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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, B.M.


The Bachelor of Music degree focuses on preparing students for careers in performance, in church music, and as private teachers.

Primary Performance Areas:


Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds, Guitar, Voice, Keyboard, and Strings.

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours


(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours )

Core Curriculum Specifics


Creative Arts:

MUSC 2733 - Introduction to Western and World Music  

Writing Proficiency Requirement


Graduation requirements at Midwestern State University include passing the Writing Proficiency Exam, to be taken after the student has completed 60 hours of coursework and before they have accrued 90 hours. Students failing the exam must pass ENGL 2113 - Intermediate Composition & Grammar .

Major in Music


Applied Music - Primary - 12 hours


(2 semesters at 1_ _2-level; 2 semesters at 2_ _2-level; 2 semesters at 3_ _2-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Applied Music - Secondary - 4 hours


(2 semesters at 1_ _1-level; 2 semesters at 2_ _1-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Major Ensemble - 8 hours


MUSC: Major Ensemble (2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level; 2 semesters at 3000-level; 2 semesters at 4000-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Secondary Ensemble - 4 hours


MUSC: Secondary Ensemble (2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Piano Proficiency - 0-4 hours


(sufficient hours to pass proficiency examination):

MUSC/AMUS Advanced Electives - 9 hours


Total Semester Hours 122-126


Voice - 12 hours


(2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level; 2 semesters at 3000-level)

University Singers - 8 hours


(2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level; 2 semesters at 3000-level; 2 semesters at 4000-level)

Opera Workshop - 4 hours


(1 semester at 1000-level; 1 semester at 2000-level; 1 semester at 3000-level; 1 semester at 4000-level)

Piano Proficiency - 0-4 hours


(sufficient hours to pass proficiency examination):

MUSC/AMUS Advanced Electives - 2 hours


Total Semester Hours 123-127


Applied Music - Primary - 12 hours


(2 semesters at 1_ _2-level; 2 semesters at 2_ _2-level; 2 semesters at 3_ _2-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Applied Music - Secondary - 4 hours


(2 semesters at 1_ _1-level; 2 semesters at 2_ _1-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Major Ensemble - 8 hours


MUSC: Major Ensemble (2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level; 2 semesters at 3000-level; 2 semesters at 4000-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

Secondary Ensemble - 4 hours


MUSC: Secondary Ensemble (2 semesters at 1000-level; 2 semesters at 2000-level) (See course listing in the Music Department )

MUSC/AMUS Advanced Electives - 3 hours


Total Semester Hours 122