Jul 26, 2025  
2025-26 Catalog 
    
2025-26 Catalog

Music, B.M.

Location(s): Main Campus


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The Music program offers a 120-credit Bachelor of Music degree with concentrations in Music Education, Performance, and Business. Bachelor of Music candidates must complete the core curriculum, music core courses, and the appropriate coursework in the concentration to graduate.

Learning outcomes

By completing the Bachelor of Music degree, students will:

  • Develop a strong foundation in the theory and history of music;
  • Select one or more musical concentrations - Performance, Education, or Busi­ness - and develop foundational skills in that area;
  • Further develop their skills as a singer or instrumentalist;
  • Possess sufficient musical acumen to make creative contributions to musical performances and ensembles;
  • Further their ability to work in, learn from, and teach groups composed of learners from diverse backgrounds and with multiple skill levels;
  • Be able to connect musical knowledge with the learning occurring in the general education component of the undergraduate curriculum.

Juries

At the discretion of the applied music faculty, in consultation with the program direc­tor, music majors will take an examination in their major applied area before a music faculty jury during the final examination period of each semester.

Curriculum requirements - 120 credits


General education requirements - 43 credits


Music core courses - 62 credits


Applied music lessons (primary instrument) - 8 credits


Ensembles - 8 credits


Students must be enrolled in at least one ensemble each semester.

Other requirements - 0 credits


Note:


This course should be taken more than once for a total of 8 credits
2 You must take MUSC 103 twice, plus 6 credits of other ensembles
3 Weekly seminar participation for 6 semesters

Concentrations - 15 credits


Students may select one of the following concentrations:

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