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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog (Pending final revisions)

Music - Concentration in Performance (Music B.M.)

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Bachelor of Music (B.M.)

See the “Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees ” section of this catalog.

Major in Music

(Major Code: 222)

Concentration in Performance Options:

Instrumental (123 SCH)
Keyboard (123 SCH)
Piano Pedagogy (123 SCH)
Voice (123 SCH)

University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)

**IMPORTANT: Before selecting from these courses, students should review any major-specific core requirements in the major below as they will be required to take those courses instead.**

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from ENGL options)

ENGL 1301 or ENGL 1311

Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from COMM options)

COMM 1315 ; COMM 1318 ; or COMM 1321

Core 20 - Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1314 ; MATH 1316 ; MATH 1324 ; MATH 1325 ; MATH 1332 ; MATH 1342 ; MATH 1350 ; MATH 2412 ; or MATH 2413
(4th hour from 4-hour course moves to Core 90.)

Core 30 - Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

ANSC 1319 ; BIOL 1308 or BIOL 1406 ; BIOL 1309 or BIOL 1407 ; BIOL 1411 ; BIOL 1413 ; CHEM 1305 or CHEM 1411 ; CHEM 1412 ; ENVR 1407 ; GEOL 1301 or GEOL 1403 ; GEOL 1302 ; GEOL 1404 ; PHYS 1311 ; PHYS 1312 ; PHYS 1371 ; PHYS 1401 ; PHYS 1402 ; PHYS 2425 ; PHYS 2426 ; PSES 1301 or PSES 1307
(Cannot receive University Core credit for both BIOL 1308 and BIOL 1406; or for both BIOL 1309 and BIOL 1407; or for both CHEM 1305 and CHEM 1411; or for both GEOL 1301 and GEOL 1403. CHEM 1305 does not count as a prerequisite for CHEM 1412.)
(4th hour from 4-hour courses move to Core 90.)

Core 40 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

ANTH 2351 ; ENGL 2321 ; ENGL 2326 ; ENGL 2331 ; ENGL 2341 ; ENGL 2343 ; HIST 2311 ; HIST 2323 ; HIST 2372 ; MCOM 1307 ; PHIL 1301 ; PHIL 2374 ; SPAN 2311 ; SPAN 2312 [or an equivalent course (second year or intermediate level) in a foreign language]; SPAN 2313 ; SPAN 2315 ; or SPAN 2371

Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)

ARTS 1301 ; ARTS 1303 ; ARTS 1304 ; DANC 2303 ; MUSI 1306 ; MUSI 1307 ; MUSI 1310 ; or THRE 1310

Core 60 - American History (6 hours)

HIST 1301 ; HIST 1302 ; HIST 2301 ; HIST 2381 ; or HIST 2382

Core 70 - Government / Political Science (6 hours)

POSC 2305 and POSC 2306

Core 80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

AGBE 2317 ; COMM 2377 ; CRIJ 1301 ; ECON 2301 ; ECON 2302 ; GEOG 1302 ; PSYC 2301 ; or SOCI 1301

Core 90 - Component Area Option (6 hours or fewer; may depend on major requirements)

AGRI 2300 ; BUSI 1301 ; BUSI 1304 ; CIDM 1105 ; CIDM 1301 or CIDM 1315 ; CS 1301 ; ECON 2331 ; EDUC 1300 ; ENGL 1101 ; ENGL 1102 ; ENGL 1302 ; ENGL 1312 ; ENGL 2311 ; IDS 1071 (1-3 hours); MUSI 1053 (1-2 hours); PHIL 2303 ; or SES 1120
(Cannot receive credit for both CIDM 1301 and CIDM 1315 for Core 90.)
(ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 cannot count for English B.A. requirement.)
(4th hours from 4-hour courses in Cores 20 and 30 may be used in this section.)

Music Major Requirements - Concentration in Performance

Major-Specific University Core Requirements

**IMPORTANT: The following courses are required for their specific Core areas instead of the courses listed above in the general University Core Curriculum.**

Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)

MUSI 1307 - Music Literature 3
Note: Music majors cannot receive core credit for MUSI 1306 or MUSI 1310 .

Requirements for All Music Majors

Refer to the “School of Music “ section of this catalog.

Music Core Requirements

Required Courses by Option

Instrumental Option

MUAP 10XX (two credit hours for each of four semesters)

MUAP 30XX (three credit hours for each of four semesters)

MUAP 4094 (zero credit hours)

Six one-hour enrollments in piano with a grade of “C” or better from:

Note:

MUSI 1181 , MUSI 1182 , MUSI 2181 , MUSI 2182 , and two 1-hour enrollments in MUAP 3069 is preferred.

