Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Percussion Studies Undergraduate Curriculum

Bachelor of Music Degree (B. M.) in Music Performance
Percussion Studies

Specialization Requirements:

Total 90 Credits

 



Music Core Courses

Total 26 Credits

Aural Comprehension I

(1 Credit)

Aural Comprehension II

(1 Credit)

Aural Comprehension III

(1 Credit)

Aural Comprehension IV

(1 Credit)

Music Theory I

(2 Credits)

Music Theory II

(2 Credits)

Music Theory III

(2 Credits)

Music Theory IV

(2 Credits)

Keyboard Harmony & Improv I

(1 Credit)

Keyboard Harmony & Improv II

(1 Credit)

Keyboard Harmony & Improv III

(1 Credit)

Keyboard Harmony & Improv IV

(1 Credit)

Collegium and Program Seminar

(0 Credits)

Music History I: Medieval & Renaissance

(2 Credits)

Music History II: Baroque & Classical

(2 Credits)

Music History III: 19th Century

(2 Credits)

Music History IV: 20th Century

(2 Credits)

Recital (during Junior and Senior years)

(2 Credits)

 


 


Music Specialization Courses

50 Credits

Private Instruction (8 semesters)

(24 credits)

Chamber or Large Ensemble (every semester)

(12 Credits)

Music Specialization by Advisement

(14 Credits)

 


 


Liberal Arts Requirements

Total 40 Credits

 


 


Expository Writing

 


Writing the Essay

(4 Credits)

Advanced College Essay

(4 Credits)

 


 


Foundations of Contemporary Culture

 


Conversations of the West

(4 Credits)

World Cultures

(4 Credits)

Societies and Social Sciences

(4 Credits)

 


 


Foundations of Scientific Inquiry

 


Quantitative Reasoning or Fundamentals of Mathematics

(4 Credits)

Natural Science I

(4 Credits)

 


 


Foreign Language

(4 Credits)

 


 


Integrated Liberal Arts

 


Performing Arts in Western Civ

(4 Credits)

 


 


Speech Communication

 


Speech Communication

(4 Credits)

 


 


Additional Requirements

 


New Student Seminar

(0 Credits)

English Composition Competency Examination

 


 


 


 


TOTAL POINTS REQUIRED

130 Credits

 

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