Composer Performer Model Program 2011-2012
The Music Department recommends that students plan their programs of study around the following sequence. The curricula presented below follow a generalized model, but each student’s program will be individualized based on placement testing, transfer
credits and individual progress as the student advances.
composer / performer
| Program Overview | |
|---|
| Music Credits |
92 |
| HS Credits |
30 |
| Arts Electives |
6 |
| Total credits for a Bachelor of Music Degree (BMus) |
128 |
| First Year |
Fall |
Spring |
|---|
| MU 111–112 Theory I & II |
2 |
2 |
| MU 125–126 Eartraining I & II |
2 |
2 |
| MU 151–152 Composition Colloquium I & II |
1 |
1 |
| MU 161–162 Rhythm I & II |
1 |
1 |
| MU 165–166 Piano I & II |
1 |
1 |
| MU 171 Chorus |
– |
1 |
| MU 260 Music Notation |
2 |
– |
| MU 191 Individual Instruction |
3 |
3 |
| H&S Integrated Studies |
6 |
6 |
| Total Credits |
18 |
17 |
| Second Year |
Fall |
Spring |
|---|
| MU 211–212 or MU 213–214 Theory III & IV |
3 |
3 |
| MU 225–226 Eartraining III & IV |
2 |
2 |
| MU 251–252 Composition Colloquium III & IV |
1 |
1 |
| MU 265–266 Piano III & IV |
1 |
1 |
| MU 227 Fundamentals of Electronic Music |
2 |
– |
| MU 228 Beginning Computer Music |
– |
2 |
| MU History Elective |
3 |
– |
| MU 364 Music History: Western |
– |
3 |
| MU 291 Individual Instruction |
3 |
3 |
| H&S Course Work |
3 |
3 |
| Total Credits |
18 |
18 |
| Third Year |
Fall |
Spring |
|---|
| MU Composition Seminar |
2 |
– |
| MU Ensemble |
– |
2 |
| MU 367 Music History: Jazz |
3 |
– |
| MU 262 World Music Traditions |
– |
3 |
| MU Upper Level Theory Elective |
2 |
– |
| MU 230 Technical Production for Musicians |
1 |
– |
| MU 391 Individual Instruction |
3 |
3 |
| MU 390 Junior Recital |
– |
1 |
| H&S Course Work |
3 |
3 |
| Arts Elective |
2 |
2 |
| Total Credits |
16 |
14 |
| Fourth Year |
Fall |
Spring |
|---|
| MU Composition Seminar |
2 |
– |
| MU Ensemble |
– |
2 |
| MU Elective |
2 |
2 |
| MU 301 Professional Career Development |
2 |
– |
| MU Upper Level Theory Elective |
2 |
– |
| MU 491 Individual Instruction |
3 |
3 |
| MU 490 Senior Recital |
– |
1 |
| H&S Course Work |
3 |
3 |
| Arts Elective |
– |
2 |
| Total Credits |
14 |
13 |
