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PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC - UNDERGRADUATE
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MUSICOLOGY – Dept. Code: MCY

There is currently no Bachelor’s degree available in Musicology.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

The mission of the Bachelor of Arts in Music is to provide students with the highest quality education possible in music, provide a broad education in the liberal arts, and provide in-depth study in an academic area outside of the Frost School of Music.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• Students will acquire a thorough knowledge of music theory and music history, and develop advanced competence in musical performance.

• They will develop the ability to think, speak, and write clearly with the capacity to explain and defend their views effectively and rationally based on substantive knowledge of the liberal arts.

• The student will acquire competency in a selected non-music academic area that includes a broad understanding of the area and contemporary thought within the area.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Arts in Music

MAJOR

Bachelor of Arts in Music (BAM)

The Bachelor of Arts in music degree is a non-professional degree designed for talented musicians who wish to pursue a broad liberal arts education. Curriculum flexibility affords students the opportunity for a variety of pre-professional studies, including premedical and prelegal. A minor outside the Frost School of Music is required.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC (Sample Curriculum)

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
Instrument/Voice (A Level)
1
Instrument/Voice (B Level)
1
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
*MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
+*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
*MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
Ensemble(s)
1
Ensemble(s)
1
***Music Elective
1
***Music Elective
1
ENG 106 English Composition II
3
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
MTH 103 Finite Mathematics (or higher level)
3
**MTH 101 Algebra for College Students
3
Natural World Elective
3
Natural World or People and Society Elective
3
People and Society Elective
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL
18
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
Instrument/Voice (C Level)
1
Instrument/Voice (D Level)
1
*MTC 211 Music Theory III
2
*MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
*MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
Ensemble(s)
1
Ensemble(s)
1
***Music Elective
1
***Music Elective
1
Humanities Elective
3
Humanities Elective
3
Foreign Language
3
Foreign Language
3
People and Society Elective
3
Minor
3
Minor
3
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
18
   
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
Instrument/Voice (E Level)
1
Instrument/Voice (F Level)
1
MTC 311 Analysis and Experience or
MTC 312 Twentieth Century Techniques
3
MTC 416 Orchestration or
MTC 515 Choral Arranging
3
Ensemble(s)
1
Ensemble(s)
1
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods
3
MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
Arts Elective
3
Music Elective
3
Minor
6
Arts Elective
3
TOTAL
17
Natural World Elective
3
    TOTAL
17
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
Instrument/Voice (G Level)
1
Instrument/Voice (H Level)
1
Ensemble(s)
1
Ensemble(s)
1
Music Elective
1
Minor or Academic Elective
3
Minor
3
Elective (300 level or higher)
3
Elective (300 level or higher)
3
Natural World or People and Society Elective
3
Non-Music Electives
6
Non-Music Electives
6
People and Society Elective
3
TOTAL
17
TOTAL
18
   

NOTE:  Many students take 2 credits of Instrument/Voice in order to receive a full hour lesson per week (1 credit lessons are a half hour per week.)

* Must pass with grade of C or above.

** Required if math placement is MTH 101 or lower

*** Cannot be satisfied by ensembles

+ MVP 105 Prerequisite for vocalists (Must pass with grade of C or above).

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