Music History and Literature, B.M.
Requirements for a Major in Music History and Literature
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| Fifty-three semester hours including: | ||
| MUS 2260 | Elementary Conducting (Music Education Elementary) | 2 |
| MUS 3306 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUS 3321 | Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| MUS 4280 | Senior Seminar and Paper | 2 |
| MUS 4304 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 4321 | Symphonic Literature | 3 |
| MUS 4326 | American Folk Music | 3 |
| or MUS 4345 | History of Classical Music in the United States | |
| MUS 4322 | Piano Literature I | 3 |
| or MUS 4325 | Opera Literature | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Popular Musics | ||
| Jazz and its History | ||
| American Musical Theater | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Popular Musics | ||
| Jazz and its History | ||
| Seminar in American Music | ||
| Piano Literature I | ||
| Opera Literature | ||
| American Folk Music | ||
| American Musical Theater | ||
| History of Classical Music in the United States | ||
| Ethnographic and Analytical Methods in Ethnomusicology | ||
| Traditional Music and Culture in Africa | ||
| Traditional Music and Culture in Asia | ||
| Traditional Music and Culture in Europe | ||
| Traditional Music and Culture in Latin America | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Applied Music | ||
| Fourteen semester hours applied music (Piano Level VIIIs). 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. Must have a grade of “C” or above in all secondary piano courses. 1 | 14 | |
| A minimum of eight semesters of large ensemble; enrollment in ensemble in the major performing area required for every term in residence. | 8 | |
| No recital requirement | ||
| MUS 1002 | Academic Division Colloquium (required for every term in residence) | 0 |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Thirty-one semester hours music core | 31 | |
| Total Hours | 84 | |
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The s in Piano Levels indicates that the curriculum in these levels is designed for secondary piano students.