Plan of Study – Music

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Music: Minor

Minor Courses (Minimum of 24 semester hours required.)

Applied Music electives (Minimum of 8 semester hours required. (majority of hours to be taken in one area))

MUAP1150 Voice (2 s.h.)

The study of vocal technique including placement/resonance, vowel formation, intonation, breath control, and tone production. Emphasis on repertoire, musicianship, and artistry through vocal literature of art songs and arias in varying languages.

MUAP1160 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP1210 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP1220 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP1240 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP1250 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP1260 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP1270 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP1280 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP1290 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP1310 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP1320 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP1360 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP1370 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP1410 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP1420 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP1430 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP1440 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP1450 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP1460 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP1470 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP1480 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP1510 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP1520 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP1560 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP1570 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP1580 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP1590 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP2150 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP2160 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP2210 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP2220 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP2240 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP2250 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP2260 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP2270 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP2280 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP2290 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP2310 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP2320 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP2360 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP2370 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP2410 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP2420 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP2430 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP2440 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP2450 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP2460 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP2470 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP2480 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP2510 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP2520 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP2560 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP2570 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP2580 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP2590 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP3150 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP3160 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP3210 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP3220 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP3240 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP3250 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP3260 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP3270 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP3280 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP3290 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP3310 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP3320 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP3360 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP3370 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP3410 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP3420 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP3430 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP3440 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP3450 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP3460 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP3470 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP3480 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP3510 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP3520 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP3560 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP3570 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP3580 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP3590 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP4150 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP4160 Voice (2 s.h.)

MUAP4210 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP4220 Piano (2 s.h.)

Study of keyboard theory, techniques and repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP4240 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP4250 Organ (2 s.h.)

Organ technique; application to basic materials; congregational accompaniment; repertoire designed to meet needs of individual students.

MUAP4260 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP4270 Violin (2 s.h.)

MUAP4280 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP4290 Guitar (2 s.h.)

MUAP4310 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP4320 Flute (2 s.h.)

MUAP4360 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP4370 Saxophone (2 s.h.)

MUAP4410 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP4420 Clarinet (2 s.h.)

MUAP4430 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP4440 Viola (2 s.h.)

MUAP4450 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP4460 Cello (2 s.h.)

MUAP4470 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP4480 Harp (2 s.h.)

MUAP4510 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP4520 Trumpet (2 s.h.)

MUAP4560 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP4570 Low Brass (2 s.h.)

MUAP4580 French Horn (2 s.h.)

MUAP4590 French Horn (2 s.h.)

Group Performance (Minimum of 2 semester hours required.)

MUAP1080 Chorale (1 s.h.)

Study and performance of sacred and secular choral literature; development of a discriminatory taste in music through experience in actual participation.

MUAP2610 Lyric Theater (1 s.h.)

The study and public performance of staged productions from the operatic, light opera, and Broadway genres. Open to all students and community members.

MUAP3620 Ensemble: Instrumental Chamber Music (1 s.h.)

Study and performance of duos, trios, quartets and other combinations; open to all students by audition.

MUAP3720 Ensemble: Orchestra/Band (1 s.h.)

Rehearsal, membership, and performance in an orchestra, band, or jazz ensemble; open to all students by audition.

MUS 1130 Theory I (3 s.h.)

Fundamental harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic practices of the 18th and 19th centuries, including major and minor keys, intervals, cadences, primary triads in root and inverted positions, through an integrated visual/aural/compositional approach. Must be taken concurrently with MUS 1140, Sight-singing and Ear Training I.

MUS 1140 Sight-singing and Ear Training I (1 s.h.)

Basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight: includes major and minor scalar and diatonic chordal outlines, rhythms in simple meter, and major and minor triads. Must be taken concurrently with MUS 1130, Theory I.

MUS 1330 Theory II (3 s.h.)

Continuation of Theory I, including secondary, diminished, and augmented triads, non-chord tones, melodic composition, and secondary dominants, through an integrated visual/aural/compositional approach. Must be taken concurrently with MUS 1340, Sight-singing and Ear Training II.

MUS 1340 Sight-singing and Ear Training II (1 s.h.)

Continuation of basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight; includes melodies constructed of primary triads, rhythms in compound meter, and major, minor, and diminished triads in inversion. Must be taken concurrently with MUS 1330, Theory II.

MUS 3330 History of Music Literature I (3 s.h.)

Development of music from pre-Christian beginnings through the Baroque period with emphasis on music form, style, literature, and composers.

MUS 3340 History of Music Literature II (3 s.h.)

Development of music from the Classical period to the present with emphasis on musical form, style, literature, and composers.