Music - Instrumental Emphasis, B.M.

General Education Core (36-37 Credits)

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• Core Course Requirements 16-17 credits
• Knowledge Areas Requirements 16 credits (Must take MUSC 1010 )

University Requirements

Music Core Requirements (43 Credits)

• MUSC 0990 - Recital Attendance 0 credits (8 semesters of SUU attendance)
• MUSC 1410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I 3 credits
• MUSC 1120 - Music Theory II 3 credits
• MUSC 1130 - Aural Skills I 1 credits
• MUSC 1140 - Aural Skills II 1 credits
• MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III 3 credits
• MUSC 2130 - Aural Skills III 1 credits
• MUSC 2140 - Aural Skills IV 1 credits
• MUSC 2350 - Fundamentals of Conducting 2 credits
• MUSC 2410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 3070 - Form and Analysis 3 credits
• MUSC 3410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits)
• MUSC 3500 - Music History I 3 credits
• MUSC 3510 - Music History II 3 credits
• MUSC 3530 - Twentieth Century Music: History & Theory 3 credits
• MUSC 3800 - Junior Recital 0 credits
• MUSC 4410 - Individual Applied Music Instruction 2 credits (course must be repeated, for a total of 4 credits, to meet degree requirements)
• MUSC 4800 - Senior Recital 0 credits

Other Requirements

1. Music Theory: Students must be enrolled concurrently in Music Theory and Aural Skills classes.
2. Piano Proficiency: Students must pass a piano proficiency exam. MUSC 1150  & MUSC 1160  may be taken to assist in preparation for the exam.
3. Junior/Senior Recitals: the B.M. Degree requires a junior year half recital and a senior year full recital. Students must enroll in applied music each semester until the recital requirement is met.
4. In order to move to upper level study (3410) the student must pass the Sophomore Gateway.
5. All music majors must take Introduction to Music (MUSC 1010 ) as a prerequisite for MUSC 3500  and MUSC 3510 . MUSC 1010  may be used to fulfill the Fine Arts GE Requirement.
6. To fulfill all graduation requirements, all zero credit courses must appear on the transcript.
7. Each major or minor in music is required to abide by the policies and procedures set up in the Departmental Student Handbook. http://www.suu.edu/pva/music/handbook.html
8. Foreign Language Requirement: four semesters of a foreign language are required for the BM degree in voice; two semesters of a foreign language are required for the BM degree in Instrumental music; one semester is required for the BM degree in piano performance. The foreign language requirement may be distributed among French and/or German.
9. Every student is required to pass all classes in their major with a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher, except Applied Music which requires a “B” (3.0) or higher.