Eight-Semester Plan for B.M., Commercial and Electronic Music Concentration

Major Program Guide For: B.M. Degree in Music
Commercial & Electronic Music Concentration
Effective Fall 2015
Suggested Course Sequence

  • Total Hours for Degree: 128
  • Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
  • An audition is required for admission to the major.
  • Large Ensemble (371, 372, or 373) must reflect the applied study area; only one course will count per semester.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at 蘑菇短视频or another approved institution.
Freshman Year
Term Course Course Title Hours Term Course Course Title Hours
Fall       Spring      
  *MUS 107 Applied Major 2   MUS 107 Applied Major 2
  *MUS 148 Piano I 1   MUS 149 Piano II 1
  MUS 371,372, 0R 373 Major Ensemble 1   MUS 371,372 OR 373 Major Ensemble 1
  MUS 358 Performance Lab 0   MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
  ART/MUS/THEA 191 Integral Arts (or other first-year seminar) 3   *MUS 208 Aural Skills I 1
  COMM 201 Intro. Speech 3   * MUS 218 Music Theory II 3
  MATH 101 OR HIGHER Mathmetics 3   MUS 375 Small Ensemble 1
  P1 Social Science 3   ENGL 101 Composition I 3
          C4 Wellness 3
**Semester Hours     16 Semester Hours     15

Notes:
* PREQ: Audition or Placement Test

** An Additional 1-4 Hours May be needed if placed into MUS 108(1) and/or 118 (3)
Sophmore Year
Term Course Course Title Hours Term Course Course Title Hours
Fall       Spring      
  *MUS 207 Applied Major 2   MUS 207 Applied Major 2
  MUS 248 Piano III 1   MUS 249 Piano IV 1
  MUS 371,372, 0R 373 Major Ensemble 1   MUS 371,372 OR 373 Major Ensemble 1
  MUS 358 Performance Lab 0   MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
  MUS 308 Aural Skills III 1   MUS 309 Aural Skills IV 1
  MUS 318 Music Theory III 3    MUS 319 Music Theory IV 3
  MUS 181 Intro. MIDI/ Synthesis 2   MUS 182 Computer Appl. in Music 2
  ENGL 202 Composition II 3   MUS 378 Survey of Music Industry ( S only) 3
  C5 Physical & Biological Sciences  3   MUS 375 Small Ensemble 1
          C5 Physical & Biological Sciences 3
Semester Hours     16 Semester Hours     17

Notes:
*PREQ: Freshman Exam
**See program description for list of approved electives.
JUNIOR Year
Term Course Course Title Hours Term Course Course Title Hours
Fall       Spring      
  *MUS 307 Applied Major 2   MUS 307 Applied Major 2
  MUS 371,372, 0R 373 Major Ensemble 1   MUS 371,372, 0R 373 Major Ensemble 1
  MUS 358 Performance Lab 0   MUS 358 Performance Lab 0
  MUS 418 Music History I 3   MUS 419 Music History II 3
  **MUS 320 Materials in Pop. Music & Jazz ( F of odd years) 3   MUS 329 Fundamentals of Conducting ( S only) 2
  MUS 470 Orchestration 2    MUS 383 or 426 (as approved by advisor) 3
  MUS 281 Music Seq. & Audio Editing 2   MUS 379 Intro. to Record. Arts 3
  *** P5 Fine and Performing Arts 3   **** MUS CE Electives 3
Semester Hours     16 Semester Hours     17

Notes:
*PREQ: Sophomore Exam
**Fall of odd years only; in even years, take a Liberal Studies course instead.
***Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved ( non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).
****See program description for list of approved electives.
Senior year
Term Course Course Title Hours Term Course Course Title Hours
Fall       Spring      
  MUS 407 Applied Major 2   MUS 417 Applied MIDI/Synth. 2
  MUS 468,469, or 479 (As approved by advisor) 3   MUS 474 Senior Project ( S only) 1
  *MUS CE Electives 3   *MUS CE Electives 3
  **P1 Social Sciences 3   **P4 Humanities 3
  **P3 History 3   General Electives   5
  **P6 World Cultures 2        
Semester Hours     17 Semester Hours     14

Notes:
*See program description for list of approved electives.
**Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved ( non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6).
***Substitute three hours of general electives if MFL was used to meet the Liberal Studies P6 category.

 

Total Hours for Degree: 128

  • Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
  • An audition is required for admission to the major.
  • Large Ensemble (371, 372, or 373) must reflect the applied study area; only one course will count per semester.
  • Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at 蘑菇短视频or another approved institution.