Special Music Requirements

  1. Ensemble requirements:
    1. All music majors are required to take one ensemble each semester of enrollment with the exception of the semester of student teaching. At least two of these semesters must be in an ensemble that is varied in size and nature of the primary ensemble.
    2. All music majors are required to complete the ensemble requirement in one's primary applied area first. Additional ensemble enrollment can be in instrumental or voice.
  2. Secondary applied requirements for Music Education majors:
    1. Instrumental and keyboard concentration – one credit hour in APM-1041 Beginning Voice Class.
    2. Vocal concentration – one credit hour in APM-1021 Private Keyboard beyond Piano Class.
  3. Piano Proficiency Requirements
    1.  Music majors in the Music, B.A. (General Music, Performance) are required to complete Piano Proficiency Level I. Majors in these tracks are also required to complete four semesters of piano class unless Piano Proficiency Level II is met, in which case any remaining semesters are waived. If Proficiency Level I is not completed in four semesters, the student must appeal to the department for further recommendation to continue the degree.
    2. Music majors in the Music Education, B.A. are required to complete both Piano Proficiency Level I and Level II. If both are not completed in four semesters, the student must register for a fifth consecutive semester of piano class to complete the requirement. If the requirement is not completed after five semesters, the student must appeal to the department for further recommendation to continue the degree.
  4. Sophomore level in applied music must be achieved prior to enrolling in applied instruction at the 2000 level.
  5. Junior level in applied music must be achieved prior to enrolling in applied instruction at the 3000 level.
  6. All required applied music hours must be taken in one applied area (e.g., piano, trumpet, voice, etc.).

    Exception: Composition applied students follow requirement (11).

  7. All music majors must present a senior recital of solo literature (30 minutes minimum duration). A junior recital is required in the performance concentration. The junior recital is optional in all other concentrations, pending recommendation of the applied music instructor and approval of the recital preview committee.
  8. Junior level in the recital area is required for the junior or senior recital.
  9. Failure to achieve sophomore or junior level in applied study after two attempts will result in denial of higher level applied study and, therefore, the inability to satisfy applied requirements of a music major. If such a scenario occurs and the student desires, he or she may appeal first to the department chair, then to the dean of the School of Arts and Humanities.
  10. All students desiring to complete the performance music concentration must audition into the concentration. At the time of audition, the student must have no grade lower than a "C-" in all music courses completed. A student on academic probation is ineligible to audition regardless of grades in music courses. The performance music concentration requires the successful completion of a junior half-recital and a senior full recital.
  11. All students desiring to complete the music major with composition applied must meet the following prerequisites and requirements:
    1. Prerequisites for beginning study in composition include successful completion of the first-year sequence in music theory, the first-year sequence in sight singing and ear training, the first-year sequence in piano class, two credits in applied music, two credits in ensembles, and MTH-1002 Music in the Western World.
    2. Requirements for completion of composition applied include two credits in APM-2031, junior level jury, two credits in APM-3031, two credits in APM-4031, and APM-4000 senior recital in composition.
  12. All applied students, with the exception of non-music majors or minors, are required to participate in the department’s performance lab program as well as regular applied studio sessions. Specific performance and attendance requirements are established by the applied instructor.
  13. A student is required to take two semesters at each level of applied study in a particular area before advancing, regardless of the credit hours accrued; e.g., one semester at two credit hours does not permit the student to move to the next level, regardless of degree credit hour requirements.