Performance, B.M.
Percussion Concentration Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Percussion Performance Audition Requirements
Choose repertoire that highlights your skill, musicianship and preparation. Advanced selections played with a lack of technical and musical focus may not best represent your musical ability. Work closely with your percussion instructor or band director to select music that best showcases your talent.
Snare Drum
- Concert Solo or Etude. (Similar to Cirone Portraits in Rhythm or All-State audition etudes, etc.)
- Rudimental Solo or Etude. (Similar to Wilcoxon All American Drummer or All-State audition etudes, etc.)
Two-Mallet Keyboard
- Solo or Etude. (Transcriptions, ragtime xylophone, All-State audition etudes, etc.)
Four-Mallet Keyboard
- Solo or Etude. (Transcriptions; All-State audition etudes; Selected solo from Books by Justin Bunting, Mark Ford, Bart Quartier)
Timpani Solo or Etude
- No solos/etudes that require playing on the bowls, or with wood mallets/butt ends.
Optional Areas
- Drum Set (Demonstration of different styles and soloing)
- World Percussion (Example: Congas, traditional Frame Drum, Pandeiro, Riq)
If you are unable to access keyboard instruments, timpani, or drum set to record your audition materials, this is understandable. Please contact Dr. Eric Willie (ejwillie@uncg.edu) with any questions or concerns as you prepare.
Popular Music and Technology Concentration Admission Requirements
Incoming students must successfully pass an audition on an instrument or voice. Transfer students must also audition if they need to take classes in the Popular Music Performance sequence.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hourss, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
- Performance majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher in Music courses.
Degree Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) | ||
Major Requirements
Select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.
- Brass
- Composition
- Jazz
- Keyboard
- Percussion
- Popular Music and Technology
- Strings
- Voice
- Woodwinds
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.
Brass Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 20 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits by placement audition from the following: | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Chamber Music | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Trumpet Ensemble | ||
| Horn Ensemble | ||
| Trombone Ensemble | ||
| Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Kinesthetics | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Art | ||
| Fundamentals of Drawing | ||
| Foundations in New Media and Design I | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Introduction to Contemporary Dance | ||
| Jazz Dance I | ||
| African Dance I | ||
| The Hero's Journey | ||
| Acting Fundamentals for Stage and Screen | ||
| Musicianship for Musical Theatre I | ||
| The Alexander Technique for Performers | ||
| Keyboard * | 3 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory ** | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: 1 | ||
| Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
Select 9 credits from MUE, MUP, MUS or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. 2 | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Repertoire Class 3 | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class | ||
- *
Course work through MUP 133 or proficiency.
- **
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 1
Choose each course once or same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
- 2
May not be Performance Studies or Ensemble.
- 3
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters.
Composition Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition Study | 27 | |
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies Capstone | ||
| Orchestration | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Skills * | ||
| Making Music with Computers | ||
| Principal Performance Area | 10 | |
Select 10 credits from the following: | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from courses in the ENS Prefix | ||
| Music Support Courses | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Audiovisual Demos For Musicians | ||
| Modular Sound Synthesis | ||
| Music Production I | ||
| Digital Music Composition I | ||
| Video Game Music Composition and Production | ||
| Digital Music Composition II | ||
| Audio Recording I | ||
| Music Technology in Performance | ||
| Tonal Counterpoint | ||
| Junior Recital | 0 | |
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 13 | |
Select 13 credits from the following, at least 3 credits at the 300 or 400 level: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory ** | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
| Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| Advanced Analysis of Western European Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
Select 3 courses from the following, at least two of which are at the 300 or 400 level: | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Topics in Pop Music | ||
| Topics in Hip Hop | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| Music for Film | ||
| Music and Fairy Tales | ||
| Music Cultures of the World | ||
| Popular Music and Society | ||
| First Nights: Five Performance Premieres | ||
| Music and Environment | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Modern Asia Through Its Music | ||
| Music and the Grand Tour | ||
| Music and Politics | ||
| Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology | ||
| The Symphonic Tradition | ||
| Music before 1600 | ||
| Music from 1600 to 1800 | ||
| Music of the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Music of the Twentieth Century | ||
| History of Opera | ||
| Keyboard 1 | 3 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
Select 1 credit from the following: | ||
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
- *
May be repeated for credit.
- **
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 1
3 credits of coursework through MUP 133. Not required of keyboard principals.
Jazz Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 22 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Ensemble or Chamber Music | 10 | |
Select 8 credits hours by placement audition from the following: * | ||
| Chamber Music ** | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
Choose 2 credit hours from the following (many require audition): * | ||
| Latin Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Steelpan Ensemble | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Indian Music | ||
| Middle Eastern Ensemble | ||
| Spartan Voices | ||
| University Chorale | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Sinfonia | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory 1 | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
Select 3 credit hours from the following: | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credit hours from the following: 2 | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| History and Repertory | 15 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Writing Through Music | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
Select 1 course from the following: | ||
| Popular Music and Society | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music and the Grand Tour | ||
| Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology | ||
| The Symphonic Tradition | ||
| Music of the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Music of the Twentieth Century | ||
| History of Opera | ||
| Music Support Courses | 24 | |
| Introduction to Jazz Listening | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Jazz Pedagogy | ||
| Jazz Arranging I | ||
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
Select two courses from the following: 3 | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Audio Recording I | ||
| Jazz Arranging II | ||
| Recital | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
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Placement by audition in one, two, or all three of the courses listed.
- **
Must take ENS 348-02.
- 1
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 2
Choose each course once or the same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
- 3
Students may take ENT 135 Recording Engineering I, offered at Guilford Technical Community College, through the consortium, as part of this requirement. (This would be transcribed as credit with no grade assigned. Students should fill in the consortium request form found at the registrar’s office).
Keyboard Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 22 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Chamber Music | 4 | |
Select 4 credits from the following: | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Historical Performance Consort | ||
| Present-Continuous New Music Ensemble | ||
| Keyboard Accompanying | 4 | |
Select 4 credits from the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying I | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying II | ||
| Keyboard Accompanying | ||
| Service Playing Skills for Organists and Pianists | ||
| Pedagogy | 3 | |
| Piano Pedagogy I | ||
or MUP 425 | Organ Pedagogy | |
or MUP 417 | Piano Pedagogy II | |
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory * | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
Select 1 course from the following: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: ** | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 12 | |
Select 12 credits from MUE, MUP, MUS or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. 1 | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Choral Conducting I | ||
or MUP 372 | Instrumental Conducting I | |
| Keyboard Literature/Organ Improvisation | 3 | |
Select 1 option from the following: | ||
Piano Focus | ||
| Piano Literature I | ||
| Piano Literature II | ||
Organ Focus | ||
| Group Keyboard Improvisation for Beginners | ||
| Organ Literature | ||
| Keyboard Harmony | 2 | |
| Keyboard Harmony I | ||
| Keyboard Harmony II | ||
| Orchestration/Counterpoint | 3 | |
| Orchestration | ||
or MUS 439 | Tonal Counterpoint | |
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Repertoire Class 2 | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class | ||
- *
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- **
Choose each course once or the same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
- 1
May not be Performance Studies.
- 2
Taken for 8 semesters.
Percussion Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 16 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Secondary Performance Area - Drum Set | 2 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | 3 | |
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
Select 2 credits from the following: | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Present-Continuous New Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | 8 | |
| Percussion Ensemble * | ||
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Theory and Ear Training | 16 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory ** | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
Select 1 of the following: | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credit hours from the following: 1 | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| Musicology | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music 2 | ||
| Anthropology of Music, Sound, and Power | ||
| American Music | ||
| Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology | ||
| Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Piano | 2 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Repertoire Class 3 | 0-8 | |
| Repertoire Class | ||
| Music Support Courses | 5-6 | |
| Introduction to Dance | ||
| Steelpan Ensemble | ||
| Indian Music | ||
- *
ENS 370 is taken for 8 semesters.
- **
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 1
Choose each course once or the same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
- 2
MUS 135 fulfills the MAC Written Communication Competency; the credits are included there.
- 3
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters at 0 or 1 credits. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
Popular Music and Technology Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 14 | |
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance * | ||
| Class Voice | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Beginning Guitar | ||
| Beginning Piano | ||
| Beginning Ukulele | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from courses in the ENS Prefix | ||
| Technology | 12 | |
Select 12 credits from the following: | ||
| Making Music with Computers | ||
| Audiovisual Demos For Musicians | ||
| Modular Sound Synthesis | ||
| Music Production I | ||
| Digital Music Composition I | ||
| Digital Music Composition II | ||
| Video Game Music Composition and Production | ||
| Audio Recording I | ||
| Music Technology in Performance | ||
| Composition and Improvisation | 6 | |
| Singer Songwriting | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Popular Music Composition and Arranging | ||
| Composition Skills | ||
| Performance Studies ** | ||
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Free Improvisation | ||
| Jazz Arranging I | ||
| Jazz Arranging II | ||
| Western European Music Theory | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| Popular Music and Jazz Theory | 5 | |
| Introduction to Jazz Listening | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Topics in Pop Music | ||
| Topics in Hip Hop | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| Music for Film | ||
| Music Cultures of the World | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Popular Music and Society | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music and Politics | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| History of Digital Media | ||
| Media Law and Ethics | ||
| History of Film to 1938 | ||
| History of Film since 1938 | ||
| Support Courses | 6 | |
| Writing of Poetry: Introductory | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Capstone Experience | 3 | |
| Capstone Project | ||
| Music Electives | 6 | |
Select 6 credits of ENS, MUE, MUP, MUS electives not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
- *
May be repeated for credit.
- **
Only MUP 153 in Composition may be used for this requirement.
Strings Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 22 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Repertoire Class | 0-8 | |
| Repertoire Class * | ||
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits by placement audition from the following: | ||
| Sinfonia | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Chamber Music | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory ** | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: 1 | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from MUS, MUE, MUP, or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
| Keyboard 2 | 3 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
- *
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters at 0 or 1 credits. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
- **
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 1
Choose each course once or same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
- 2
Course work through MUP 133 or proficiency.
Voice Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 16 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class * | ||
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from the following: | ||
| Spartan Voices | ||
| University Chorale | ||
| Coro di Belle Voci | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Diction | 3 | |
| Italian and Latin Diction for Singers | ||
| English and Spanish Diction for Singers | ||
| German and French Diction for Singers | ||
| Languages | 9 | |
| Beginning French I | ||
| Beginning German I | ||
Select 1 of the following: | ||
| Beginning French II | ||
| Beginning German II | ||
| Piano Proficiency ** | 3 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Secondary Piano Lessons ** | 2 | |
| Performance Studies (Secondary Piano Lessons) 1 | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 13 | |
Select 13 Credits from the following, at least 3 credits at the 300 or 400 level: | ||
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory 2 | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
| Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| Advanced Analysis of Western European Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Speaking of Music | ||
| Writing Through Music | ||
Select two of the following courses: | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Opera Performance Techniques | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Principles of Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Recommended Electives | ||
Select electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit-hour requirement | ||
| Opera Role | ||
| Opera Chorus | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Song Literature I | ||
| Song Literature II | ||
| Vocal Coaching | ||
| History of Opera | ||
- *
MUP 301 is taken for 8 semesters.
- **
Course work through MUP 133 or proficiency.
- 1
2 credits beyond proficiency.
- 2
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
Woodwinds Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 20 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Repertoire Class * | 0-8 | |
| Repertoire Class * | ||
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Ensemble ** | 12 | |
Choose 8 credits from the following: | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
Choose 4 credits from the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Steelpan Ensemble | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Indian Music | ||
| Middle Eastern Ensemble | ||
| Sinfonia | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
| Piano Proficiency 1 | 3 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Fundamentals of Western European Music Theory 2 | ||
| Introduction to Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Aural Skills | ||
Select 1 of the following: | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Principles of Popular Music Theory | ||
| Principles of Classical Music Theory | ||
Select 6 credit hours from the following: 3 | ||
| Topics in Music Theory I | ||
| Topics in Music Theory II | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Writing Through Music | ||
| History of Western Music I | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| American Music | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Music Support Courses | 12-13 | |
Select 12-13 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Contemporary Dance | ||
| Jazz Dance I | ||
| African Dance I | ||
| Body Mapping: What Every Performer Needs to Know About the Body | ||
| The Alexander Technique for Performers | ||
MUS or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
- *
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters at 0 or 1 credit. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
- **
Or other advisor approved ENS courses (excluding ENS 391, ENS 392, ENS 393, and ENS 394).
- 1
Course work through MUP 133 or proficiency.
- 2
An optional exam is available for incoming students to test out of this required course. Students taking this course should enroll in MUS 100 concurrently with MUS 101.
- 3
Choose each course once or the same course may be repeated if the topic differs.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 9 | |
| Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions * | ||
| History of Western Music II * | ||
| Senior Honors Project | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
Any Contract Honors course in Music | ||
Any Honors course (whether or not in Music) | ||
- *
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