Music (BA)
Program Mission
The mission of the Music Program is to guide students to various career options in music and to prepare them for entrance into graduate music study. Graduates of the program will have developed their musicianship and performance skills and acquired a knowledge of music as an art form.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will offer solo performances at a technical level and repertoire breadth appropriate to the graduates’ musical emphasis.
- Graduates will experience diverse and multicultural music literature through performance, theoretical analysis, and historical synthesis.
- Graduates will have broad experience in music that represents participation in a variety of academic and performance venues.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Core | ||
| MUSC-1003 | Keyboard I | 1 |
| MUSC-1004 | Keyboard II | 1 |
| MUSC-1010 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC-1011 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC-1020 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSC-1021 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSC-2010 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC-2011 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC-2020 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUSC-2110 | Music Technology | 1 |
| MUSC-3201 | Introduction to Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC-4100 | Music History I: Antiquity to 1750 | 3 |
| MUSC-4110 | Music History Ii: 1750-1900 | 3 |
| MUSC-4120 | Music History III: After 1900 | 3 |
| MUSC-4997 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| MUSC-PIAPR | Piano Proficiency (P/F) | 0 |
| MUSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam (P/F) | 0 |
| MUSC-ATT6 | Concert Attendance 6 (Six semesters) (P) | 0 |
| Applied Music | ||
| Eight semesters (1–2 credits each) of a major instrument resulting in a senior recital | 8-16 | |
| Ensembles | ||
| Eight semesters (1 credit each) of participation in a major ensemble on the principal instrument. 1 | 8 | |
| Music Electives | ||
| Four hours of upper-level music electives | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 49-57 | |
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Voice students are required to enroll in Schola Corvorum, St. Benedict Singers, or St. Scholastica Singers. Wind, brass, and percussion students are required to enroll in Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, or Orchestra. String students are required to enroll in Orchestra. Piano, organ, and guitar students can participate in the major ensemble of their choice.
Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Music
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| MUSC-1010 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC-1020 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSC-1003 | Keyboard I | 1 |
| MUSC-1005 | Class Voice (or Applied Music) | 2 |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT1 | Concert Attendance 1 (P/NP) | 0 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| GNST-1000 | BC Experience | 1 |
| ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
| EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC-1011 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC-1021 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSC-1004 | Keyboard II | 1 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT2 | Concert Attendance 2 (P/NP) | 0 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Aesthetic Experience | 3 | |
| THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MUSC-2010 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC-2020 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT3 | Concert Attendance 3 (P/NP) | 0 |
| PHIL-1750 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
| PHYS-1200 | Acoustics (or other Natural World) | 4 |
| Approved Fitness Activity course | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC-2011 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC-2110 | Music Technology | 1 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT4 | Concert Attendance 4 (P/NP) | 0 |
| Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Philosophical Inquiry | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MUSC-4100 | Music History I: Antiquity to 1750 | 3 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT5 | Concert Attendance 5 (P/NP) | 0 |
| Faith Foundation | 3 | |
| Western Perspective | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC-4110 | Music History Ii: 1750-1900 | 3 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSC-ATT6 | Concert Attendance 6 (P/NP) | 0 |
| MUSC-3997 | Junior Recital (optional P/NP) | 0 |
| Faith Foundation | 3 | |
| Person & Community | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MUSC-3201 | Introduction to Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC-4120 | Music History III: After 1900 | 3 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| Upper-division Music Elective | 2 | |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3 | |
| Written Communication | 3 | |
| Upper-division Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MUSC-4997 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| MUSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam (P/NP) | 0 |
| Applied Music | 2 | |
| Major Ensemble | 1 | |
| Upper-division Music Elective | 2 | |
| Philosophical Inquiry (no. 2) | 3 | |
| Understanding the Natural World | 3 | |
| Upper-division Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 132 | |