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Bachelor of Music – Percussion

BM Degree Total

125 credits

Music Course Total	85 credits
Liberal Arts Course Total	36 credits
Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits¹	4 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Large Ensembles for Percussion

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II

2

2

4

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Composition I & II

3

3

6

Math or Science Elective

-

3

3

Year One Total

15

17

32

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

Large Ensembles for Percussion or Percussion Internship³

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV

2

2

4

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Year Two Total

17

16

33

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

Large Ensembles for Percussion or Percussion Internship³

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Writing or Literature Elective

3

-

3

Humanities or History Elective

-

3

3

Psychology or Philosophy Elective

3

-

3

Liberal Arts Elective⁴

-

3

3

Year Three Total

15

12

27

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons²

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

Large Ensembles for Percussion or Percussion Internship³

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Music Electives (total of 4 credits)⁵

2

2

4

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Liberal Arts Electives (choose 2 courses)⁴

3

3

6

Liberal Arts Elective (choose 1 additional course)⁴

3

-

3

Year Four Total

16

13

29

Unrestricted Music/Liberal Arts Credits¹

4

¹ Unrestricted Music or Liberal Arts Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered through the School of Music or the Division of Liberal Arts.

² Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

³ In consultation with the Percussion Faculty Advisor, a student chooses whether to participate in MUS 5170: Large Ensembles for Percussion or to complete a Percussion Internship. Percussion Internships are to be chosen from the following: MUS 2861: Composition and Coaching in the Marching Arts; MUS 2862: Fundamentals of Music Education and Outreach in Public Schools; MUS 2863: Fundamentals of Dance Accompanying; and MUS 2864: Fundamentals of Interactive Community Drumming.

⁴ Liberal Arts elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the Division of Liberal Arts. For the student with a special interest in entrepreneurial preparedness, the following (or similar) courses might be of particular benefit: MAT 1200: Foundations of Finance; WRI 2520: Writing for Your Profession; and COM 1100: Public Speaking.

⁵ Music elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses. For the student with a special interest in entrepreneurial preparedness, MUS 3472: Music Technology: Digital Audio and Recording might be of particular benefit.