Nov 09, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Performance, Wind, String or Percussion Applied Emphasis (B.M.)

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

Instrumental: Garrick Zoeter, Professor of Music
Armstrong Hall, Room 17, (540) 665-4522, gzoeter@su.edu

Keyboard: Alexander Bernstein, Assistant Professor of Music
Ruebush Hall, Room 200, (540) 665-4600, abernste13@su.edu

The Bachelor of Music in Performance curriculum is designed for the exceptionally talented performer seeking a career as a concert artist. 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:

design, develop and complete collaborative projects appropriate to their discipline and career goals;
perform diverse repertoire with advanced levels of musicianship in solo and ensemble settings;
integrate knowledge of music theory, musical analysis and historical musical developments into the preparation and performance of repertoire; and
demonstrate entrepreneurial and technological skills required for the 21st Century classical performer.

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

AP** 103 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
APCP 105 Basic Piano and Keyboard Harmony Skills I Credit(s): 1.5 ^{^}
CONS 105 ShenCommunity Credit(s): .5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 115 Thinking in Key I Credit(s): 3 * (Creative Expression Sphere)
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3

Total: 16.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

AP** 103 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
APCP 106 Basic Piano and Keyboard Harmony Skills II Credit(s): 1.5
CONS 105 ShenCommunity Credit(s): .5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 120 Thinking in Key II Credit(s): 3 *
Quantitative Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 16.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

AP** 203 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
CONS 105 ShenCommunity Credit(s): .5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MULT 211 Core Western Music History I Credit(s): 3 (Social and Behavioral Science Region)
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 215 Thinking in Key III Credit(s): 3 *
Ethical Reasoning Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

2nd Year – Spring

AP** 203 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
CONS 105 ShenCommunity Credit(s): .5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 210 Movement for Musicians Credit(s): 1
MUPP 220 The Performer in the 21st Century Credit(s): 1
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 220 Music After 1900 Credit(s): 2
MUTC 225 Listening Lab Credit(s): 2

Music Literature Elective (Creative Expression Sphere)

Select from:

MULT 255 History of American Popular Song 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 277 Jazz History Credit(s): 3

Total: 3 credits

Total: 15 credits

3rd Year – Fall

AP** 303 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
MUCO 361 Beginning Choral and Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MULT 212 Core Western Music History II Credit(s): 3 (Cultural Understanding Region)
MUPP 221 The Entrepreneurial Artist Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 (may include content, performance, or skill-based instruction; may not include applied study)

Chamber Music Elective

Select from:

MUEN 333 Percussion Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 361 Chamber Brass Ensembles Credit(s): 1
MUEN 364 Saxophone Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 368 Chamber Music Credit(s): 1

Total: 16 credits

3rd Year – Spring

AP** 303 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
APTT 101 Applied Teaching Techniques Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 341 Half Recital Credit(s): 1 *
MURP 370 Instrumental Solo Repertoire Credit(s): 3 ^(ALT)
MUTC Music Theory Elective Credit(s): 2

Chamber Music Elective

Select from:

MUEN 333 Percussion Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 361 Chamber Brass Ensembles Credit(s): 1
MUEN 364 Saxophone Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 368 Chamber Music Credit(s): 1

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Fall

AP** 403 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUCO 364 Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUTC 403 Analysis and Forms Credit(s): 3
Open Conservatory Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (may include any music, theatre or dance courses where prerequisites have been met; may not include applied study)

Chamber Music Elective

Select from:

MUEN 333 Percussion Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 361 Chamber Brass Ensembles Credit(s): 1
MUEN 364 Saxophone Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 368 Chamber Music Credit(s): 1

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Spring

AP** 403 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 301 Performance Seminar: Instrumental Credit(s): 0.5
MUPP 445 Senior Performance Recital Project Credit(s): 2 *
MURP 371 Chamber Ensembles and Contemporary Trends Credit(s): 3 ^(ALT)
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Chamber Music Elective

Select from:

MUEN 333 Percussion Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 361 Chamber Brass Ensembles Credit(s): 1
MUEN 364 Saxophone Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUEN 368 Chamber Music Credit(s): 1

Total: 13.5 credits

Degree Total: 120.5 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

^Piano Proficiency Examination offered.

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

Chamber Music Electives

Students’ placement in chamber ensembles is determined by the applied major instrument and by the instrumental faculty and Chamber Music Coordinator.

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Performance, Wind, String or Percussion Applied Emphasis (B.M.)

Program Outcomes

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

Total: 16.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

Total: 16.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

Total: 15 credits

2nd Year – Spring

Music Literature Elective (Creative Expression Sphere)

Total: 3 credits

Total: 15 credits

3rd Year – Fall

Chamber Music Elective

Total: 16 credits

3rd Year – Spring

Chamber Music Elective

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Fall

Chamber Music Elective

Total: 14 credits

4th Year – Spring

Chamber Music Elective

Total: 13.5 credits

Degree Total: 120.5 credits

Chamber Music Electives