Music (BM)
Degree Type
Degree/Major
Area of Interest
Performing Arts
Degree Level
Undergraduate
College
Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Sample Plan
Music (BA) 4 Yr. Plan.pdf130.56 KB
The Bachelor of Music in Music degree is for students who want a general degree in music with the flexibility to pursue a broader scope of liberal studies. Bachelor of Music in Music students have more available credits to double major or add multiple minors that uniquely prepare them for professional careers in the music industry, such as independent artists, business entrepreneurs or managers, non-profit workers, or church musicians, to name a few. The program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Policy
- All music majors are required to attend the weekly music department forum every semester in which they are enrolled except for the semester they register for MUSC 425 and 429.
- All music majors are required to register for MUSC 137/337 (Concert Choir) every semester in which they are enrolled as full-time students.
- All MUVO or MUPI 171/371 credits (applied lessons) required in Bachelor of Music degrees must be completed in the same major applied area, either piano or voice, except as noted for specific major requirements.
- All music majors must register for a piano class each semester until all packages are successfully completed. Music majors who have not completed all levels of Piano Proficiency by the end of their sixth semester of full time study in music must petition the music department to continue as a music major.
- Applied Music – Private Lessons
- Music Majors - the 171 level is for freshman and sophomore standing and the 371 level is for junior and senior standing
- Each credit of applied study is a 25-minute lesson per week with minimum of 12 lessons to satisfy the credit requirement. The consent of the instructor or music chairperson is required
- Voice students register for Vocal Coaching - same number of credits as Applied Voice.
- For majors other than music the 168 level is for freshman and sophomore standing and the 368 level is for junior or senior standing
- An applied lesson fee is charged for each credit of applied lessons – see Tuition and Fees
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate performance skills requisite for artistic self-expression in voice or piano and proficiency in keyboard, sight reading, and conducting
- Understand and employ the common elements and organizational patterns of music through analysis, arrangement, composition, and improvisation
- Distinguish the major eras, composers, and genres of music, history, and literature within broad historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts
- Apply knowledge of current teaching methods, materials, and technology to individual and group instruction in voice or piano