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2010–2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Music Degree

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 130 in the Music Performance concentration, 130 in the Composition concentration, 130 in the Music Marketing concentration, and 133 in the Music Studies concentration. Undergraduates seeking elementary teacher certification must complete the interdisciplinary studies degree.

All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the music degree requirements, which are listed below. In addition, a candidate for the Bachelor of Music degree must complete the course requirements for the concentration declared by the candidate.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Music degree must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5-9 of this catalog.

Music Degree Requirements

All candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree, regardless of concentration, must complete the following 31 semester credit hours of required music courses (MUS 2243 World Music in Society may also be used to satisfy Core Curriculum requirements in Visual and Performing Arts):

MUS  1102  Aural Skills I
MUS  1112  Basic Skills of Music I
MUS  1122  Aural Skills II¹
MUS  1132  Basic Skills of Music II
MUS  2102  Aural Skills III
MUS  2112  Aural Skills IV
MUS  2152  Basic Skills of Music III
MUS  2162  Basic Skills of Music IV
MUS  2243  World Music in Society
MUS  2403  Conducting I
MUS  3213  Music in Civilization I
MUS  3223  Music in Civilization II
MUS  3413  Foundations of Music

Special degree requirements. All students pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree are required:

• to make one recital appearance during the last semester of required study on their principal instrument; performance majors are required to make a minimum of one recital or area seminar appearance each semester on their principal instrument
• to perform in University ensembles; specific ensemble requirements for each degree concentration are outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook (available online and in the department office)
• to meet music performance proficiency standards established for principal instruments; students not meeting those standards must repeat music performance courses until the proficiency standards have been met
• to fulfill the recital and seminar attendance requirements as defined in the Department of Music Student Handbook.

Listening examinations are required for students who specify classical guitar as their principal instrument. Details regarding listening examinations are available in the Department of Music Student Handbook.

In addition, candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree must complete the course requirements for the concentration they declare.

Music Performance Concentration

All candidates for this concentration must fulfill the music degree requirements (31 hours), as well as the course requirements necessary for this concentration (60–61 hours).

1. 32 semester credit hours of music performance are required from the following courses, some of which may be repeated for credit:
   
   1. Principal Instrument (20 semester credit hours):
      
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction (1 semester)
      MUS  1542  Music Performance-Private Instruction I (1 semester)
      MUS  2542  Music Performance-Private Instruction II (2 semesters)
      MUS  3543  Music Performance-Private Instruction IV (2 semesters)
      MUS  4543  Music Performance-Private Instruction V (2 semesters)
      
      
   2. Secondary Instrument(s) (4 semester credit hours):
      
      Non-Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      
      or
      
      Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1552  Functional Piano for Keyboard Principals
      
      AND
      
      2 semester credit hours from the following:
      
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction
      MUS  1521  Class Piano²
      MUS  1531  Class Voice
      
      
   3. 8 semester credit hours of ensemble, selected in consultation with the advisor and private lesson instructor, as outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook
   
   
2. All music performance majors except voice principals are required to complete MUS 3313 Digital Music Production
   
   
3. 6 semester credit hours of music theory selected from the following courses:
   
   MUS  3133  Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music
   MUS  3143  Orchestration³
   MUS  4113  Counterpoint
   MUS  4163  Topics in Music Theory
   
   
4. 4 semester credit hours of music literature selected from the student’s principal performance area:
   
   MUS  3252  Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (2 semesters)
   
   Topics may include the following:
   
   Vocal Literature (required of voice principals)
   The Operatic Tradition (required of voice principals)
   History and Literature of the Guitar (required of classical guitar principals)
   Literature of the Pianoforte (required of piano principals)
   Organ Literature (required of organ principals)
   Orchestral Literature or Wind Literature (required of instrumental principals)
   
   
5. 2 semester credit hours of music pedagogy in the student’s principal performance area:
   
   MUS  4532  Music Pedagogy
   
   or
   
   MUS  4531  Music Pedagogy I (voice principals)
   MUS  4541  Music Pedagogy II (voice principals)
   
   
6. Voice principals are required to complete 4 semester credit hours of diction: MUS 3511 Diction for Singers; must be repeated for credit to include English, French, German, and Italian topics
   
   
7. In order to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language and acquire basic knowledge of a second, voice principals are required to complete at least two semesters of one foreign language (FRN 1014 and FRN 1024, GER 1014 and GER 1024, or ITL 1014 and ITL 1024) and one semester of a different foreign language (FRN 1014, GER 1014, or ITL 1014. ITL 1014 may also be used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement in World Society and Issues)
   
   
8. For all music performance majors except voice principals, 12 semester credit hours of free electives are required
   
   
9. Admission to upper-division music performance as a music major must be approved by the appropriate qualifying committee; requirements for each area are specified in the Department of Music Student Handbook
   
   
10. A senior recital (MUS 4561) approximately one hour in length must be presented and approved by the appropriate recital committee

Composition Concentration

All candidates for this concentration must fulfill the Music Degree Requirements (31 hours), as well as the course requirements necessary for this concentration (60 hours).

