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Bachelor of Music – Organ

BM Degree Total

120 credits

Music Course Total	80 credits
General Education Course Total	30 credits
Unrestricted Elective Credits⁵	10 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Required Secondary Instrument: Harpsichord

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 for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

First Year Seminar³

3

-

3

Writing About...⁴

-

3

3

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year One Total

12

15

27

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

MUS 51X0 or MUS 52X0

MUS 51X0 or MUS 52X0

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 for Pianists and Organists

1

1

2

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

14

14

28

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Organ History and Literature I & II

2

2

4

Counterpoint I & II

2

2

4

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

General Education Requirement

-

3

3

Year Three Total

15

16

31

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

MUS 51X0 or MUS 52X0

MUS 51X0 or MUS 52X0

Large Ensemble or Chamber Ensemble²

1

1

2

Sacred Music Skills I & II

2

2

4

Organ Pedagogy

1

-

1

Choral Conducting I & II

2

2

4

General Education Requirement (2 courses)

3

3

6

Year Four Total

12

12

24

Unrestricted Elective Credits⁵

10

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. Any combination of MUS 51X0 and MUS 52X0 may be used to fulfill the minimum requirement. Large Ensemble assignments are made by the ensemble directors in consultation with the major teacher; Chamber Ensemble assignments are approved by the major teacher.

³FYS 1100: First Year Seminar may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁴ENG 1200: Writing About… may be taken during either the fall or spring semester.

⁵Unrestricted 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.