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Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree Requirements

  Organ Orch Voice Piano
General Education Curriculum (GEC)* 35 hours 35 hours 35 hours 35 hours
MUAS 1010 (MUAS 1020 first-year fall term) 0 0 0 0

MUTH 1129, 1130, 1229, 1230, 2129, 2130, 2229, 2230, 3350

15 15 15 15
MUTH Elective at the 3000 level or above 3 3   3
MUHI 1202, 3301, 3302,4302 11 11 11 11
PERB 1131, 1132, 2131, 2132 (or 1233, 1234) 4 4 4 4
MUPR (Performance Studies) 16 16 16 16
MUCO 3208 or 3209 2 2 2 2
PERE (Any Choral Ensemble)     6  
PERE (Large Ensemble) 6 6   3
PERE (Chamber Ensemble) 1 3   2
PERB 3116 (Contemporary Music Workshop)
(vocalists may substitute MREP 5210)
1 1 1 1
  Organ Orch Voice Piano
Music Electives 10 hours 11 hours 5 hours 5 hours
Electives 9 hours 9 hours 9 hours 9 hours
For Organ:
     
MURE 3101, 4201 3      
MUHI 4320, 5207; MPED 5114 6      
MUAC 1001 (two terms) 1      
MUAC 1002 (two terms) 1      
For Orchestral:        
MURE 3101, 4201   3    
MPED 4305 (MPED 4303 is required for Guitar majors.)   3    
MREP 5130 or 5140 or 5150 or 5160   2    
For Voice:
       
MURE 3001, 4101     1  
VOIC 3015, 3116, 4017, 4118     2  
PERB 2117 or PERE 4150 (two terms)     2  
PERB 2106, 2108, 2107, 2109; MPED 5216     6  
MPED 5217 or two additional terms of PERB 2117     2  
Two terms of Foreign Language     8  
For Piano:
       
MURE 3101, 4201       3
PERB 1011, 1012       1
MUAC 2101, 2102       2
MUAC 3100       3
MUPD 4125, 4126, 4396, 4397       8
MREP 4114, 4115       2
Meadows Elective/Co-requirement 3 3 3 3
Total Credit Hours 124 hours 124 hours 125 hours 125 hours

Guitar majors follow the Orchestral Instruments curriculum and are required to take only four credits of large ensemble.

Percussionists take 18-20 credits of applied study. Elective hours are reduced accordingly.

Piano majors may earn an Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy by substituting MUPD 5325 and 5326 for MUPD 4125 and 4126.

 

 

 

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