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Music - Music History Concentration, (B.M.)

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University General Education Program (35 hours in addition to 6 hours of Music History)

The Major (85 hours)

Major Core (43 hours)

Completion of (14 hours)

MUAP 1001 - First-Year Seminar I Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1002 - First-Year Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
MUTC 1008 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1010 - Ear Training I Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 1009 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 2008 - Chromatic Harmony Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 1011 - Ear Training II Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 2010 - Ear Training III Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3009 - Ear Training IV Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 4001 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1-3

Theory Elective (One From the Following):

MUTC 3008 - Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3101 - Instrumentation and Arranging Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3102 - Analysis of Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3109 - Advanced Analysis of Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3201 - Jazz/Comm Arr/Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3301 - Commercial Music Arranging Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4205 - Counterpoint Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4209 - Advanced Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4210 - Music Theory: Popular Styles Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4504 - Scoring for Film and Media Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4511 - Electronic Music I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4512 - Electronic Music II Credit Hours: (3)

Music History

MUHL 3301 - History of Music to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
MUHL 3302 - History of Music Since 1800 Credit Hours: 3

Theory/History Elective (One From the Following) (3 hours)

MUTC 3008 - Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3101 - Instrumentation and Arranging Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3102 - Analysis of Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3109 - Advanced Analysis of Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3201 - Jazz/Comm Arr/Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3301 - Commercial Music Arranging Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4205 - Counterpoint Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4209 - Advanced Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4210 - Music Theory: Popular Styles Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4504 - Scoring for Film and Media Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4511 - Electronic Music I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4512 - Electronic Music II Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4008 - The Symphony Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4009 - Choral Literature I Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4010 - Choral Literature II Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4013 - Women and Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4406 - Music since 1900 Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4407 - History of Opera Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4800 - World Musical Styles Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4801 - American Folk/Popular Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4805 - History of Rock and Roll Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4806 - History of Jazz Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4807 - Memphis Music Credit Hours: (3)

Conducting (2 hours)

MUSE 3700 - Conducting Credit Hours: (2)

Class Piano

MUAP 1105 - Class Piano l Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1106 - Class Piano ll Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 2107 - Class Piano lll Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 2108 - Class Piano IV Credit Hours: (1)

Music Technology and Music Business

MUID 1001 - Intro Music Technology Credit Hours: (2)
MUID 1010 - Essential Business Skills for the Modern Musician Credit Hours: 1

Ensemble Requirement:

Concentration (42 hours)

Music History:

MUHL 4259 - Studies in Bibliography Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4999 - Music History Senior Project Credit Hours: (3)

Electives (0 - 9 hours)

Completion of elective courses to bring the total to a minimum of 120 semester hours (124 or 125 for students in the Music Education concentration depending on emphasis). Courses will be chosen by the student in consultation with the advisor and major professor.

Typical 4-Year Music History Concentration Sequence

Freshman Year

ENGL 1010 - English Composition** Credit Hours: (3)
MUAP 1001 - First-Year Seminar I Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 1008 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1010 - Ear Training I Credit Hours: (1)
MUID 1001 - Intro Music Technology Credit Hours: (2)
ENGL 1020 - English Comp/Analysis** Credit Hours: (3)
MUAP 1002 - First-Year Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
MUTC 1009 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1011 - Ear Training II Credit Hours: (1)

Semester Totals 30 hrs

Sophomore Year

ENGL 2201 - Literary Heritage ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 2202 - Lit Heritage: African-American ** Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 2008 - Chromatic Harmony Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 2010 - Ear Training III Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 2107 - Class Piano lll Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 2108 - Class Piano IV Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3008 - Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3009 - Ear Training IV Credit Hours: (1)

Semester Totals 34 hrs

Junior Year

MUHL 3301 - History of Music to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
MUSE 3700 - Conducting Credit Hours: (2)
COMM 2381 - Oral Communication Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 3302 - History of Music Since 1800 Credit Hours: 3

Semester Totals 29 hrs

Senior Year

MUHL 4259 - Studies in Bibliography Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4999 - Music History Senior Project Credit Hours: (3)

Semester Totals 27 hrs

Total Hours: 120

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120