The Music Major
(minimum requirements: 14.5 c.u.)
Students should try to begin the major in their freshman or sophomore years; this will allow the completion of course work at a moderate pace. However, it is possible to complete the music major in just two years, so that students who decide late to major in music can begin in their junior year and still graduate at the conclusion of their senior year. Regular consultation with the undergraduate chair will help insure an orderly progression through the requirements for the major. Music majors and minors must receive a grade of C or above to satisfy requirements (courses with grades of C- or below will not count). Further, the student must have a minimum 2.0 GPA for all courses taken towards the major or minor.
Theory - (5.5 c.u.)
Music 070 - Music Theory and Musicianship I (1 c.u.)
Music 071 - Music Theory and Musicianship II (1.5 c.u. Offered in Spring Only)
Music 170 - Music Theory and Musicianship III (1.5 c.u. Offered in Fall Only)
Music 171 - Music Theory and Musicianship IV (1.5 c.u.(Offered in Spring Only)
(All four courses are required. Music 71, 170, and 171, meet five hours per week, with three hours of theory instruction and two of musicianship training).
Major Core Courses - (4 c.u.)
Music 130 - Introduction to Western Music (Plainchant through J.S. Bach)
Music 131 - Introduction to Western Music (Classical Period through the present)
Music 140 - Introduction to the Musical Life of America
Music 150 - Introduction to Global Music
(Prerequisite to each of these courses is Music 70 or the ability to read and analyze music.)
Electives - (4 c.u.)
Four electives, only one of which may be Applied Music (Music 010 and 011). (Qualified students may take two years of Applied Music, but only one of these years may be counted toward the minimum requirement for the major.) An elective is any theory, ethnomusicology, or history courses numbered 090 or above.
Music 090 - Psychology of Music
Music 099 - Independent Study
Music 120 - History of Music-Medieval
Music 121 - History of Music-Renaissance
Music 122 - History of Music-17th & 18th Century
Music 123 - History of Music-19th Century
Music 124 - History of Music-20th Century
Music 145 - Jazz Improvisation
Music 146 - Studies in African-American Music
Music 155 - Anthropology of Music
Music 158 - Music of Latin America
Music 159 - Music Cultures in SE Asia
Music 172 - Music and Technology
Music 250 - Field Methods in Ethnomusicology
Music 253 - Music and Performance of Africa
Music 258 - Caribbean Music & Diaspora
Music 270 - Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint
Music 271 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint
Music 272 - Analytic Techniques and Methods
Music 273 - Twentieth-Century Styles and Techniques
Music 274 - Topics in Theory
Music 285 - Orchestration
Music 286 - Introduction to Electronic Music
Music 330 - Honors in Music History
Music 370 - Honors in Music Theory
Music 430 - Seminar in Music History
Music 440 - Seminar in American Music
Music 450 - Seminar in Enthnomusicology
Music 455 - Field Methods in Ethnomusicology
Music 470- Seminar in Theory and Composition
All majors are required to participate for at least four semesters (1.0 c.u.) in one of the following Music 007 performing groups: the University Orchestra, the University Wind Ensemble, the University Choir, the University Choral Society, the Chamber Music Society, Ancient Voices, the Baroque or Recorder Ensemble, Jazz Combo. (Regardless of major, all students are cordially invited to participate in these organizations, which require an audition and students may also elect to register for academic credit.) Music 007 must be taken for a letter grade (Pass/Fail registration option may not be utilized for this course).
To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must have completed at least one advanced theory elective, must have a 3.5 grade point average within the department, and must have completed a research paper either in a course or as part of an independent study project.
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