| Music Department Programs |
- The
Bachelor of Music degree is offered
with majors in Music Education (Choral,
Instrumental, or Elementary emphasis)
and Performance. The Bachelor of Arts
degree is offered for students who desire
a broad liberal arts education or who
wish to combine a major in music with
a minor or concentration in other areas
of study. The Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in Musical Theatre is offered
through the Department of Theatre. Within
any of the degree programs, a student
chooses a principal applied instrument
from among the following: organ, piano,
or voice; or brass, percussion, or woodwind
instruments. The Music Education degree
prepares a student for North Carolina
Class A Certification K-12.
The performance degree program is designed for those students who possess exceptional performing ability and who wish to pursue a career as a performer or performer/teacher at the college level. Entrance into the degree program is highly selective and dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination that occurs at the end of a student's freshman year.
- Requirements
for a B.M. in Music Performance
(136-141 Hours)
The performance degree program is designed for those students who possess exceptional performing ability and who wish to pursue a career as a performer or performer/teacher at the college level. Entrance into the degree program is highly selective and dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination that occurs at the end of a student’s freshman year.
- Students must complete requirements outlined in:
- I. General Education Requirements
- II. Major Requirements
- III. Electives
I. General Education Requirements Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Action Commons and Connector course requirements. Six semester hours of Connector requirements may be met by major requirements as follows: Foreign Language 6 II. Major Requirements (84-87 Hours) German or French or Spanish 111 - German or French or Spanish 112 - MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 3 MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 312 Music History II 3 MUS 315 Score Preparation 2 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 Applied Instrument A. Keyboard Majors MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 (Organ Majors only) MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 (must complete Level 492) 8 semester hours of MUS 140 8 6 semester hours of Performing Arts Electives* 6 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 7 semester hours of Music Electives 7 B. Instrumental Majors MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 (must complete Level 492) 8 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 8 6 semester hours of Performing Arts Electives* 6 8 semester hours of a major instr. ensemble 8 7 semester hours of Music Electives 7 C. Voice Majors MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 MUS 134 French/Spanish Diction 1 MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I-IV 4 MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 MPED Pedagogy in Applied Instrument 2 MLIT I Literature in Applied Instrument I 2 MLIT II Literature in Applied Instrument II 2 MUS 390 Junior Recital 1 MUS 490 Senior Recital 1 14 semester hours of Applied lessons 14 (must complete Level 492) 6 semester hrs of Performing Arts Electives 6 (refer to Music Department Handbook) 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 7 semester hours of Music Electives III. Electives *Performing Arts Electives include (a) secondary ensembles that do not meet other degree requirements, (b) applied lessons that do not meet other degree requirements, (c) PE 209, MUS 469, TA 100, TA 102, TA 130, TA 131, TA 201, TA 202, TA 203, TA 204, TA 432. Additional courses may be substituted, with approval of the major advisor and Department Chair.
B.A.
in Music
128 Hours
The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is a liberal arts degree designed for students who wish to major in music as part of a broad general education, rather than primarily for specialization at the undergraduate level. This program also is appropriate for students who seek a music degree as the foundation for additional study in more specialized areas such as church music, pedagogy, accompanying, music theory, and music history. The limited number of hours in music required in this program provides more flexibility than do the professional degree programs in music.Students must complete requirements outlined in:
I. General Education Requirements
II. Major Requirements
III. ElectivesI. General Education Requirements Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Action Commons and Connector course requirements. Six semester hours of Connector requirements may be met by major requirements as follows: Foreign Language 6 II. Major Requirements (52-55 Hours) German or French or Spanish 111 - German or French or Spanish 112 - MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 2 MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 312 Music History II 3 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 Applied Instrument A. Keyboard Majors MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 (Organ Majors only) 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 7 semester hours of MUS 140 7 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 B. Instrumental Majors MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 3 semester hours of MUS 150 3 4 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 4 8 semester hours of a major instr. ensemble 8 C. Voice Majors MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I, II, III, IV 4 MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 8 semester hours of a major choral ensemble 8 III. Electives (18-24 Hours) Students may choose to meet the elective hours required by completing a second major, a minor, or selected courses of personal interest. -
B.M.
in Music Education
144-154 HoursThe Music Education degree program is designed to prepare students to teach general music, choral music or instrumental music in the public schools. The program is broad, requiring professional music education courses as well as vocal and instrumental technique courses of all majors. Successful completion of the program qualifies the student for Music K-12 teacher licensure (“A”) in North Carolina. The program also seeks to provide preparation for graduate study in Music Education. Performance majors are encouraged to complete this certification program as preparation for the teaching profession.
