Eastern Connecticut State University

Department of

Performing Arts

Text Only Version

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC

Total Credits: 42 Total (Only grades of “C” or higher will count toward the major)

REQUIRED* 24 Total

*Every student who is pursuing a BA in Music at Eastern must pass the Keyboard Proficiency Exam

MUS 205/215 | 206/216 Music Theory I/II and Sight-Singing/Ear-Training I/II (8)
MUS 235/236 Western Music History I/II (6)
MUS 335 Ethnomusicology Survey (3)
MUS 103/106/107 Ensemble (4)
MUS 302 American Popular Music (WRT 075) (3)

CONCENTRATION 18 Total

(12 credits and MUS 490 in concentration; 3 elective credits in another concentration area)

Performance**

MUS 217 (Class Voice II)
MUS 317 (Class Voice III)
MUS 212 (Class Percussion)
MUS 214 (Class Piano II)
MUS 256 (Class Piano III)
MUS 218 (Class Guitar II)
MUS 356 (Individual Music Instruction: 1.5 OR 3 credits)
MUS 456 (Individual Music Instruction: 3 credits)
MUS 220/320 (Beginning/Advanced Conducting)
MUS 113 (Ensemble)
MUS 365 (Special Topics in Music)
MUS 480 (Independent Study in Music)
MUS 490 (Senior Project in Music)

**Students in the Performance concentration are required to complete 6 credits of MUS 456. Admission to 456 is contingent upon successful completion of juries, or permission of instructor.

Theory/Electronic Music/Composition

MUS 309 (Music Theory III)
MUS 350 (Electronic Music II)
MUS 356 (Individual Music Instruction)
MUS 456 (Individual Music Instruction)
MUS 372 (Multimedia Composition)
MUS 230 (Experimental Music)
MUS 365 (Special Topics in Music)
MUS 480 (Independent Study in Music)
MUS 490 (Senior Project in Music)

Global Perspectives in Music History and Criticism

MUS 304 (Music of 20th Century)
MUS 308 (Opera)
MUS 310 (Music in America)
MUS 314 (Folk Music)
MUS 330 (Korean Music and Culture)
MUS 227 (All that Jazz)
MUS 365 (Special Topics in Music)
MUS 480 (Independent Study in Music)
MUS 490 (Senior Project in Music)