BA Music Degree Requirements

Applied Lessons

• MUS 171 Freshman Applied BA
• MUS 173 Freshman Applied BA
• MUS 271 Sophomore Applied BA
• MUS 273 Sophomore Applied BA
• MUS 371 Junior Applied BA
• MUS 373 Junior Applied BA
• MUS 471 Senior Applied BA
• MUS 473 Senior Applied BA

Music Theory

• MUS 103 Music Theory I
• MUS 104 Music Theory II
• MUS 203 Music Theory III
• MUS 204 Music Theory IV

Survey of Music History

• MUS 124 Life Soundtracks
• MUS 201 Survey of Western Art Music I   OR   MUS 202 Survey of Western Art Music II

Keyboard

• MUS 100A Keyboard Basics I  (or proficiency)
• MUS 100B Keyboard Basics II   (or proficiency)

Upper Division Music History

Choose one from:

• MUS 385w Romanticism and Music
• MUS 386w Modernism, Post-Modernism and Current Trends in Music
• MUS 387w Instrumental Music
• MUS 388w Music and the Stage

Additional Upper Division History and Theory

Choose two additional units in music history:
OR
Choose one additional unit in music history and one unit in music theory

• History courses selected from:
  • MUS 385 or 385w Romanticism and Music
  • MUS 386 or 386w Modernism, Post-Modernism and Current Trends in Music
  • MUS 387 or 387w Instrumental Music
  • MUS 388 or 388w Music and the Stage
• Theory courses selected from:
  • MUS 301 Modal and Tonal Counterpoint
  • MUS 302 Classical Form and Analysis
  • MUS 309 Orchestration

Ensembles

(Pianists may fulfill any portion with accompanying, 031-01

Music Electives

MUS 14X: Colloquia in Music

MUS 15X: Experiencing the Live Performance of Concert Repertoire  (6 semesters)