Students must complete requirements outlined in:
I. General Education Requirements
II. Major Requirements
III. Electives
Students pursuing teacher licensure must complete the Professional Education Requirements.Students pursuing teacher licensure must complete the Professional Education Requirements. I. General Education Requirements Students must complete the Liberal Arts in Action Commons and Connectors course requirements. Nine semester hours of Connector requirements are met by major requirements as follows: Social Science: PSY 111 3 Foreign Language 6 II. Major Requirements (91-98 Hours) MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills Lab I 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills Lab II 1 MUS 211 Music Theory III 3 MUS 213 Aural Skills Lab III 1 MUS 217 Music Technology 3 MUS 309 Form and Analysis I 2 MUS 310 Form and Analysis II 2 MUS 311 Music History I 3 MUS 312 Music History II 3 MUS 315 Score Preparation 2 MUS 410 Contemporary Music 2 MUS 441 Principles of Music Education 3 Applied Instrument A. Keyboard Majors MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 335, 336 Service Playing 2 (Organ Majors only) 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 7 semester hours of MUS 140 7 7 semester hours of MUS 100, MUS 101, or MUS 102 7 B. Instrumental Majors MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 3 semester hours of MUS 150 3 4 semester hours of MUS 104, 105, or 109 4 7 semester hours of MUS 102 7 C. Voice Majors German or French or Spanish 111 - German or French or Spanish 112 - MUS 131 English Diction for Singers 1 MUS 132 Estill Voice Craft 1 MUS 133 Italian/German Diction 1 MUS 135-138 Singer-on-Stage I, II, III, IV 4 MUS 177 Class Piano 1 MUS 214 Aural Skills IV 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills 1 7 semester hours of Applied lessons 7 (must complete Level 481 and recital) 7 semester hours of MUS 100 or MUS 101 7 Concentration Requirements A. Choral Emphasis MUS 337 String Techniques 1 MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 (Non-Voice Majors only) MUS 353 Choral Conducting 2 MUS 354 Advanced Choral Conducting 2 MUS 374 Keyboard Skills for Choral Dir. 1 MUS 443 or 447 Elem. or Inst. Mus. Methods 2 MUS 445 Choral Music Methods 2 Total11-12 B. Instrumental Emphasis MUS 337 String Techniques 1 MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 MUS 340 Adv. Brass Techniques 1 MUS 342 Adv. Woodwind Techniques 1 MUS 344 Adv. Percussion Techniques 1 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 MUS 355 Instrumental Conducting 2 MUS 356 Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2 MUS 443 or 445 Elem. or Chor. Mus. Meth. 2 MUS 447 Instrumental Music Methods 2 Total14 C. Elementary Emphasis MUS 337 String Techniques 1 MUS 338 Instrumental Techniques 1 MUS 345 Vocal Techniques 1 (Non-Voice Majors only) MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instr. Conducting 2 MUS 354 or 356 Adv. Chor. or Instr. Conduct 2 MUS 375 Accompany. for Elem Mus Class 1 MUS 443 Elementary Music Methods 2 MUS 445 or 447 Chor. or Instr. Mus Methods 2 Total11-12 Professional Education Requirements ED 205 Introduction to Education 2 ED 314 The Adolescent Learner 3 ED 401 Psychological Foundations of Educ 3 ED 402 His/Phi/Soc Foundations of Educ 3 ED 410 Reading in Content Area 3 ED 501 Obser/Dir Teaching Special Subj 10 ED 502 Multicultural Experience 2 Total26 III. Electives Students may choose to meet the elective hours required by completing a second major, a minor, or selected courses of personal interest. -
Minors in Music Students whose major is other than music may complete a minor in Music by completing the following requirements. General Music (24 Hours) MUS 111 Music Theory I 3 MUS 112 Music Theory II 3 MUS 113 Aural Skills I 1 MUS 114 Aural Skills II 1 MUS 177 Class Piano (non keyboard minors) 1 MUS 273 Professional Keyboard Skills (non keyboard minors) 1 7 SH Applied Music Lessons or Ensembles 7 (min. 3 SH applied lessons; min. 2 SH ensembles) Music Electives 1 - 7 MUS 353 or 355 Choral or Instrumental Conducting (Mus. Ed. Emphasis only) 2 MUS 353 Choral Conducting (Church Music emphasis only) 2 MUS 380 Church Music History and Liturgies (Church Music emphasis only) 2 MUS 381 Church Music Administration & Methods (Church Music emphasis only) 3 Music Minor in the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program 18 hours Additional Semester Hours Applied Music Lessons 1 - 7 Literature and Pedagogy of the applied instrument 2 - 6 Advanced Theory / Music Tech 2 - 8 Advanced Conducting 2 - 4 Music History and Literature 2 - 8 -
