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Bachelor of Music – Voice

BM Degree Total

120 credits

Music Course Total	76 credits
General Education Course Total⁴	30 credits
Foreign Language & Unrestricted Electives⁵	14 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Introduction to Vocal Diction

2

-

2

Dance/Movemnt for Singers I

-

1

1

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

First Year Seminar²

3

-

3

Writing About...³

-

3

3

Elementary Italian I & II⁴

3

3

6

Year One Total

18

17

35

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Acting for Singers I & II

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 for Singers

2

2

4

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Elementary German I & II

3

3

6

Year Two Total

16

16

32

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Vocal Diction

-

2

2

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Elementary French I & II

3

3

6

Year Three Total

13

13

26

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Vocal Literature I & II

2

2

4

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Four Total

12

13

26

Unrestricted Elective Credits⁵

2

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

²FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

³ENG 1200: Writing About... may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁴Elementary Italian I & II fulfill two required General Education courses.

⁵Foreign Language credits include 12 credits for Elementary German I & II and Elementary French I & II. Unrestricted Electives include 2 credits, which 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.