Curriculum Details

Major Requirements (97 credits)

Major requirements for the BM in Performance (East-West Music) comprises applied instrument, ensemble, musicianship, theory, and history and literature coursework. Students are also expected complete a junior and senior recital as well as a capstone experience related to their studies.

General Education (29 credits)

All undergraduate students are required to complete a minimum of 40 credits of General Education (Gen Ed). Students of the BM program in Performance (East-West Music) will, through their required major courses, fulfill the 5 credit requirement for Art & Aesthetics and 6 credit requirement for Humanities. This means students must take an additional 29 credits in Gen Ed courses from the LAS Department to complete the Gen Ed Core requirements.

Degree Specified Courses for the Gen Ed
Degree Specified Courses for the Gen Ed
Code Course Title Credits Gen Ed Area
MUS211A Advanced Western Music Theory A 2 Art and Aesthetics
MUS211B Advanced Western Music Theory B 2 Art and Aesthetics
MUS146 History of Western Music (Overview) 1 Art and Aesthetics
MUS147 History of Western Music (Medieval–Early Baroque) 2 Humanities
MUS246 History of Western Music (High Baroque–Classical) 2 Humanities
MUS247 History of Western Music (Romantic—Contemporary) 2 Humanities
Free Electives (9 credits)

Students are required to take an additional 9 credits in courses of their choice offered by the College.

Electives that are offered by the Music Department are provided in the table below.

Free Electives (9 credits)
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisite(s)
MUS125R* Studio Piano I 1 Instructor consent
MUS225R* Studio Piano II 1 Instructor consent
MUS325R* Studio Piano III 1 Instructor consent
MUS425R* Studio Piano IV 2 Instructor consent
MUS131 Introduction to Music Technology 3
MUS332 Orchestral Conducting 2
MUS312 Orchestration 2
MUS326A Chinese Instrument Class A 1
MUS326B Chinese Instrument Class B 1 MUS326A
MUS155 Music Practicum I 3 Instructor consent
MUS255 Music Practicum II 3 Instructor consent
MUS355 Music Practicum III 3 Instructor consent
MUS352 Independent Study in Music 1–4 Instructor consent
MUS371 Internship 1–3 Instructor consent
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