Eight semester hours from:

Additional Courses

MUEN 2140 - Chamber Music 1 (two semesters) (2)
MUSI 3135 - Vocal Methods 1 (two semesters) (2)
MUSI 3207 - Instrumental Conducting 2
MUSI 4211 - Symphonic Literature 2
or MUSI 4213 - Chamber Music Literature 2

Six semester hours of band/orchestra

Music Electives: 7 hours (two hours advanced)

Additional non-music hours as needed to equal 123 overall

Keyboard Option

MUAP 1069 - Applied Music - Piano (two credit hours for each of four semesters) (8)
MUAP 3069 - Applied Music - Piano (three credit hours for each of four semesters) (12)
MUAP 4094 - Senior Recital 0
MUSI 2171 - Accompanying 1 (two semester hours) (2)
MUSI 4242 - Elementary Piano Pedagogy 2
MUSI 4243 - Intermediate/Advanced Piano Pedagogy 2
MUSI 4252 - Piano Literature 2
MUSI 4253 - Piano Literature II 2

Applied minor instrument MUAP 10XX (one credit hour for each of four semesters)

Applied minor instrument MUAP 30XX (one credit hour for each of two semesters)

Eight semester hours from:

Six semester hours major ensemble

Music Electives: 4 hours (three hours advanced)

Additional non-music hours as needed to equal 123 overall

Piano Pedagogy Option

MUAP 1069 - Applied Music - Piano (two credit hours for four semesters) (8)
MUAP 3069 - Applied Music - Piano (two credit hours for four semesters) (8)
MUAP 4094 - Senior Recital 0
MUAP 3086 - Applied Music - Piano Improvisation (one two-hour enrollment) (2)
MUSI 4242 - Elementary Piano Pedagogy 2
MUSI 4243 - Intermediate/Advanced Piano Pedagogy 2
MUSI 4252 - Piano Literature 2
MUSI 4253 - Piano Literature II 2
MUSI 4255 - Guided Studies in Piano Pedagogy 2
PSYC 2308 - Child Development 3

Applied minor instrument MUAP 10XX (one credit hour for each of four semesters)

Applied minor instrument MUAP 30XX (one credit hour for each of two semesters)

Eight semester hours from:

Six semester hours major ensemble (three hours advanced)

Music Electives: 3 hours

Additional non-music hours as needed to equal 123 overall

Voice Option

MUAP 1081 - Applied Music - Voice (two credit hours for each of four semesters)
MUAP 3081 - Applied Music - Voice (three credit hours for three semesters, two credit hours for one semester)
MUAP 4194 - Senior Recital 1
MUSI 3162 - Opera Workshop 1 (two semesters) (2)
MUSI 1161 - Diction I for Singers 1
MUSI 2161 - Diction II for Singers 1
MUSI 3209 - Choral Conducting 2
MUSI 3215 - Advanced Italian Diction for Singers 2
MUSI 3217 - Advanced German Diction for Singers 2
MUSI 3219 - Advanced French Diction for Singers 2
MUSI 4212 - Song Literature 2
MUSI 4312 - Vocal Pedagogy 3

Six one-hour enrollments in piano with a grade of “C” or better from:

MUSI 1181 - Piano Class I 1
MUSI 1182 - Piano Class II 1
MUSI 2181 - Piano Class III 1
MUSI 2182 - Piano Class IV 1
MUAP 1069 - Applied Music - Piano
or MUAP 3069 - Applied Music - Piano (two enrollments in 3069 of one semester each)

Six semester hours from:

Music Electives: 3 hours

Additional non-music hours as needed to equal 123 overall

Other Requirements

A minimum of eight semesters of major ensemble.
Recital, concert, weekly seminar and departmental meeting attendance.
Satisfactory senior recital performance before graduation.
Four non-MUAP/MUSI/MUEN hours are needed.

Note:

For more information about the master of arts (M.A.) degree in music, the master of music (M.M.) degree in performance or the Harrington Certificate in String Quartet Performance, refer to the “Graduate Catalog.”

Total hours required to complete degree: 123 hours

Depending on transfer credits and other substitutions/waivers, student may need to take additional electives as needed to total a minimum of 123 hours or the minimum total hours required for this degree, of which at least 36 must be advanced (3000/4000 level) and earned at WTAMU.

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