Music-Performance-Band or Orchestral Instrument [Harp] Concentration

Freshman Fall - 15 hours

• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HARP 101 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)
• MUSC 100 - Fundamentals of Music (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
• PIAN 115 - Class Piano (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Freshman Spring - 16 hours

• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HARP 102 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)
• MUSC 101 - Music Theory I (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 101L - Ear Training/Sight Singing I (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• PIAN 116 - Class Piano (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Sophomore Fall - 16 hours

• Broad Humanities or Additional History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• History General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Natural Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• HARP 201 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)
• MUSC 102 - Music Theory II (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 102L - Ear Training/Sight Singing II (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• PIAN 215 - Class Piano (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Sophomore Spring - 17 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• HARP 202 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• MUSC 200 - Admission to Upper-Division Major Performance Study (Cr. 0)
• MUSC 201 - Advanced Music Theory I (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 201L - Advanced Ear Training/Sight Singing I (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
• MUSC 261 - Introduction to Music History and Literature (Lec. 1, Lab. 1, Cr. 1)
• PIAN 216 - Class Piano (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Junior Fall - 17 hours

• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Must be ART or THEA)
• Minor Instrument 101 - 1 hour (see Notes for minor instrument options)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• HARP 301 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• MUSC 202L - Advanced Ear Training/Sight Singing II (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
• MUSC 230 - Form and Analysis (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 362 - Music History and Literature I: Antiquity through Pre-Classic Period (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Junior Spring - 14 hours

• Minor Instrument 102 - 1 hour (see Notes for minor instrument options)

• HARP 302 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)
• MUSC 190 - Recitals and Concerts (Lab. 2, Cr. 0)
• MUSC 308 - Conducting (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 312 - Tonal Counterpoint (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 363 - Music History and Literature II: Classic Period through Present (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 399 - Junior Recital for Music Performance (Cr. 1)
• MUSC 493 - Chamber Music-Various Ensembles (Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Senior Fall - 13 hours

• Minor Instrument 201 - 1 hour (see Notes for minor instrument options)

• HARP 401 - Harp (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)
• MUSC 402 - Instrumental Arranging (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 445 - Pedagogy for Performance Majors I (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 493 - Chamber Music-Various Ensembles (Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following:

• MUSC 319 - Composers of African Descent (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 322 - The Music of the Beatles (Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 324 - American Popular Music (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 415 - Music in the Twentieth Century (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 424 - Music in America (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MUSC 425 - Orchestral Music (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Senior Spring - 12 hours

• Elective - 3 hours
• Minor Instrument 202 - 1 hour (see Notes for minor instrument options)

• MUSC 447 - Literature of the Performance Major I (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 492 - Senior Recital for Music Performance (Cr. 4)
• MUSC 493 - Chamber Music-Various Ensembles (Cr. 1)

• 
  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 394 - Concert Chorale (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 396 - Orchestra (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 495 - Chamber Singers (Cr. 1-2)

Notes

• For Major Ensemble Electives, students must enroll in MUSC 380, 394, 396, 487, or 495 as deemed appropriate by the director of bands/strings for eight terms.  Only one credit of major ensemble electives may be applied to degree requirements each semester.
• For Minor Instrument, students must choose from the following:  Baritone, Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Guitar, Oboe, Percussion, Saxophone, String Bass, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, or Violin.
• Students must earn a grade of C or better in all MUSC, PIAN, and instrument courses.

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.