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Bachelor of Music – Saxophone

BM Degree Total

125 credits

Music Course Total	83 credits
General Education Course Total	30 credits
Unrestricted Elective Credits⁶	12 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble²

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

First Year Seminar⁴

3

-

3

Writing About...⁵

-

3

3

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year One Total

14

16

30

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble²

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

16

15

31

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble²

1

1

2

Woodwind Repertoire & Pedagogy: Saxophone

1

1

2

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year Three Total

14

14

28

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble²

1

1

2

Orchestration I & II

or

or

2

2

4

Counterpoint I & II

Musical electives (total of 4 credits)³

2

2

4

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Four Total

12

12

24

Unrestricted Elective Credits⁶

12

¹Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

²All music students must perform in ensembles as assigned, even beyond the minimum. Minimum requirement: 3 semesters of Large Ensemble (MUS 51X0); 3 semesters of Chamber Ensemble (MUS 5180); 2 semesters of either Large or Chamber Ensemble (MUS 51X0 or MUS 5180). Large Ensemble assignments are made by the ensemble directors in consultation with the major teacher; Chamber Ensemble assignments are approved by the major teacher.

³Music Elective Credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses.

⁴FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁵ENG 1200: Writing About… may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁶Unrestricted Elective Credits may be fulfilled at any time during the four years of the program using any course offered on the UNCSA campus. Courses offered by an Arts School other than Music must receive approval of both the Dean of the School of Music (or designee) and the Dean (or designee) of the Arts School offering the course.