Music Composition, B.M.

Coordinator: Dr. Jason Haney
Phone: (540) 568-6664

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

General Education courses 38-41 Credit Hours ¹
Core music program courses 30 Credit Hours
Major concentration courses and electives 61 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.

Total: 129-132 Credit Hours

Major Requirements

Courses

Additional requirements: Admission to this concentration by approval of theory/composition faculty. Grades no lower than “B” in all theory and composition courses.

MUS 341. Musical for m and Analysis 2.00
MUS 352. Music Composition 2.00 - 3.00
MUS 435. Instrumentation 3.00
MUS 444. Counterpoint 2.00
MUS 445. Orchestration 3.00
MUS 450. Topics in Music Analysis 3.00 ²
MUS 480. Advanced Seminar in Musicological Topics 3.00 ³
MUS 495. Senior Grad Recital 1.00
Applied major study 12 Credit Hours
Ensembles (one each semester) 8 Credit Hours ⁴
Music literature or seminar electives 3 Credit Hours
Approved music electives 2 Credit Hours ⁵

Footnotes

² Must include two different iterations of MUS 450 .
³ The MUS 480 requirement will be fulfilled by taking the class when the seminar focuses on a topic within the past century. MUS 480 can also be repeated to fulfill the requirements for a music literature elective or the approved music electives.
⁴ Various ensembles approved by adviser.
⁵ Approved music electives may not be fulfilled by additional ensemble credits.