Music, B.A.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
Degree Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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University Requirements | ||
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Music Theory | 16 | |
Introduction to Music Theory | ||
Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
Aural Skills I | ||
Aural Skills II | ||
Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions III | ||
Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions IV | ||
Aural Skills III | ||
Aural Skills IV | ||
Musicology | 15 | |
Speaking of Music | ||
Writing Through Music | ||
History of Western Music II | ||
History of Western Music III | ||
American Music | ||
or MUS 431 | Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology | |
Class Piano * | 3 | |
Class Piano | ||
Class Piano | ||
Class Piano | ||
Technology | 1 | |
Technology for Musicians I | ||
Music Electives | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
Piano Literature I | ||
Jazz Arranging I | ||
Jazz Arranging II | ||
Song Literature I | ||
History of Jazz | ||
Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology | ||
The Symphonic Tradition | ||
Tonal Counterpoint | ||
Advanced Analysis of Western European Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
Music before 1600 | ||
Music from 1600 to 1800 | ||
Music of the Nineteenth Century | ||
Music of the Twentieth Century | ||
History of Opera | ||
Capstone Experience | 3 | |
Capstone Seminar in Music Studies | ||
or HSS 490 | Senior Honors Project | |
Applied Studies ** | 8 | |
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Performance Studies 1 | ||
Class Voice | ||
Beginning Guitar | ||
Any ENS Course |
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May be exempted with demonstrated proficiency. Not required of keyboard principals.
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Applied Studies
- Students may take Music Performance courses from the Applied Studies list in the following types: applied music lessons, ensembles, or class performance study. This does not include Class Piano, which is a separate major requirement above.
- Dance courses approved by the advisor that engage with music-making practice in a physical way may also satisfy this requirement.
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Students may also take any of the applied instrumental and vocal lessons on condition of acceptance through the audition process.
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.
College of Visual and Performing Arts Minor Requirement
Students pursuing a B.A. degree in the College of Visual and Performing Arts must also complete all requirements in a minor area of study that is different from their declared major field. Students may select minors in or outside the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and students are encouraged to seek advice from CVPA advisors when making this choice. Any B.A. student who is pursuing a double major is exempt from this requirement. See the Minor Requirement topic on the College of Visual and Performing Arts page for more information.
Disciplinary Honors in Music
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
- A grade of A or B in all course work used to satisfy the Honors requirements in Music.
- UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 9 | |
Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions * | ||
History of Western Music III * | ||
Senior Honors Project | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
Any Contract Honors course in Music | ||
Any Honors course (whether or not in Music) |
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Under certain circumstances, the Music Honors Panel may permit a graduate-level course to be taken in place of the listed required courses.
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Music; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
Contact Alex Ezerman at abezerman@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Music. To apply: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf