Performance, B.M.
Requirements
All concentrations in the Music Performance Major require courses in the following areas:
- General Education Core Requirements
- General Education Marker Requirements
- Major Concentration Requirements
- Electives (excepting Voice)
Performance majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher in Music courses.
Student Learning Goals
Undergraduate students in Music Performance pursue rigorous professional training in music along with a broad liberal arts education. Our students graduate as informed, responsible citizens, with the tools to succeed and communicate effectively as musicians of the 21st Century.
Graduating Students in the B.M. Music Performance Program will:
- communicate clear musical intentions and understanding;
- demonstrate sufficient understanding of and capability with musical forms, processes, and structures in performance or creative applications according to the requisites of their specializations;
- demonstrate basic understanding of historical awareness in performance or creative applications according to the requisites of their specializations;
- demonstrate sufficient technical ability in performance or creative applications according to the requisites of their specializations; and,
- demonstrate entrepreneurial skills according to the requisites of their specializations.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours
Degree Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | ||
| General Education Core Requirements (GEC) | ||
Major Requirements
Select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.
- Brass and Percussion
- Composition
- Jazz
- Keyboard
- Strings
- Voice
- Woodwinds
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.
Brass and Percussion Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 audition placement | ||
| Chamber Music | 8 | |
Select 8 credits of the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Trumpet Ensemble | ||
| Horn Ensemble | ||
| Trombone Ensemble | ||
| Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory * | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
Select 9 credits ** | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Keyboard | 4 | |
| Class Piano 1 | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
Select 1 credit | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class (taken for eight semesters) | ||
| * | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC. |
| ** | May not be Performance or Ensemble. |
| 1 | Course work through the course listed or proficiency. |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
Composition Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition Study | 24 | |
| Composition Skills * | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Composition Studies | ||
| Principal Performance Area | 10 | |
Select 10 credits | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits | ||
| Digital Music Composition | 3 | |
| Digital Music Composition I | ||
or MUP 345 | Digital Music Composition II | |
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory ** | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Keyboard | 4 | |
| Class Piano 1 | ||
| Orchestration | 3 | |
| Orchestration | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Conducting | 2-3 | |
| 2-3 credits from the courses listed below | ||
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
or MUP 319 | Choral Conducting I | |
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Instrumental Conducting II | ||
| Choral Conducting II | ||
| Composition Seminar | 8 | |
| Composition Seminar 1 | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
9 credits required as listed below 2 | ||
| Analysis of Music Since 1900 | ||
| Tonal Counterpoint | ||
| Music of the Twentieth Century | ||
| * | Taken for two semesters |
| ** | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC |
| 1 | Taken for eight semesters |
| 2 | 4 credits of coursework through MUP 134 or proficiency. Not required of keyboard principals. |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
Jazz Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 | 12 | |
Select 12 credits by placement audition from the following: * | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
| Jazz Pedagogy | 2 | |
| Jazz Pedagogy | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 15 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| History and Repertory ** | 9 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| Jazz Listening | 2 | |
| Introduction to Jazz Listening | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Jazz Theory | 3 | |
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | 4 | |
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Jazz Arranging | 4 | |
| Jazz Arranging I | ||
| Jazz Arranging II | ||
| Jazz History | 3 | |
| History of Jazz | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class (taken for 8 semesters) | ||
| * | Placement by audition in one, two, or all three of the courses listed. |
| ** | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
Keyboard Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 | 4 | |
| Keyboard Accompanying (or placement by audition) | ||
| Chamber Music | 4 | |
Select 4 credits of the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Accompanying | 6 | |
Select 6 credits of the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying I | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying II | ||
| Keyboard Accompanying | ||
| Pedagogy | 3 | |
| Piano Pedagogy I | ||
or MUP 425 | Organ Pedagogy | |
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory * | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
Select 9 credits ** | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Choral Conducting I | ||
or MUP 372 | Instrumental Conducting I | |
| Piano Literature | 3 | |
| Piano Literature I | ||
or MUP 414 | Piano Literature II | |
| Keyboard Harmony | 2 | |
| Keyboard Harmony I | ||
MUP 303 (COURSE INACTIVE) | ||
| Orchestration/Counterpoint | 3 | |
| Orchestration | ||
or MUS 439 | Tonal Counterpoint | |
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class (taken for 8 semesters) | ||
| * | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC. |
| ** | May not be Performance or Ensemble. |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
Strings Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 audition placement | ||
| Chamber Music | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Violin Ensemble | ||
| Viola Ensemble | ||
| Camerata | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory * | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
Select 9 credits ** | ||
| Keyboard | 4 | |
| Class Piano 1 | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class 2 | ||
| * | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC. |
| ** | May not be Performance or Ensemble. |
| 1 | Course work through the course listed or proficiency. |
| 2 | Taken for eight semesters |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
Voice Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 | ||
| Diction | 4 | |
| Italian and Latin Diction for Singers | ||
| English Diction for Singers | ||
| French Diction for Singers | ||
| German Diction for Singers | ||
| Voice Pedagogy | 3 | |
| Principles of Vocal Pedagogy * | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Languages | 16 | |
10 credits as listed below | ||
| Beginning French I | ||
| Beginning German I | ||
| Italian for Singers | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory ** | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Opera Techniques | 2 | |
| Opera Performance Techniques | ||
| Song Literature | 3 | |
| Song Literature I | ||
or MUP 427 | Song Literature II | |
| Keyboard | 8 | |
Select 8 credits of the following: | ||
| Class Piano 1 | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Music Performance Elective | 1 | |
Select 2 credits | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class (taken for 8 semesters) | ||
| * | Pending verification. |
| ** | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC. |
| 1 | Maximum 8 credit hours: 4 credits of secondary piano beyond MUP 134 or proficiency. If proficiency is achieved prior to MUP 134, Secondary Piano Studies may begin for a total of four semesters, which would include MUP 153, MUP 253, and two semesters of MUP 353, one credit each semester. |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
Woodwinds Concentration Requirements
- 120 credit hours
| 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 | ||
| Chamber Music | 4 | |
Select 4 credits of the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Flute Ensemble | ||
| Saxophone Ensemble | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Recitals | ||
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Music Theory I | ||
| Music Theory II | ||
| Ear-Training I | ||
| Ear-Training II | ||
| Music Theory III | ||
| Music Theory IV | ||
| Ear-Training III | ||
| Ear-Training IV | ||
| History and Repertory * | 12 | |
| Musicology Research † | ||
| History of Western Music II †† | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music ††† | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
Select 9 credits ** | ||
| Keyboard | 4 | |
| Class Piano 1 | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
MUP 402 | ||
| Music Technology | 1 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Repertoire Class | 8 | |
| Repertoire Class (taken for 8 semesters) | ||
| * | 3 credits in concentration, 9 credits toward GEC |
| ** | May not be Performance or Ensemble. |
| 1 | Course work through the level of the course listed or proficiency. |
| † | Counts toward GEC GPR requirement. |
| †† | Counts toward GEC GFA requirement. |
| ††† | Counts toward GEC GHP requirement. |
College of Visual and Performing Arts Minor Requirement
Students pursuing a B.M. degree in Performance in the School of Music 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 of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and students are encouraged to seek advice from CVPA advisors when making this choice. Any B.M. student who is pursuing a double major is exempt from this requirement.