String Performance, BM

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of music with a major in string performance, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits, with a cumulative and a major/program grade point average of 2.0 including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

ENGL 110 - College Writing: Inquiry and Argument 5
PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 5
HIST 120 - Origins of Western Civilization 5
ENGL 120 - Introduction to Literature 5
MATH 107 or MATH 110 or above 5
Lab Science 5
PHIL 220 - Philosophy of the Human Person 5
Social Science I 5
Social Science II (different discipline from Social Science I) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299 ) 5
Ethics (upper division) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399 ) 5
Interdisciplinary (MUSC 480 required)*
Senior Synthesis (MUSC 490 required)*

*Credits included in major requirements

See detailed core curriculum information in this Catalog.

II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

Modern Language 115, 125, 135, or equivalent (15)

NOTE:

All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency in a language other than English through the 135 level. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 115, 125, and 135. Because these courses are a college requirement, no course in the sequence may be taken on a pass/fail, correspondence, or audit basis. Placement into other than the beginning course of the sequence is achieved by acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. See the Modern Languages Department for details on the examinations. Courses used to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences modern language requirement may not be used to fulfill music major requirements.

Choose one of the following two courses:

III. Major Requirements

Acceptance to the major requires an audition. Audition dates, times and places are listed on the fine arts website. Auditions may also be scheduled through the fine arts department office. Students must enter the degree program during the fall quarter due to the sequential nature of the music curriculum.

100 credits in music, including:

MUSC 100 - Introduction to Music Theory 5
MUSC 150 - Music Theory I 2
MUSC 152 - Music Theory II 2
MUSC 250 - Music Theory III 2
MUSC 252 - Music Theory IV 2
MUSC 254 - Music Theory V 2
MUSC 151 - Ear Training I 1
MUSC 153 - Ear Training II 1
MUSC 251 - Ear Training III 1
MUSC 253 - Ear Training IV 1
MUSC 255 - Ear Training V 1
MUSC 360 - Music History I 3
MUSC 361 - Music History II 3
MUSC 362 - Music History III 3
MUSC 370 - Junior Solo Recital 1 *
MUSC 110 - Piano Lessons 1 to 2 or
MUSC 310 - Piano Lessons 1 to 2
MUSC 215 - Applied Lessons - Strings 1 to 2 or
MUSC 415 - Applied Lessons - Strings 2
MUSC 235 - String Chamber Ensemble 1 to 2 or
MUSC 435 - String Chamber Ensemble 1 to 2
MUSC 400 - String Performance Seminar 1
MUSC 410 - String Pedagogy 2
MUSC 420 - Orchestral Excerpts 2
MUSC 470 - Senior Solo Recital 1 *
MUSC 471 - Chamber Music Recital 1
MUSC 480 - Core Interdisciplinary 3 to 5
MUSC 490 - Senior Synthesis: Business of Art 5
MUSC Electives 10

NOTE:

* Students performing required recitals in their junior or senior years must gain permission to give a recital in two stages: 1) the applied lesson professor grants permission to perform a recital following the most recent jury and 2) a recital evaluation committee reviews the student’s progress (Pre-Recital Jury) no later than four weeks prior to the recital date and grants final permission. The initial permission is sufficient for the student to schedule a recital date with the Director of Chamber and Instrumental Music. Absent permission from the recital evaluation committee, the scheduled recital will be cancelled and postponed to a later date.