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Music Concentration (24 credits total)
Required courses in the Music Concentration (17 credits total)
Through completion of these required courses, students in the Music Concentration gain a background in music theory (including basic harmony and composition), advance their skills in sight singing and ear training, and develop an increased awareness of the diversity of musical expression.
Required courses in the Theatre Concentration (18 credits total)
Subject Course Title Credits
MUS 130 Music Cultures of the World 3
MUS 205 Theory of Music I 3
MUS 215 Sight Singing/Ear Training Lab I 1
MUS 206 Theory of Music II 3
MUS 216 Sight Singing/Ear Training Lab II 1
MUS 235 Survey of European Art Music I * 3
MUS 236 Survey of European Art Music II* 3
 
Electives in the Music Concentration (7 credits total)
Students in the Music Concentration continue developing their music theory and performance skills, explore electronic musical technologies and compositional techniques, and are introduced to musical research methodologies and musical criticism, by choosing among the elective courses in the following three subject areas.
Students choose at least one course from each subject area.
Electronic Music and Advanced Theory: 3 credits
MUS 250 Electronic Music I
MUS 350 Electronic Music II
MUS 365 Special Topics in Music Theory
MUS 365 Special Topics in Electronic Music
 
Music History and Criticism1: 3 credits
MUS 204 Twentieth Century Music
MUS 308 Opera
MUS 310 Music in America
MUS 314 Folk Music
MUS 330 Korean Music and Culture
MUS 365 Special Topics in Music History and Criticism
1Prerequisite for all courses in this section: MUS 120 Introduction to Music
Music Performance: 0.5-3 credits each
MUS 103 Chorus
MUS 106 Gospel Choir
MUS 107 Concert Band
MUS 113 Music Ensemble (Chamber; Voice; Electronic)
MUS 114 Class Piano I/II
MUS 214 Class Piano II
MUS 117 Class Voice I
MUS 217 Class Voice II
MUS 317 Class Voice III
MUS 118 Class Guitar I
MUS 218 Class Guitar II
MUS 356 Individual Music Instruction
MUS 456 Individual Music Instruction
Total credits for the Performing Arts Major with Music Concentration: 42 credits