Music History and Literature, B.M.

Requirements for a Major in Music History and Literature

Requirements
Fifty-three semester hours including:
MUS 2260Elementary Conducting (Music Education Elementary)2
MUS 3306Orchestration3
MUS 3321Music in World Cultures3
MUS 4280Senior Seminar and Paper2
MUS 4304Counterpoint3
MUS 4321Symphonic Literature3
MUS 4326American Folk Music3
or MUS 4345 History of Classical Music in the United States
MUS 4322Piano Literature I3
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. 114
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 1002Academic Division Colloquium (required for every term in residence)0
Supportive Courses
Thirty-one semester hours music core31
Total Hours84
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The s in Piano Levels indicates that the curriculum in these levels is designed for secondary piano students.