Voice Performance, B. MUS.

General Education Requirements - 41 Credit Hours

Music and Fine Arts majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Fine Art Requirement: Music and Fine Arts majors fulfill the two-hour Fine Arts elective through major study.
• Global Studies Requirement: MUS 3003 - World Music  is required as the Global Elective.
• Science Requirement: PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music  is required as the Science Elective.

Required Bachelor of Music Core - 30 Credit Hours

• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar (every semester with Applied Study)
• MUS 1113 - Music Theory I
• MUS 1123 - Music Theory II
• MUS 1131 - Aural Skills I
• MUS 1141 - Aural Skills II
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam
• MUS 2113 - Music Theory III
• MUS 2131 - Aural Skills III
• MUS 2133 - Music Theory IV
• MUS 2141 - Aural Skills IV
• MUS 2480 - Studio Recital
• MUS 3253 - Music History I
• MUS 3263 - Music History II
• MUS 3273 - Music History III
• MUS 3480 - Junior Recital
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting
• MUS 4480 - Senior Recital/Project
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation

Major Courses - 18 Credit Hours

• FRN 1123 - Elementary French II (2nd Semester)
• GRN 1123 - Elementary German II (2nd Semester)
• MUS 3171 - Singer’s Diction I
• MUS 3181 - Singer’s Diction II
• MUS 3112 - Vocal Literature—Aria
• MUS 3122 - Vocal Literature—Art Song
• MUS 3021 - Opera Workshop (repeated course: 2 Credit Hours required)
• MUS 4333 - Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS 4341 - Vocal Pedagogy Lab

Performance Requirements - 34 Credit Hours

• Voice Major (14 Credit Hours)
• Class Piano or Applied Secondary Area (4 Credit Hours, minimum) Continuous piano study required until the piano proficiency exam is passed.
• Oratorio Chorus (8 Credit Hours, minimum)
• Second Ensemble (8 Credit Hours, minimum) In addition to Oratorio Chorus, all Voice Performance majors are required to take Concert Choir; when space is not available, Women’s Chorale or an appropriate ensemble for male singers is to be substituted.

Elective Music Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Ensembles may not be used to fulfill elective course requirements. Dance and Theatre courses may count as music electives.

Note:

*Six additional required credit hours are needed to meet the 135 total and the 33 upper-level.

Sample Degree Plan

Voice Performance B.Mus. Degree Plan