225	Voice Techniques	1
MUS 226	String Techniques	1
MUS 228	Brass Techniques	1
MUS 229	Percussion Techniques	1
MUS 230	Woodwind Techniques I: Single Reeds	1
MUS 231	Woodwind Techniques II: Double Reeds and Flute	1
MUS 232	Guitar Techniques	1
	and
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp)	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester

MUS 147-175	Studio Lessons	1
MUS 213	Aural Skills IV	2
MUS 223	Music Theory IV	2
MUS 224	Pedagogy	2
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS 480	Music History Survey III: 1900 to Present Day	2
	Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.)	4
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 192	World Music Drumming Ensemble	0-1
MUS 245	Special Project in Music	1
MUS 246	Camerata	0-1
MUS 294	Opus	0-1
MUS 301	Interactive Arts Ensemble	0-1
MUS 302	Jazz Combo	0-1
MUS 303	Studio Production Ensemble	0-1
MUS 309	Performance Class	0-1
MUS 310	String Ensemble	0-1
MUS 311	Classical Guitar Ensemble	0-1
MUS 312	Woodwind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 313	Brass Ensemble	0-1
MUS 314	Percussion Ensemble	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 225	Voice Techniques	1
MUS 226	String Techniques	1
MUS 228	Brass Techniques	1
MUS 229	Percussion Techniques	1
MUS 230	Woodwind Techniques I: Single Reeds	1
MUS 231	Woodwind Techniques II: Double Reeds and Flute	1
MUS 232	Guitar Techniques	1
Total Credit Hours:		18

MUS 245: May count as an ensemble when described as an ensemble course.

Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester

MUS 147-175	Studio Lessons	1
MUS 191	World Music	3
MUS 215	Basic Conducting	2
MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS 346	Junior Recital	0-1
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3
	Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.)	3
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 192	World Music Drumming Ensemble	0-1
MUS 245	Special Project in Music	1
MUS 246	Camerata	0-1
MUS 294	Opus	0-1
MUS 301	Interactive Arts Ensemble	0-1
MUS 302	Jazz Combo	0-1
MUS 303	Studio Production Ensemble	0-1
MUS 309	Performance Class	0-1
MUS 310	String Ensemble	0-1
MUS 311	Classical Guitar Ensemble	0-1
MUS 312	Woodwind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 313	Brass Ensemble	0-1
MUS 314	Percussion Ensemble	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 225	Voice Techniques	1
MUS 226	String Techniques	1
MUS 228	Brass Techniques	1
MUS 229	Percussion Techniques	1
MUS 230	Woodwind Techniques I: Single Reeds	1
MUS 231	Woodwind Techniques II: Double Reeds and Flute	1
MUS 232	Guitar Techniques	1
Total Credit Hours:		18

MUS 245: May count as an ensemble when described as an ensemble course.

Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester

MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
MUS	Elective	3
	Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.)	3
	Social Science (Bacc. Exp)	4
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 192	World Music Drumming Ensemble	0-1
MUS 245	Special Project in Music	1
MUS 246	Camerata	0-1
MUS 294	Opus	0-1
MUS 301	Interactive Arts Ensemble	0-1
MUS 302	Jazz Combo	0-1
MUS 303	Studio Production Ensemble	0-1
MUS 309	Performance Class	0-1
MUS 310	String Ensemble	0-1
MUS 311	Classical Guitar Ensemble	0-1
MUS 312	Woodwind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 313	Brass Ensemble	0-1
MUS 314	Percussion Ensemble	0-1
Total Credit Hours:		14

MUS 245: May count as an ensemble when described as an ensemble course.

 

Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester

MUS 247-267	Studio Lessons	1-2
	or
MUS 271-275	Studio Lessons	1-2
MUS 269	Recital/Concert Attendance	0
	students with vocal primary applied area take:
MUS 315	Choral Conducting	3
	students with instrumental primary applied area take:
MUS 316	Instrumental Conducting	3
	students with instrumental or vocal primary applied areas take:
MUS 446	Senior Recital/Showcase	0-1
MUS	Elective	3
	Humanities Fine Arts (Bacc Exp)	4
	One of the following:
MUS 289	Orchestra	0-1
MUS 290	Spartan Band	0-1
MUS 291	Wind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 292	Jazz Ensemble	0-1
MUS 293	Chamber Singers	0-1
MUS 295	Women's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 297	Men's Glee Club	0-1
MUS 307	Opera Workshop	0-1
	And one of the following courses:
MUS 192	World Music Drumming Ensemble	0-1
MUS 245	Special Project in Music	1
MUS 246	Camerata	0-1
MUS 294	Opus	0-1
MUS 301	Interactive Arts Ensemble	0-1
MUS 302	Jazz Combo	0-1
MUS 303	Studio Production Ensemble	0-1
MUS 309	Performance Class	0-1
MUS 310	String Ensemble	0-1
MUS 311	Classical Guitar Ensemble	0-1
MUS 312	Woodwind Ensemble	0-1
MUS 313	Brass Ensemble	0-1
MUS 314	Percussion Ensemble	0-1
	and
Total Credit Hours:		15

MUS 245: May count as an ensemble when described as an ensemble course. 

Total Credit Hours: 131-134