Instrumental Music - String Concentration, B.M.E.

Requirements for a Major in Instrumental Music, String Concentration

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp

Requirements
Forty-four semester hours including:
MUS 1216Band Techniques for String Majors2
MUS 2260Elementary Conducting (Music Education Elementary)2
MUS 3212String Methods (For String Majors)2
MUS 3260Instrumental Conducting2
MUS 3136Instrumental Methods I1
MUS 3236Instrumental Methods II2
Select four hours in class instruments from the following:4
Violin (for string majors)
Viola (for string majors)
Cello (for string majors)
Double-Bass (for string majors)
Applied Music
Fourteen semester hours applied concentration. Credit earned for applied music study may not be used to satisfy degree requirements until candidate is officially admitted to the School of Music. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Dean of the School of Music.14
Four semester hours secondary applied (Piano Level IIs). Must have a grade of “C” or above in all secondary piano courses. 14
A minimum of seven semesters of large ensemble; enrollment in ensemble in the major performing area required for every term in residence, except during the student teaching semester.7
Four semester hours chamber music4
BME Recital
Supportive Courses
Thirty-one semester hours music core31
Total Hours75
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The s in Piano Levels indicates that the curriculum in these levels is designed for secondary piano students.