Admission to the Major and Minor
An audition in the applied emphasis (Instrument or Voice) is required before admission to the major or minor. Audition requirements appropriate to each instrumental and voice emphasis are available from the Secretary of the Department of Music. A grade of C (2.0) or better is required in:
(Music Theory & Form II) A grade of B (3.0) or better is required in:
(Applied Lessons) - MUSC 181 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 280 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 281 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
Foreign Language Requirement
Two semesters of foreign language(s) through selection of one of the following options: Note:
The language options selected may be taken credit/no credit but require the approval of the Chairperson and the applied emphasis instructor. Music Minor Curriculum (MUSC)
21 Semester Hours (Plus Foreign Language Requirement) Note:
* must be taken concurrently
** must be taken concurrently Applied Music
Individual Instructions Music Major/Minor
Music majors are required to complete a minimum of four semesters, and Music minors two semesters, of individual instruction in the following emphasis areas: Individual instruction (Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Strings, or Voice)
Music majors are required to complete a minimum of four semesters, and Music minors two semesters, of individual instruction in the following emphasis areas: Major / 4 semester hours
- MUSC 180 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 181 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 280 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 281 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
Private applied lessons require
Each semester hour of earned credit in private applied lessons requires the following:
- One 50-minute private lesson weekly (total 14)
- Enrollment in MUSC 101 Studio Class
- Minimum of one (1) Studio Class performance per semester
Private applied lessons eligibility
Only students who have been officially accepted through audition and declared music majors or minors by the Department of Music may enroll in private applied lessons.
No applied music fee is required. - MUSC 180 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 181 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 280 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 281 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 380 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 381 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 480 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 481 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
Practice room facilities
Practice room facilities (free of charge) are available to all applied music students enrolled for credit. Applied music course repeatability
Applied music courses are repeatable for credit. Majors who wish to continue credit enrollment beyond minimum requirements may enroll in the subsequent offerings. - MUSC 380 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 381 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 480 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 481 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
Music Non-Major/Non-Minor
Individual instruction (Piano, Guitar, Drum Set, Strings, and Voice)
Individual instruction is available in Piano, Guitar, Drum Set, Strings, and Voice. Permission of professor required.
There is an applied music fee of $460.00 per semester for fourteen 30-minute weekly lessons. Applied music courses are repeatable for credit. - MUSC 182 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 282 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 382 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
- MUSC 482 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String, Voice 1 semester hours
Class instruction (Piano, Guitar, and Voice)
Class instruction is available in Piano, Guitar, and Voice for students at the beginning level.
These classes meet once weekly, have a limited enrollment, and may only be repeated once for credit. There is a $50 lab fee for the piano classes. Ensembles
Music Major/Minor
Music majors are required to complete four semesters, and Music minors two semesters, of active participation in an ensemble appropriate to the area of individual instruction emphasis. Music Non-Major/Non-Minor
Membership is open to all students and the University community on audition-after-enrollment basis. Note:
* Includes guitar, string, piano, and percussion ensembles
These classes are repeatable for credit. |
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