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Majors need to take 6 credits of Ensembles
MUSI 999 must be taken every semester

The Major for the B.A. in Music

Course Number Course Name Credit
MUSI 101 Music Skills (may be exempt by examination) 3
MUSI 104, 203, 204, 304 Musicianship I, II, III, IV 3,3,3,3
MUSI 302 Composition, Orchestration and Arranging 3
MUSI 305, 306W, 405 Music Connections I, II, III 3,3,3
MUSI 381 Instrumental Conducting and Procedures 2
MUSI 382 Choral Conducting and Procedures 2
MUSI 105, 106 Piano Class I, II (may be exempt by examination) 1,1
MUSI 125, 126 Voice Class I,II (may be exempt by examination) 1,1
MUSI 438 Music Career Management (Music Education students are exempt) 2
MUSI 440 Senior Recital 0
  Subtotal Credits Hours: 34-43

General Music Concentration

Course Number Course Name Credit
Applied Major (Private lessons in student’s performing medium) 8
Music electives   6
MUSI 999 Music Recital and Repertory 0
  Subtotal Credits Hours: 14
  Total Credit Hours: 50-57

Note: Voice majors must take Vocal Diction: Italian, Latin, and English, German, and French to satisfy four credits of music electives

Composition/Electronic Music Concentration

Course Number Course Name Credit
MUSI 145 Electronic Music 2
MUSI 223, 224 Composition I, II 2,2
MUSI 323, 324 Composition III, IV 2,2
MUSI 423, 424 Composition V, VI 2,2
MUSI 434 Writing for Instruments 3
MUSI 438 Music Career Management 2
MUSI 461, 462 Apprenticeship I, II 1,1
  Subtotal Credit Hours: 21
  Total Credit Hours: 57-64

Performance Music Concentration

(This concentration requires the successful completion of an audition near the end of the second semester of private study).

Course Number Course Name Credit
Applied Major (Private lessons in student’s performing medium. Voice majors take MUSI 137, 138, 237, 238, plus 18 credits of voice lessons) 22
MUSI 340 Junior Recital 0
MUSI 157, 158 Chamber Music 1,1
MUSI 437 Pedagogy and Literature 2
  Subtotal Credit Hours: 26
  Total Credit Hours: 105-112

Contemporary Music Concentration

Course Number Course Name Credit
MUSI 137 Vocal Diction: English 1
MUSI 145 Electronic Music 2
MUSI 195/196 Private Lessons 8
MUSI 353 Contemporary Music Production 3
MUSI 354 American Popular Music Since World War II 3
Semester Away Contemporary Music Center in Nashville 15
  Recommended:  
MUSI 340 Junior Recital 0
  Subtotal Credit Hours: 43

Note: The internship is limited and requires an application prior to acceptance

Worship Arts Concentration

Course Number Course Name Credit
Applied Major (Private lessons in student’s performing medium) 16
Applied Minor (Private lessons in student’s secondary performing medium) 4
MUSI 130D Worship Team 2
MUSI 3__ Resources for Worship 2
MUSI 352 Philosophy & Administration of Worship Arts 2
MUSI 4__ Leadership & Discipleship 2
MUSI 411 History and Practice of Christian Worship 2
MUSI 434 Writing for Instruments 3
MUSI 441, 442 Worship Arts Internship I, II 1,1
  Subtotal Credit Hours: 35

Professional Related Courses:

Course Number Course Name Credit
THEO 210 Foundations of Christian Spirituality 3
THEO 240 Theological Thinking 3
  Subtotal Credit Hours: 6
  Total Credit Hours: 47

Recommended Courses:

Course Number Course Name Credit
MUSI 395 Worship Arts Field Experience 3
PSYC 206 or 240 Adolescent Psychology or Basic Counseling 3