Music-Performance-Band or Orchestral Instrument [Trombone] 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)
• 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)
• TRBN 101 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (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)
• 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)
• TRBN 102 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (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

• 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)
• TRBN 201 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (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

• 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)
• TRBN 202 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 2 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (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

• 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)
• TRBN 301 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)

Junior Spring - 14 hours

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

• 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)
• TRBN 302 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)

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  Choose one of the following Chamber Music Electives:

• MUSC 388 - Brass Choir (Cr. 1)
• MUSC 493 - Chamber Music-Various Ensembles (Cr. 1)

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  Choose one of the following Major Ensemble Electives:

• MUSC 380 - Symphonic Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)

Senior Fall - 13 hours

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

• MUSC 402 - Instrumental Arranging (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• MUSC 445 - Pedagogy for Performance Majors I (Lec. 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 2)
• TRBN 401 - Trombone (Lab. 1-3, Cr. 1-3)  (Must accrue 3 credit hours)

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  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)

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  Choose one of the following Chamber Music Electives:

• MUSC 388 - Brass Choir (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 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (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)

• 
  Choose one of the following Chamber Music Electives:

• MUSC 388 - Brass Choir (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 390 - Marching Band (Cr. 1-2)
• MUSC 487 - Wind Symphony (Cr. 1-2)

Notes

• For Major Ensemble Electives, students must enroll in MUSC 380, 390, or 487 as deemed appropriate by the director of bands 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, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Saxophone, String Bass, 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.