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Bachelor of Music – Percussion

BM Degree Total

120 credits

Music Course Total	81 credits
General Education Course Total	30 credits
Unrestricted Elective Credits⁶	9 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

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

First Year Seminar⁴

3

-

3

Writing About...⁵

-

3

3

Year One Total

14

14

28

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

Large Ensembles for Percussion or Percussion Internship²

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

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Year Two Total

16

16

32

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

MUS 5170 or MUS 286X

Large Ensembles for Percussion or Percussion Internship²

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Three Total

14

12

26

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

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 Internship²

1

1

2

Percussion Ensemble

1

1

2

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Music Electives (total of 4 credits)³

2

2

4

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Four Total

12

13

25

Unrestricted Elective Credits⁶

9

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

²In 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.

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.