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 - 32 Credit Hours

• MUS 0110 - Recital Seminar 0 Credit Hour(s) (every semester with Applied Study)
• MUS 1021 - Introduction to Music Listening 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1113 - Tonal Harmony I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1123 - Tonal Harmony II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1131 - Musicianship Skills I 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1141 - Musicianship Skills II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1213 - Computer Applications in Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 1480 - Piano Proficiency Exam 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2113 - Advanced Harmony & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2131 - Advanced Musicianship Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2133 - Form & Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2141 - Musicianship IV 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 2480 - Studio Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3253 - Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3263 - Music History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3273 - Music History III 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3480 - Junior Recital 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3552 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4480 - Senior Recital/Project 0 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4980 - Recital Attendance Documentation 0 Credit Hour(s)

Major Courses - 18 Credit Hours

• FRN 1123 - Elementary French II 3 Credit Hour(s) (2nd Semester)
• GRN 1123 - Elementary German II 3 Credit Hour(s) (2nd Semester)
• MUS 3171 - Singer’s Diction I 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3181 - Singer’s Diction II 1 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3112 - Vocal Literature—Aria 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3122 - Vocal Literature—Art Song 2 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 3021 - Opera Workshop 1 Credit Hour(s) (repeated course: 2 Credit Hours required)
• MUS 4333 - Vocal Pedagogy 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MUS 4341 - Vocal Pedagogy Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)

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.

Note:

*Six additional required credit hours are needed to meet the 137 total and the 33 upper-level.

Sample Degree Plan

Voice Performance B.Mus. Degree Plan