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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Performance, Organ Applied Emphasis (B.M.)

Vocal: Byron Jones, Associate Professor of Music
Ruebush Hall, Room 142, (540) 665-4599, bjones@su.edu

Instrumental: Timothy Roberts, Professor of Music
Armstrong Hall, Room 18B, (540) 665-5566, troberts3@su.edu,

Keyboard: John O’Conor, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Music
Ruebush Hall, Room 212, (540) 665-4628, joconor@su.edu

The Bachelor of Music in Performance curriculum is designed for the exceptionally talented performer seeking a career as a concert artist, and/or teaching in higher education, or as an independent music teacher. Exacting standards are required for such a career and performance students should plan to continue study at the graduate level.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Bachelor of Music in Performance will be able to:

demonstrate musicianship and the ability to perform a wide range of repertoire in solo and ensemble performances at a superior level;
demonstrate knowledge of music theory and music history;
demonstrate knowledge of career options for a classical performer/teacher;
demonstrate entrepreneurial and technologic skills required for the 21st Century classical performer/teacher.

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

APOG 103 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 101 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters of choral ensemble required) (Domain 2 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 101 Introduction to Music Theory Credit(s): 3 *
MUTC 107 Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation I Credit(s): 1
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3 (Domain 7 )

Total: 16.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

APOG 103 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 101 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters of choral ensemble required) (Domain 2 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 102 Diatonic Harmony and Simple Forms Credit(s): 3 *
MUTC 108 Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation II Credit(s): 1
MUTC 109 Ear Training I Credit(s): 2 *
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Quantitative Literacy Elective Credit(s): 3 (Domain 3 )

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

APOG 203 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 201 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters of choral ensemble required) (Domain 2 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 331 Piano Pedagogy I Credit(s): 2 ^(ALT)
MUTC 201 Chromatic Harmony and Compound Forms Credit(s): 3
MUTC 208 Ear Training II Credit(s): 2 *
PALM 312 Arts Marketing and Audience Engagement Credit(s): 3 (Domain 1 )
PRF 201 Health Issues for Artists Credit(s): 0.5

Total: 16.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

APOG 203 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 201 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters of choral ensemble required) (Domain 2 )
MULT 211 Core Western Music History I Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 333 Piano Pedagogy II Credit(s): 2 ^(ALT)
MUTC 202 Post-Tonal Theory Credit(s): 2
MUTC 209 Ear Training III Credit(s): 2
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5

Total: 15.5 credits

3rd Year – Fall

APOG 303 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
MUCO 361 Beginning Choral and Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (Domain 2 )
MULT 407 Organ Literature I Credit(s): 2 ^(ALT)
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Foreign Language Elective Credits: 3 (Select from: French, German or Italian) (Domain 7 )

Music Literature Elective

Select from:

MULT 210 Survey of Early Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 270 Introduction to indigenous Music Cultures Credit(s): 3
MULT 271 Women in Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 272 Introduction to Performance Studies Credit(s): 3
MULT 273 History of Rock Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 274 Introduction to Music and Sound in Film Credit(s): 3
MULT 432 Jazz History Credit(s): 3

Total: 3 credits

Total: 14.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

APOG 303 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (Domain 2 )
MULT 212 Core Western Music History II Credit(s): 3 (Domain 6 )
MULT 408 Organ Literature II Credit(s): 2 ^(ALT)
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 341 Half Recital Credit(s): 1 *
MUPP 400 The Performer in the 21st Century Credit(s): 1
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Foreign Language Elective Credits: 3 (Select from: French, German or Italian) (Domain 7 )

Total: 15 credits

4th Year – Fall

APOG 403 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
MUCO 363 Choral Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 ^(ALT)
or
MUCO 364 Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (Domain 2 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 403 Analysis and Forms Credit(s): 3
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 2

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Spring

APOG 403 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (Domain 2 )
MUPP 302 Performance Seminar: Keyboard Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 440 Full Recital Credit(s): 2 *
The Nature of Science Elective Credit(s): 3 (Domain 4 )
Moral Reasoning Elective Credit(s): 3 (Domain 5 )
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 2

Total: 14.5 credits

Degree Total: 122 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

(ALT) Offered on alternating schedule; consult with advisor.

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Performance, Organ Applied Emphasis (B.M.)

Program Outcomes

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

Total: 16.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

Total: 16.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

Total: 15.5 credits

3rd Year – Fall

Music Literature Elective

Total: 3 credits

Total: 14.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

Total: 15 credits

4th Year – Fall

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Spring

Total: 14.5 credits

Degree Total: 122 credits