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Music, B.A.

All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, must pass the piano proficiency requirement in Piedmont Class IV MUSC 1174. MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 may be required prior to the semester MUSC 1174 is taken, based on piano playing ability. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information. All keyboard majors must enroll in Piano Class V MUSC 1175 and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.

 

Students may take a Theory Placement Exam to exempt MUSC 1050 or MUSC 1100.

Music Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Music Major

Total Credit Hours:52-72

Music Theory

MUSC 1100Music Theory I

3
MUSC 1110Aural Skills I

1
MUSC 1120Music Theory II

3
MUSC 1130Aural Skills II

1
MUSC 2100Music Theory III

3
MUSC 2110Aural Skills III

1
MUSC 2120Music Theory IV

3
MUSC 2130Aural Skills IV

1
MUSC 3240Arranging

2
Total Credit Hours:18
Prerequisite for MUSC 1100: MUSC 1050 Music Fundamentals (3 hours), AP credit in Music Theory, or minimum score on the Theory Placement Exam.

Music History

MUSC 3210Music History I

3
MUSC 3220Music History II

3
MUSC 3230Music History III

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Applied Music Lessons - Primary Instrument

Students must choose at least six of the following courses:

MUSC 1910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 1920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 2910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 2920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 3910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 3920Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 4910Applied Music Lessons

2
MUSC 4920Applied Music Lessons

2
Total Credit Hours:12

Pedagogy - Primary Instrument

MUSC 4500Applied Pedagogy

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Piano Class

MUSC 1171Piano Class I

1
MUSC 1172Piano Class II

1
MUSC 1173Piano Class III

1
MUSC 1174Piano Class IV

1
MUSC 1175Piano Class V

1
Total Credit Hours:1-4

MUSC 1175: required for keyboard majors (Keyboard majors are exempt from MUSC 1171, 1172, 1173, and 1174)

All music majors must pass the Piano Proficiency Exam.

Recital Attendance

MUSC 1900Recital Attendance

0

MUSC 1900: Required every semester. Students must pass a minimum number of semesters of Recital Attendance to graduate. See the Conservatory of Music Handbook for more information.

Capstone Course

MUSC 4990Senior Recital

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Concentration

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:6-23

Church Music Concentration

Music Courses
MUSC 2300Music in the Christian Church

3
MUSC 3430Choral Literature

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
MUSC 4930Church Music Internship I

1
MUSC 4940Church Music Internship II

1
Total Credit Hours:11
Religion Electives
Religion electives 2000 level or higher

12
Total Credit Hours:12

Music Performance Concentration

Music Electives

Students must choose at least three of the following courses

MUED 2500Explorations in Music Educations

2
MUED 3500Instrumental Techniques

2
MUED 4100Music Education Methods I

3
MUED 4200Music Education Methods II

3
MUSC 2300Music in the Christian Church

3
MUSC 3400Collaborative Piano Seminar

2
MUSC 3430Choral Literature

2
MUSC 3440Diction I

2
MUSC 3450Diction II

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
MUSC 4750Special Topics in Music

2
Total Credit Hours:6-9

MUSC 4750: May be repeated once for credit.

Music Performance Concentration - Master of Arts in Teaching Track

Music and Education Courses
EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3
MUED 3500Instrumental Techniques

2
MUSC 3480Beginning Conducting

2
MUSC 4480Advanced Conducting

2
Total Credit Hours:9

This concentration is strongly suggested for those students wishing to pursue the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:21

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1
Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this University requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 120

MUSC 2300: This course also satisfies general education requirements and appears in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, music majors may have up to 21 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on which concentration they select and on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.

Notice: All music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors, must pass the piano proficiency requirement in Piedmont Class IV MUSC 1174. MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 may be required prior to the semester MUSC 1174 is taken, based on piano playing ability. All keyboard majors must enroll in MUSC 1175 – Piano Class V and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. Majors are also required to attend recitals and concerts and satisfactorily complete a recital previously approved by the music faculty. Further information may be found in the Conservatory of Music Handbook.

In addition, students may choose to take the music theory placement exam to exempt MUSC 1050 or MUSC 1100.

It is strongly suggested that students pursuing the performance concentration take a minimum of 14 hours of applied music lessons prior to taking MUSC 4990.

All music majors must present a senior level recital on their primary instrument of approximately one hour in length. Contact the Conservatory of Music for more information.

Many courses have prerequisites. Please refer to the Course Descriptions for details.