1. 24 semester credit hours of music performance courses are required from the following courses, some of which may be repeated for credit:
   
   
   1. Principal Instrument (12 semester credit hours):
      
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction (1 semester)
      MUS  1542  Music Performance-Private Instruction I (1 semester)
      MUS  2542  Music Performance-Private Instruction II (2 semesters)
      MUS  3532  Music Performance-Private Instruction III (2 semesters)
      
      
   2. Secondary Instrument(s) (4 semester credit hours):
      
      Non-Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      
      or
      
      Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1552  Functional Piano for Keyboard Principals
      
      AND
      
      2 semester credit hours from the following:
      
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction
      MUS  1521  Class Piano⁴
      MUS  1531  Class Voice
      
      
   3. 8 semester credit hours of ensemble, selected in consultation with the advisor and private lesson instructor, as outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook
   
   
2. 9 semester credit hours of required music courses:
   
   MUS  3123  Introduction to Electronic and Computer Music
   MUS  3263  Music Since 1900
   MUS  3313  Digital Music Production
   
   
3. 20 additional required semester credit hours of music theory and composition:
   
   MUS  2142  Composition I
   MUS  3133  Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music
   MUS  3143  Orchestration
   MUS  3162  Composition II
   MUS  4113  Counterpoint
   MUS  4142  Composition III (2 semesters)
   MUS  4163  Topics in Music Theory
   
   
4. 6 semester credit hours of electives. Students intending to pursue graduate studies in Composition or Theory are strongly encouraged to take at least two semesters of a foreign language as electives; preferred languages include German, French, or Italian
   
   
5. Students electing the Composition concentration must interview with the Composition Committee for approval to pursue the concentration at the upper-division level
   
   
6. MUS 4561 Senior Recital is required of all students in the Composition concentration; the student’s senior recital shall include a selection of the student’s compositions totaling a minimum of 30 minutes. The student will submit completed musical scores representing a majority of the proposed recital program to an examining committee the semester before that of the recital. The examining committee shall determine the acceptability of the recital program.

Music Marketing Concentration

All candidates for this concentration must fulfill the Music Degree Requirements (31 hours), as well as the course requirements necessary for this concentration (60 hours).

1. 24 semester credit hours of music performance courses are required from the following, some of which may be repeated for credit:
   
   1. Principal Instrument (12 semester credit hours):
      
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction (1 semester)
      MUS  1542  Music Performance-Private Instruction I (1 semester)
      MUS  2542  Music Performance-Private Instruction II (2 semesters)
      MUS  3532  Music Performance-Private Instruction III (2 semesters)
      
      
   2. Secondary Instrument(s) (4 semester credit hours):
      
      Non-Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      
      or
      
      Keyboard Principal Instrument
      MUS  1552  Functional Piano for Keyboard Principals
      
      AND
      
      2 semester credit hours from the following:
      
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument
      MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction
      MUS  1521  Class Piano⁵
      MUS  1531  Class Voice
      
      
   3. 8 semester credit hours of ensemble selected in consultation with the advisor and private lesson instructor, as outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook
      
      
2. 12 semester credit hours of required music marketing courses:
   
   MUS  2263  Introduction to the Music Industry
   MUS  3613  Entrepreneurship in Music
   MUS  4803  Seminar in Music Marketing
   MUS  4933  Music Marketing Internship
   
   
3. 18 semester credit hours of required support work in business:
   
   ACC  2013  Principles of Accounting I
   COM  1053  Business and Professional Speech
   ECO  2023  Introductory Microeconomics⁶
   MGT  3003  Business Communication and Professional Development
   MGT  3013  Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management
   MKT  3013  Principles of Marketing
   
   
4. 6 additional semester credit hours of business, music, music technology or music marketing selected from the following:⁷
   
   BLW  3013  Business Law
   MKT  3043  Advertising
   MKT  3083  Marketing Research
   MKT  3113  Retailing
   MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (may be repeated for credit)
   MUS  2132  Introduction to Improvisation
   MUS  3123  Introduction to Electronic and Computer Music
   MUS  3153  Audio Technology I
   MUS  3163  Audio Technology II
   MUS  3313  Digital Music Production
   MUS  4953  Special Studies in Music (Music Marketing topic)
   
   
5. Students electing the Music Marketing concentration must interview with the Music Marketing Committee for approval to pursue the concentration at the upper-division level

Music Studies Concentration

All candidates for this concentration must fulfill the Music Degree Requirements (31 hours), as well as the course requirements necessary for this concentration (63 hours). Details regarding the following requirements for each principal instrument area are available in the Department of Music Student Handbook.

1. 12 semester credit hours of private instruction on a principal instrument:
   
   MUS  1512  Music Performance-Private Instruction (1 semester)
   MUS  1542  Music Performance-Private Instruction I (1 semester)
   MUS  2542  Music Performance-Private Instruction II (2 semesters)
   MUS  3532  Music Performance-Private Instruction III (2 semesters)
   
   The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in band must be a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument(s); for instance, traditional percussion instruments as found in a band or orchestra—timpani, mallet instruments, multi-percussion, but not drum set.
   
