Music, B.A.

Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved the following learning
outcomes:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in music theory, ethnomusicology, and the history of
American and Western fine arts music
2. Demonstrate basic proficiency in keyboard, ear training, improvisation, and use of
electronic technology in music
3. Demonstrate high-quality performance skills in at least one area of applied music,
together with a knowledge of repertory
4. Demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills necessary for professional degrees in
performance (piano and voice) and music education (vocal/general and instrumental)
5. Establish composite knowledge and skills necessary for the pursuit of graduate study
and/or a musical career suited to the student's talents and desires

Required courses include:

Major and Major-Related Courses

The Major in Music for those pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree requires a minimum of 43 hours including:

MUS 101	Musicianship: Theory I	3
MUS 102	Musicianship: Theory II	3
MUS 111	Musicianship: Ear Training I	1
MUS 112	Musicianship: Ear Training II	1
MUS 201	Musicianship: Theory III	3
MUS 202	Musicianship: Form and Analysis	3
MUS 211	Musicianship: Ear Training III	1
MUS 212	Musicianship: Ear Training IV	1
MUS 312	History of Music in the United States	3
MUS 313	History of Western Fine Arts Music to 1750	3
MUS 314	History of Western Fine Arts Music from 1750 to the Present	3
MUS 315	Introduction to Ethnomusicology	3
MUS 353	Senior Study	3
	8 hours of applied music	8
	4 hours of ensemble participation	4

Keyboard proficiency must be demonstrated (ordinarily through MUS KBD). This must be completed before senior study.