Music Performance: Vocal Emphasis, B.M.

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This major is administered by the Department of Music .

Consists of 86-88 credits.

Admitted by audition only. Your performance proficiency will be reviewed at the end of your freshman year for permission to continue. In your first semester, with your applied teacher’s approval, you may audition to enter the performance degree program in the second semester of the freshman year. You must complete MUS 246 or Level 100 of applied piano and complete the 400 level of study in voice. You must perform a half recital in your junior year in voice and give a senior recital. The senior recital (MUS 498 ), taken in conjunction with 400-level applied lessons, satisfies the Capstone Experience requirement.

Applied music, 24 credits

Take 8 credits from

MUS 262 - Applied Music II -Voice 2 or 4 cr.
MUS 162 - Applied Music I - Voice 2 or 4 cr.

Take 16 credits from

MUS 362 - Applied Music III - Voice 2 or 4 cr.
MUS 462 - Applied Music IV - Voice 2 or 4 cr.

Applied Piano, 4-6 credits

MUS 146 - Group Piano I 2 cr.
MUS 147 - Group Piano II 2 cr.
MUS 246 - Group Piano III 2 cr.
OR
MUS 160 - Applied Music I - Piano 2 or 4 cr.

Theory, 20 credits

MUS 110 - Musicianship I 3 cr.
MUS 111 - Musicianship II 3 cr.
MUS 112 - Aural Musicianship I 1 cr.
MUS 113 - Aural Musicianship II 1 cr.
MUS 210 - Musicianship III 3 cr.
MUS 212 - Aural Musicianship III 1 cr.
MUS 310 - Composition 3 cr.
MUS 410 - Form and Analysis 3 cr. or
MUS 413 - Schenkerian Analysis and Tonal Form 3 cr.

Take 2 credits from

MUS 379 - Applied Music III - Composition 2 or 4 cr.
MUS 394 - Advanced Choral Conducting 2 cr.

Note

Placement exam required.If insufficient background, MUS 109 is prerequisite.

Conducting, 2 credits

MUS 317 - Conducting 2 cr.

Music literature and history, 12 credits

MUS 220 - Introduction to Music Literature 3 cr.
MUS 320 - 19th Century Music 3 cr.
MUS 321 - 20th Century Music 3 cr.
MUS 422 - Song Literature 3 cr.

Pedagogy, 2 credits

MUS 492 - Voice Pedagogy 2 cr.

Large ensemble, 8 credits

MUS 341 - Large Ensemble: Choir 1 or 2 cr.

Note

Take 1 credit per semester (see Note 3 ).

Opera workshop, 2 credits

MUS 390 - Opera Workshop 1 cr.

Diction I and II, 2 credits

MUS 302 - Diction for Singers I 1 cr.
MUS 303 - Diction for Singers II 1 cr.

World Languages, 8 credits

Note

If you’re seeking a B.M. in Vocal Performance you may choose to take either (1) two semesters of one language (French or German), or (2) one semester of each language (French and German). You may also verify proficiency in these languages through credit by examination. Contact the Department of World Languages and Literatures for testing times at the beginning of each term.

Entrepreneurship, 2 credits

MUS 418 - Music Entrepreneurship 2 cr.

Recital, 0 credits

MUS 398 - Half Recital 0-1 cr.
MUS 498 - Recital 0-1 cr.

Communication in the Major

MUS 418 - Music Entrepreneurship 2 cr.
AND

Take at least 4 credits from:

MUS 462 - Applied Music IV - Voice 2 or 4 cr.

Capstone Experience

Your capstone experience will be a senior recital, which will occur during your 400-level applied study in the following course:

MUS 462 - Applied Music IV - Voice 2 or 4 cr.