Department of Music
Course Sequence for Majors in Music
THE MUSIC CORE
MUS 117-118 Sight Singing and Ear Training (4 hours)
MUS 251-252 Elementary Theory of Music (6 hours)
MUS 351-352 Advanced Theory of Music (6 hours)
MUS 355 Contrapuntal Techniques (2 hours)
MUS 307 Form and Analysis (2 hours)
MUS 353-354 History of Music (6 hours)
MUS 101-402 Applied Music (12 hours) *
MUS 444 Senior Recital (1 hour)
MUS 142-443 Music Seminar (1 hour)
ENSEMBLE (8 hours)
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES
FOR EMPHASIS IN VOICE
MUS 271-272 Singer’s Diction (2 hours)
MUS 275-276 Vocal Literature (4 hours)
FOR EMPHASIS IN COMPOSITION
MUS 206 Introduction to Composition (2 hours)
MUS 305-406 Composition (8 hours)
MUS 261 Orchestration (2 hours)
FOR EMPHASIS IN CHORAL CONDUCTING
MUS 264 Introduction to Conducting (2 hours)
MUS 363-464 Conducting (8 hours)
MUS 273-274 Choral Literature (4 hours)
MUS 261 Orchestration (2 hours)
DESIGNATED ELECTIVE
FOR ALL MUSIC MAJORS
ENG 351 Professional Communication
*Some applied areas have required seminar components for which the student must also enroll.
