Music
Music, B.M.
A total of 120 credits are required for the Bachelor of Music degree. Admission
to a concentration normally occurs at the end of the sophomore year.
Concentration in Performance
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Credits |
| General Education1 |
49 |
| Foundation Requirements |
|
| Written Communication |
6 |
| ENGL 101 and 302 |
|
| Non-native speakers of English with limited proficiency
in the language may substitute ENGL 100 for ENGL 101. Students must attain a minimum
grade of C to have ENGL 100 or 101, and 302 fulfill degree requirements. |
|
| Oral communication1 |
3 |
| Quantitative reasoning |
3 |
| Information technology1 |
3 |
| Core Requirements |
|
| Literature |
3 |
| Natural science |
3 |
| U.S. history |
3 |
| Western civilization |
3 |
| Social or behavioral science |
3 |
| Arts1 |
3 |
| Global understanding (MUSI 431) |
3 |
| Synthesis Requirement |
|
| Synthesis1 |
3 |
| Other |
|
| Foreign languages and free electives5 |
10 |
1 Certain general education requirements may be satisfied with courses
in the major which would reduce the total number of credits.
5 Students whose major instrument is voice must earn 9 credits in
foreign language(s).
| Musicianship Courses |
71 |
| MUSI 115, 116, 215 Theory I, II, III |
9 |
| MUSI 216 Form and Analysis |
3 |
| MUSI 113, 114 Sight Singing and Ear Training I, II |
4 |
| MUSI 171, 172, 273 Keyboard Skills I, II, III 6 |
3 |
| MUSI 331, 332, 431, 432 Music History in Society
I, II, III, IV |
12 |
| MUSI 319 Class Composition and Arranging |
3 |
| MUSI 415 Music in Computer Technology |
3 |
| MUSI 391 Conducting I |
2 |
| MUSI 221, 421 Major Instrument or Voice (Private
Music Instruction) |
20 |
| MUSI 324 Junior Recital |
1 |
| MUSI 424 Senior Recital |
1 |
| MUSI Performance Synthesis |
1 |
| MUSI 379 Improvisation |
1 |
| Ensembles7 |
8 |
| MUSI 300 Recital Attendance (five semesters)8 |
0 |
6 Students whose major instrument is a keyboard instrument must
substitute Techniques of Accompanying I and II for Keyboard Skills I and II. They
must take Keyboard Skills III or earn credit-by-examination by successfully passing
the competency placement examination.
7 Students whose major instrument is voice must earn 8 credits in
University Chorale, Symphonic Chorus, and/or Chamber Singers. Students whose major
instrument is an orchestral string instrument must earn 8 credits in Symphony
Orchestra, and students whose major instrument is a wind or percussion instrument
must earn 8 credits in Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and/or Wind Ensemble.
Students whose major instrument is piano, harpsichord, organ, or guitar must earn
at least 4 credits in large ensembles: University Chorale, Symphonic Chorus, Chamber
Singers, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and/or Wind Ensemble. Transfer students
must earn at least two ensemble credits at George Mason University.
8 All students who enroll as freshmen must take MUSI 300 for 5 semesters.
Transfer students must take MUSI 300 each semester they are enrolled (excluding
the Internship in Music Education semester) up to a maximum of 5 semesters. A
grade of "S" (satisfactory) must be earned each semester.
| Emphases and Teaching Sequences |
15 |
| (One of the following must be chosen) |
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| Keyboard Emphasis and Teaching Sequence |
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| MUSI 325 Performance Seminar for Singers and Accompanists
I |
2 |
| MUSI 492H Keyboard Literature |
3 |
| MUSI 251 The Art of Teaching Music |
3 |
| MUSI 351 Keyboard Pedagogy |
3 |
| MUSI 395 Teaching Internship |
4 |
| Voice Emphasis and Teaching Sequence |
|
| MUSI 325, 326 Performance Seminar for Singers and
Accompanists I, II |
4 |
| MUSI 396 Conducting II |
2 |
| MUSI 251 The Art of Teaching Music |
3 |
| MUSI 352 Vocal Pedagogy and Diction |
2 |
| MUSI 395 Teaching Internship |
4 |
| Winds/Strings/Percussion Emphasis and Teaching
Sequence |
|
| MUSI 419 Orchestration |
3 |
| MUSI 396 Conducting II |
2 |
| MUSI 251 The Art of Teaching Music |
3 |
| MUSI 353 Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature |
3 |
| MUSI 395 Teaching Internship |
4 |
| Total |
120 |
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