Music - Performance Jazz/Classical, 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

Required Credits: 39

• 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 2820 Jazz Ear Training I Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 2610 Music Theory IV Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2830 Jazz Ear Training II Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 1710 Jazz Improvisation I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 1720 Jazz Improvisation II Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2170 Music History and Literature I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2180 Music History and Literature II Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2730 Jazz History and Analysis I Credits: 3.0
• MUSI 2740 Jazz History and Analyisis II Credits: 3.0

Applied Lesson and Performance Requirements

Required Credits: 30

• Two (2) of the following First Year Applied Lessons:

• MUSP 1900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 1910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 1940 Applied Music Major: Jazz Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 1950 Applied Music Major: Jazz Credits: 3.0

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  Two (2) of the following Second Year Applied Lessons:

• MUSP 2900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2940 Applied Music Major: Jazz Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 2950 Applied Mus Major Jazz Credits: 3.0

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  Two (2) of the following Third Year Applied Lessons:

• MUSP 3900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 3910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 3940 Applied Music Major Jazz Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 3950 Applied Music Major Jazz Credits: 3.0

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  Two (2) of the following Fourth Year Applied Lessons:

• MUSP 4900 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 4910 Applied Music Major BM Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 4940 Applied Music Major: Jazz Credits: 3.0
• MUSP 4950 Applied Music Major: Jazz Credits: 3.0

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  All of the following:

• MUSP 1800 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 1810 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2800 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2810 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 3800 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 3810 Applied Music Minor Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2700 Sophomore Recital Performance Credits: 0.0
• 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

Functional Class Piano Requirement

Required Credits: 4

Not required for students in the Piano Concentration

• MUSP 1640 Functional Class Piano I Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 1650 Functional Class Piano II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2680 Functional Class Piano Jazz I Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2690 Functional Class Piano - Jazz II Credits: 1.0

Performance Seminar Requirement

Required Credits: 4

Take the Performance Seminar course for four (4) semesters:

• MUSI 4320 Performance Seminar Credits: 1.0

Classical Large Ensemble Requirement

Required Credits: 4

Take a Large Ensemble course four (4) times; select from the following:

• MUSP 2000 Concert Choir Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2110 Concert Band Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2500 University Symphony Credits: 1.0

Classical Chamber Ensemble Requirement

Required Credits: 4

Take a Chamber Ensemble course four (4) times; select from the following:

Jazz Ensemble Requirement

Required Credits: 8

Take a Jazz Ensemble course eight (8) times, select from the following:

• MUSP 1420 Freshman Chamber Jazz Ensemble II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 1440 Freshman Chamber Jazz Ensemble IV Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2420 Sophmore Chamber Jazz Ens II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 2440 Sophmore Chamber Jazz Ens IV Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 3420 Junior Chamber Jazz Ens II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 3440 Junior Chamber Jazz Ensemble IV Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 4420 Senior Chamber Jazz Ensemble II Credits: 1.0
• MUSP 4440 Senior Chamber Jazz Ensemble IV Credits: 1.0

Recital Hour Requirement

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

• MUSI 0000 Recital Hour Credits: 0.0

Instrumental Concentration

Required Credits: 6

• MUSI 4310 Applied Pedagogy Credits: 2.0

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  Take four (4) credits from the following:

• MUSI 3300 Woodwind Literature Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3310 Brass Literature Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3320 Percussion Literature Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3330 Guitar Literature Credits: 2.0

Piano Concentration

Required Credits:10

• MUSI 3360 Piano Literature I Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3370 Piano Literature II Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 4360 Piano Pedagogy I Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 4370 Piano Pedagogy II Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 4390 Piano Tuning Credits: 3.0

Voice Concentration

Required Credits: 10

• MUSI 1340 English Diction for Singers Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 1350 Italian Diction for Singers Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 2340 German Diction for Singers Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 2350 French Diction for Singers Credits: 1.0
• MUSI 3340 Vocal Literature I Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 3350 Vocal Literature II Credits: 2.0
• MUSI 4340 Vocal Pedagogy 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 (Jazz)

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Wiriting Intensive course is completed for University Core Curriculum Area 2B: ENG 1100  

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the major requiements: MUSI 2740  

Two (2) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

Writing Intensive requirement and courses.