   The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in string classes or orchestra must be violin, viola, cello, or contrabass (not electric bass).
   
   The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in choral-elementary general music must be voice, piano or classical guitar.
   
   The principal instrument for those whose student teaching will be in elementary general music-secondary instrumental must be violin, viola, cello, contrabass, woodwind, brass or traditional percussion.
   
   A qualifying 30-minute proficiency recital must be presented on the student’s principal instrument and approved prior to the semester of student teaching; specific requirements are outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook.
   
   
2. 27 semester credit hours in music:
   1. 15–17 semester credit hours of required music courses:
      
      Wind Instrument and Percussion Principals
      MUS  2413  Conducting II (Instrumental)
      MUS  3252  Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (Wind Literature topic)
      MUS  3312  Music Technology for Music Educators
      MUS  3401  Brass Instruments
      MUS  3421  Vocal Techniques for Instrumental Majors
      MUS  3431  Woodwind Instruments
      MUS  3453  Music Studies I
      MUS  3471  String Instruments
      MUS  3481  Percussion Instruments
      MUS  4452  Marching Band Techniques
      
      String Instrument Principals
      MUS  2413  Conducting II (Instrumental)
      MUS  3252  Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (Orchestra Literature topic)
      MUS  3312  Music Technology for Music Educators
      MUS  3401  Brass Instruments
      MUS  3421  Vocal Techniques for Instrumental Majors
      MUS  3431  Woodwind Instruments
      MUS  3453  Music Studies I
      MUS  3471  String Instruments
      MUS  3481  Percussion Instruments
      
      Voice, Keyboard, and Guitar Principals
      MUS  2413  Conducting II (Choral)
      MUS  2601  Diction Survey
      MUS  3252  Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (Choral Literature I topic)
      MUS  3252  Advanced Studies in Music Literature and Analysis (Choral Literature II topic)
      MUS  3312  Music Technology for Music Educators
      MUS  3453  Music Studies I
      MUS  3463  Music Studies II
      MUS  3491  Instrumental Techniques for Voice Majors
      
      Wind and percussion students interested in teaching general music may substitute C&I 4213 Approaches to Teaching Music for MUS 4452 Marching Band Techniques. Students who choose this option will do half of their student teaching in an elementary general music placement and half in a middle school band placement. This option requires consultation with the student’s music advisor.
      
      String students interested in teaching general music may substitute C&I 4213 Approaches to Teaching Music for the two-semester MUS 1511 Music Performance-Secondary Instrument requirement (in the section below). Students who choose this option will do half of their student teaching in an elementary general music placement and half in a secondary level orchestra placement. This option requires consultation with the student’s music advisor.
      
      
   2. 4–6 semester credit hours of additional required music performance study:
      
      Wind and Percussion Principals
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      MUS  4532  Music Pedagogy (Instrumental)
      
      String Instrument Principals
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (violin or viola)⁸
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (cello or bass)
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      MUS  4532  Music Pedagogy (Instrumental)
      
      Voice Principals
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      MUS  4531  Music Pedagogy I
      MUS  4541  Music Pedagogy II
      
      Keyboard Principals
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (voice) (2 semesters)
      MUS  1552  Functional Piano for Keyboard Principals
      
      Guitar Principals
      MUS  1511  Music Performance-Secondary Instrument (voice) (2 semesters)
      MUS  1532  Functional Piano for Non-Keyboard Principals
      
      
   3. 6 semester credit hours of ensemble selected in consultation with the advisor and private lesson instructor, as outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook
   
   
   
3. 24 semester credit hours of professional education courses (including 6 hours of student teaching and 3 hours in a state-mandated reading course); for specific required courses, consult the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center
   
   
4. Students electing the Music Studies concentration must successfully complete the precertification interview with the Music Studies Committee for approval to continue as a music studies major at the upper-division level
   
   
5. Students enrolled in the Music Studies concentration must successfully complete competency tests to receive certification as specified by the Texas State Board for Educator Certification

1. Students who qualify by examination may fulfill the Aural Skills & Basic Skills sequence by completing MUS 1123, MUS 1133, MUS 2103, and MUS 2153 instead of MUS 1122, MUS 1132, MUS 2102, MUS 2112, MUS 2152, and MUS 2162.

2. Students selecting keyboard as their principal instrument may not use MUS 1521 to fulfill the secondary instrument requirement.

3. Students whose principal instrument is an orchestral instrument are required to take MUS 3143 Orchestration.

4. Students selecting keyboard as their principal instrument may not use MUS 1521 to fulfill the secondary instrument requirement.

5. Students selecting keyboard as their principal instrument may not use MUS 1521 to fulfill the secondary instrument requirement.

6. Must be fulfilled by successful completion of ECO 2013 and ECO 2023, one of which may be used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement.

7. The College of Business sets prerequisites for all business coursework and changes prerequisites at its discretion. Business prerequisites are not necessarily included in this degree plan either as part of the academic core or the music marketing coursework. Consequently, before planning to take a specific business class, students should consult the catalog and meet with their advisor to determine whether they have met the prerequisites for that class.

8. Secondary instrument must not be the same as principal instrument.

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