Music History and Literature Major
| Code | Title | SHs |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Requirements | ||
| Vernacular Traditions/American Music (choose one) | 3.00 | |
| Music in the Counterculture Era | ||
| R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. | ||
| American Musical Theater Studies | ||
| American Music and Identity | ||
| Music Theory | ||
| FAMT 200 | Music Theory I 1 | 3.00 |
| FAMT 201 | Aural Skills I 1 | 1.00 |
| FAMT 300 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| FAMT 301 | Aural Skills II | 1.00 |
| FAMT 350 | Music Theory III | 3.00 |
| Applied Music (FAM 200-level) | ||
| Applied Lesson | 1.00 | |
| Applied Lesson | 1.00 | |
| Applied Lesson | 1.00 | |
| Applied Lesson | 1.00 | |
| Music Ensemble (FAM 200-level) | ||
| Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Recital Hour | ||
| FAMR 200A | Freshman Recital Hour A | 0.00 |
| FAMR 200B | Freshman Recital Hour B | 0.00 |
| FAMR 300A | Sophomore Recital Hour A | 0.00 |
| FAMR 300B | Sophomore Recital Hour B | 0.00 |
| Note: Required every semester once the music major is declared. | ||
| Music Electives (3 semester hours over 1-3 semesters) 2 | 3.00 | |
| Upper Division Requirements | ||
| Advanced Music History | ||
| FAMH 452 | European Music Literature | 3.00 |
| FAMH 455E-W | Topics in Music History | 3.00 |
| Select six semester hours from the following: | 6.00 | |
| World Music Literature: | ||
| History of Us Folk, Pop & Jazz | ||
| Special Topics in Music and Art: | ||
| Hist/perfm of American Musical Theater | ||
| Advanced Music Theory | ||
| FAMT 400 | Orchestration Arranging and Conducting | 3.00 |
| FAMT 401 | Counterpoint | 3.00 |
| Recital Hour | ||
| FAMR 400A | Junior Recital Hour A | 0.00 |
| FAMR 400B | Junior Recital Hour B | 0.00 |
| FAMR 450A | Senior Recital Hour A | 0.00 |
| FAMR 450B | Senior Recital Hour B | 0.00 |
| Senior Thesis: Music in the Arts | ||
| FAM 499 | Senior Thesis: Music in the Arts | 3.00 |
| Total SHs | 42-50 | |
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Prerequisites may be required depending upon music theory placement.
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May Be fulfilled with any combination of lower or upper division courses in FAM, FAMT, FAMH, or FAC. Electives intended to be courses outside of or supplementary to the main area of study.