B.S. in Contemporary Music Studies

This exciting new program will offer students multiple options to design an individualized program to develop skills in varied areas including classical, jazz, rock and popular music styles. Students interested in graduate work in music therapy must complete the pre-music therapy track. This concentration is also ideal for students wishing to double-major in music and another area. It can be completed in three years.

This program also allows students to develop skills in digital recording techniques from the perspective of both performer and recording technician, writing about music, and music criticism. Courses relevant to today's music world will help students to develop skills necessary to analyze, research, and function well in the current music scene.

MAJOR PLAN

Core Courses (30 credits, required for all Music Majors):

MUS141-MUS145 or MUS162 Participation in Music Ensemble (6 semesters or every semester in attendance for transfer students)
MUS150 Concert Series Attendance (6 semesters or every semester in attendance for transfer students)
MUS201 Piano 1
MUS202 Piano 2
MUS301 Piano 3 or MUS302 Piano 3-Jazz
MUS231 Sight Singing & Ear Training 1
MUS232 Sight Singing & Ear Training 2
MUS203 Theory 1
MUS204 Theory 2
MUS220-MUS227 Applied Music Classical (2 semesters)
or
MUS270-MUS277 Applied Music Jazz (2 semesters)
MUS331 Music to 1750
MUS333 Music since 1750

Requirements for Concentration in Contemporary Music Studies (20 credits):

MUS420-MUS427 Applied Music Classical
or
MUS303 Theory 3 or MUS310 Jazz Theory 1
MUS420-MUS427 Applied Music Classical (2 semesters) or MUS470-MUS477 Applied Music Jazz (2 semesters)
Choose two of the following courses (6 credits):
MUS303 Theory 3 or MUS310 Jazz Theory 1
MUS311 Jazz Theory 2
MUS312 Jazz Instrumentation & Arranging
MUS320 Keyboard Harmony
MUS350 Computer & Electronic Music
MUS364 Form & Analysis
MUS365 Instrumentation
Capstone Sequence (5 credits):
MUS432 Writing About Music
MUS490 Senior Project

Electives in Music (10 credits by advisement)

MUS160 History of Jazz
MUS205 Class Voice
MUS217 Guitar 1
MUS218 Guitar 2
MUS240 Introduction to Music Therapy
MUS251 Masterworks of Western Music
MUS260 History of Rock
MUS313 Improvisation for Every Musician
MUS330 Music Cultures of the World
MUS340 Music Therapy Methods & Materials
MUS346 Conducting
MUS360 Jazz Milestones
MUS380 Basic Recording Techniques
MUS393 Selected Topics courses: Genre/Composer/Issue
MUS480 Music Therapy Practicum