Performance, B.M.
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 and Percussion
- Composition
- Jazz
- Keyboard
- Popular Music and Technology
- 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 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| 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 Capstone | ||
| Principal Performance Area | 10 | |
Select 10 credits of Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from ENS Prefix | ||
| Digital Music Composition | 3 | |
| Digital Music Composition I | ||
or MUP 345 | Digital Music Composition II | |
| Orchestration | 3 | |
| Orchestration | ||
| Music Support Courses | 9 | |
| Analysis of Western European Post-Tonal Music and Related Traditions | ||
| Tonal Counterpoint | ||
| Music of the Twentieth Century | ||
| Junior Recital | 0 | |
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| 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 | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Musicology Research | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music | ||
| Keyboard ** | 4 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano ** | ||
| Conducting | 1 | |
Select 1 credit from the following | ||
| Instrumental Conducting I | ||
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Composition Seminar | ||
| Composition Seminar 1 | ||
- *
Taken for two semesters for a total of 6 credits.
- **
4 credits of coursework through MUP 134 or proficiency. Not required of keyboard principals.
- 1
Taken for seven semesters at 0 or 1 credits. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
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 | 10 | |
Select 8 credits by placement audition from the following: * | ||
| Chamber Music ** | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
Choose 2 credits from the following (many require audition): * | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Steelpan Ensemble | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Indian Music | ||
| Middle Eastern Ensemble | ||
| Spartan Voices | ||
| University Chorale | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Sinfonia | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| University Band | ||
| University Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 14 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| Aural Skills II | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions III | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions IV | ||
| History and Repertory | 15 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Musicology Research | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| 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: 1 | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Jazz Arranging II | ||
| Audio Recording I | ||
| Recital | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
- *
Placement by audition in one, two, or all three of the courses listed.
- **
Must take ENS 348-02
- 1
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 transcripted as credit with no grade assigned. Students should fill in the consortium request form found at the registrar’s office).
Keyboard 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 | ||
| Chamber Music | 4 | |
Select 4 credits of the following: | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Keyboard Accompanying | 4 | |
Select 4 credits of the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying I | ||
| Fundamentals of Keyboard Accompanying II | ||
| Keyboard Accompanying | ||
| Service Playing for Organists | ||
| Pedagogy | 3 | |
| Piano Pedagogy I | ||
or MUP 425 | Organ Pedagogy | |
or MUP 417 | Piano Pedagogy II | |
| Recitals | 1 | |
| Recital | ||
| Recital | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Keyboard Harmony II | ||
| Orchestration/Counterpoint | 3 | |
| Orchestration | ||
or MUS 439 | Tonal Counterpoint | |
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Repertoire Class | ||
| Repertoire Class ** | ||
- *
May not be Performance or Ensemble.
- **
Taken for 8 semesters.
Popular Music and Technology Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Performance Area | 19 | |
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Singer Songwriting (repeated once, 6 credits) * | ||
| Capstone Project | ||
Select 2 additional Performance Studies credits from the following: | ||
| Class Voice | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Beginning Guitar | ||
| Beginning Piano | ||
| Beginning Ukulele | ||
| Popular Music Performance | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Ensemble | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from ENS classes | ||
| Composition and Improvisation | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Composition Skills ** | ||
| Performance Studies 1 | ||
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Free Improvisation | ||
| Jazz Arranging I | ||
| Jazz Arranging II | ||
| Technology | 9 | |
Select 9 credits from the following: | ||
| Making Music with Computers | ||
| Audiovisual Demos For Musicians | ||
| Modular Sound Synthesis | ||
| Digital Music Composition I | ||
| Digital Music Composition II | ||
| Audio Recording I | ||
| Music Technology in Performance | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 13 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Aural Skills II | ||
| Introduction to Jazz Listening | ||
| Principles of Jazz Theory | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Musicology Research | ||
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Topics in Pop Music | ||
| Topics in Hip Hop | ||
| Jazz Appreciation | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| Music for Film | ||
| Music Cultures of the World | ||
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| History of Electronic 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 | ||
| Music Electives | 5 | |
Select 5 credits of MUS electives not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
- *
MUP 325 must be repeated once to fulfill Performance requirements. Up to 6 credits may be counted toward the degree.
- **
May be repeated for credit.
- 1
Only MUP 153 in Composition may be used for this requirement.
Strings 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 | ||
| 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 | 16 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| Aural Skills II | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions III | ||
| Aural Skills III | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions IV | ||
| Aural Skills IV | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Musicology Research | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 7 | |
Select 7 credits from MUS, MUE, MUP, or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
| Keyboard ** | 4 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| 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.
- **
Course work through MUP 134 or proficiency.
Voice 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 | 8 | |
Select 8 credits from the following: | ||
| Spartan Voices | ||
| University Chorale | ||
| Coro di Belle Voci | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Diction | 4 | |
| Italian and Latin Diction for Singers | ||
| English Diction for Singers | ||
| French Diction for Singers | ||
| German Diction for Singers | ||
| Languages | 10 | |
| Beginning French I | ||
| Beginning German I | ||
| Italian for Singers | ||
| Song Literature | 3 | |
| Song Literature I | ||
or MUP 427 | Song Literature II | |
| Piano Proficiency | 4 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Secondary Piano Lessons | 4 | |
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| Aural Skills II | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions III | ||
| Aural Skills III | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions IV | ||
| Aural Skills IV | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Musicology Research | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| American Music | ||
| Music Support Courses | 10 | |
| Technology for Musicians I | ||
| Choral Conducting I | ||
| Opera Performance Techniques | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Principles of Vocal Pedagogy | ||
- *
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters at 0 or 1 credits. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
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 | ||
| University Band | ||
| University Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
Choose 3 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 | ||
Choose 1 additional credit from the following: | ||
| Steelpan Ensemble | ||
| University Symphony Orchestra | ||
| University Band | ||
| University Wind Ensemble | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Casella Sinfonietta | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Period Music Ensembles | ||
| Old Time Ensemble | ||
| Indian Music | ||
| Middle Eastern Ensemble | ||
| Sinfonia | ||
| Jazz Ensemble I | ||
| Jazz Ensemble II | ||
| Piano Proficiency | 4 | |
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Class Piano | ||
| Musicianship Skills and Analysis | 16 | |
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions I | ||
| Aural Skills I | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions II | ||
| Aural Skills II | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions III | ||
| Aural Skills III | ||
| Analysis of Western European Music and Related Traditions IV | ||
| Aural Skills IV | ||
| History and Repertory | 12 | |
| Musicology Research | ||
| History of Western Music II | ||
| History of Western Music III | ||
| 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 | 11-12 | |
At least 2 courses chosen from the following list. Other courses to reach 11-12 credits should be from MUS or VPA courses not already required by the major and concentration. | ||
| Body Mapping: What Every Performer Needs to Know About the Body | ||
| Alexandr Technque for Perfrmrs | ||
| Introduction to Contemporary Dance | ||
| Jazz Dance I | ||
| African Dance I | ||
- *
MUP 301 is taken for eight semesters at 0 or 1 credits. At minimum 0 credit registrations are required for the degree.
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 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) | ||
- *
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