Music, B.M. - Composition Concentration

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Degree Requirements

Note: All B.Mu. students must take a mixture of courses from Area F and Area G during all 8 semesters of undergraduate study. First-year and second-year students must enroll in required MUS coursework to avoid a delayed graduation date.

Area F: Courses Related to the Major (18 Hours)

Required Courses

8 Hours

MUS 1440 - Theory I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1450 - Theory II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1540 - Aural Skills I 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1550 - Aural skills II 1 Credit Hours

MUS 10XX Appropriate Large Ensemble

4 Hours (4 semesters, 1 credit each)

Ensembles: please note that students are assigned to appropriate ensembles by pool auditions at the beginning of every fall and spring semester.

MUS 1060 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1061 - Wind Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1062 - Concert Band 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1070 - University Symphony Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1080A - Choral Ensemble, University Singers 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1081 - Choral Union 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1083 - Repertory Singers 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1652 - Perimeter College Chorus 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1654 - Perimeter College Wind Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1656 - Orchestra 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1754 - Jazz Lab Band 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1756 - Jazz Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1758 - Chamber Ensembles 1 Credit Hours

Group Piano

2 Hours

MUS 1710 - Group Instruction in Piano I 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1720 - Group Instruction in Piano II 1 Credit Hours

Applied Lessons

4 Hours

APXX 1001 - Applied Music 1 Credit Hours
APXX 1002 - Applied Music 1 Credit Hours
APXX 2001 - Applied Music 1 Credit Hours
APXX 2002 - Applied Music 1 Credit Hours

Area G: Major Courses (60 Hours)

Performance Requirements

8-11 Hours

APXX 3001 - Applied Music - Junior I 1 Credit Hours
APXX 3002 - Applied Music - Junior II 1 Credit Hours
MUS 4010 - Performance Laboratory 0 Credit Hours or Chamber Music (0/.5) (6 semesters)
MUS 3000 - Recital I 0 Credit Hours
MUS 30XX - Appropriate large ensemble 1 Credit Hours (4 semesters)
MUS 2710 - Group Instruction in Piano III 1 Credit Hours
MUS 2720 - Group Instruction in Piano IV 1 Credit Hours

Theory/Composition Requirements

32 Hours

APCP 3001 - Applied Composition - Junior I 1 Credit Hours
APCP 3002 - Applied Composition - Junior II 1 Credit Hours
APCP 4001 - Applied Composition -Senior I 1 Credit Hours
APCP 4002 - Applied Composition - Senior II 1 Credit Hours
MUS 2440 - Theory III 3 Credit Hours
MUS 2450 - Theory IV 3 Credit Hours
MUS 2540 - Aural Skills III 1 Credit Hours
MUS 2550 - Aural Skills IV 1 Credit Hours
MUS 4000 - Recital II 0 Credit Hours
MUS 4110 - Instrumentation and Orchestration 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4210 - Composition Seminar 2 Credit Hours (4 semesters)
MUS 4450 - Advanced Tonal Analysis 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4460 - Analysis of Post-Tonal Music 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4500 - Historical Counterpoint 3 Credit Hours

Music History/Literature Requirements

9 Hours

MUS 4800 - Music History from Antiquity through the Baroque Period 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4810 - Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4820 - World Music-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Select from the following

6 Hours

MUS 2490 - Basic Conducting 2 Credit Hours
MUS 2780 - Beginning Jazz Improvisation I 1 Credit Hours
MUS 3010 - Creative Music Ensemble 2 Credit Hours
MUS 4140 - Arranging for Chorus 1 Credit Hours
MUS 4180 - Developing Rhythmic Sensitivity 2 Credit Hours
MUS 4730 - Computer Applications in Music 2 Credit Hours
MUS 4770 - Advanced Aural Skills 1 Credit Hours
MUS 4940 - Orchestral Literature 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4941 - Orchestral Literature II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4981 - Computer Music 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4982 - Advanced Topics in Computer Music 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3010 - Introduction to the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours

Electives

2-5 Hours

Choose 2-5 credit hours to complete a minimum of 120 hours.