Music - Performance Instrumental, BM

Pioneer Success Seminar

Required Course: 1

• WPU 1011 Pioneer First Year Success Seminar Credits: 1.0

University Core Curriculum (Music: Performance & Jazz Studies)

Required Credits: 31

Bachelor of Music students complete a modified University Core Curriculum:

One (1) University Core Curriculum Area 2B course is required: ENG 1100  

Rather than completing one course in each of University Core Curriculum Areas 2A, 2C, 3A and 3B, Bachelor of Music students take two (2) courses from any of these areas. The two (2) courses must be from two (2) different disciplines and cannot be music courses.

Bachelor of Music students take on only one (1) course from University Core Curriculum Area 3C, Ways of Knowing; Social and Behavioral Sciences.

For Jazz Studies students, the following University Core Curriculum courses are suggested:

• UCC Area 4, Diversity and Justice: MUSI 3180  
• UCC Area 6, Global Awareness: MUSI 2140  or MUSI 2160  

University Core Curriculum requirements and courses.  

Bachelor of Music Core Requirements (Performance)

Required Credits: 27

• MUSI 1580 Music Technology I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 1600 Music Theory I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 1800 Ear Training I Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 1610 Music Theory II Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 1810 Ear Training II Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 2600 Music Theory III Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2800 Ear Training III Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 2610 Music Theory IV Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2810 Ear Training IV Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 3800 Ear Training V Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 3810 Ear Training VI Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 2170 Music History and Literature I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2180 Music History and Literature II Credits: 3.0

Basic Conducting Requirement

Credits Required: 3

• MUSI 3200 Basic Conducting Credits: 3.0

Performance Course Requirements

Required Credits: 24

• MUSP 1900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 1910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 3900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 3910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 4900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 4910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2700 Sophomore Recital Performance Credits: 0.0
• MUSP 3000 Junior Recital Bm Performance Credits: .0
• MUSP 3700 Junior Recital Performance I Credits: .0
• MUSP 3710 Junior Recital Performance II Credits: .0
• MUSP 4000 Senior Recital Bm Performance-Evening Credits: .0
• MUSP 4700 Senior Recital Performance- Midday Credits: .0
• MUSP 2990 Performance Proficiency Exam Credits: .0

Large Ensemble Requirement

Required Credits: 8

Take a Large Ensemble course for eight semesters; select from the following:

• MUSP 2110 Concert Band Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2500 University Symphony Credits: 1.0

Chamber Ensemble Requirement

Required Credits: 7

Take a Chamber Ensemble course for seven (7) semesters; choose from the following:

• MUSP 2330 New Music Ensemble Credits: 1.0

Functional Class Piano Requirement

Required Credits: 4

• MUSP 1640 Functional Class Piano I Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 1650 Functional Class Piano II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2640 Functional Class Piano III Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2650 Functional Class Piano IV Credits: 1.0

Performance Seminar Requirement

Required Credits: 8

Take the Performance Seminar course for eight (8) semesters:

• MUSI 4320 Performance Seminar Credits: 1.0

Recital Hour Requirement

Take the Recital Hour course for eight (8) semesters:

• MUSI 0000 Recital Hour Credits: 0.0

Wood Wind, Brass, String Concentration Requirements

Required Credits: 6

• MUSI 4310 Applied Pedagogy Credits: 2.0

•  

  Take one (1) of the following three (3) courses for two (2) semesters:

• MUSI 3310 Brass Literature Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3300 Woodwind Literature Credits: 2.0
• MUSI XXXX String Literature Credits: 2.0

Technology Intensive Requirement (Music)

Required Courses: 2

One (1) Technology Intensive course is completed as part of the major requirements: MUSI 1580  

One (1) additional Technology Intensive course is required for graduation.

Technology Intensive requirement and courses.    

Writing Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the University Core Curriculum, Area 2B: ENG 1100  

Three (3) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

Click here for Writing Intensive requirement and courses .