Music Performance 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 in World Cultures | 3.00 | |
| Soundscapes in a Changing World | ||
| Mexican Music: Identity and Purpose | ||
| 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 | |
| Music Ensemble (FAM-200 level) | ||
| Ensemble | 0 | |
| Ensemble | 0 | |
| 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 |
| Advanced Music Theory | ||
| FAMT 400 | Orchestration Arranging and Conducting | 3.00 |
| Techniques and Performance in Applied Area | ||
| Techniques and Performance I | 2.00 | |
| Techniques and Performance II | 2.00 | |
| Techniques and Performance III | 2.00 | |
| Techniques and Performance IV | 2.00 | |
| Music Major Recitals | ||
| FAMR 403 | Junior Recital | 0.00 |
| FAMR 404 | Senior Recital | 0.00 |
| Advanced Music Ensemble (FAM-400 level) | ||
| Advanced Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Advanced Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Advanced Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Advanced Ensemble | 0-2 | |
| Note: Four semester hours required--sustained over four semesters. | ||
| Recital Hour (Required every semester) | ||
| 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 music courses in FAM, FAMT, FAMH, or FAC. Electives intended to be courses outside of or supplemental to the main area of study.