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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music Performance Concentration w/Composition Specialization


Music, BM
Music Performance Concentration
with Composition Specialization
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Transition to the University 1 MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0
History Core 3 COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3 MUS 1155-Music Theory II 3
MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0 MUS 1156-Ear Training II 1
MUS 1057-Music Theory I 3 MUS 1XX0-Individual Instruction 1
MUS 1058-Ear Training I 1 MUS 1XX0-Ensemble 1
MUS 1XX0-Ensemble 1 ENGL 1010-English Composition 3
MUS 1XX0-Individual Instruction 1 MUS 1970-Intro to Music Literature 3
MUS 11XX-Class Piano 1 MUS 11XX-Class Piano 1
TOTAL SCH 14 TOTAL SCH 16
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0 MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0
MUS 2055-Music Theory III 3 MUS 2155-Music Theory IV 3
MUS 2056-Ear Training III 1 MUS 2156-Ear Training IV 1
MUS 1XX0-Individual Instruction 1 MUS 1XX0-Individual Instruction 1
MUS-1XX0-Ensemble 1 MUS 1XX0-Ensemble 1
ENGL 1020-English Composition or
MUS 3160-Intro to Music Technology
3 ENGL 1020-English Composition or
MUS 3160-Intro to Music Technology
3
MUS 1550-Composition 3 MUS 1550-Composition 3
MUS 11X0-Individual/Class Piano 1 MUS 11X0-Individual/Class Piano 1
    MUS 4350-Music after 1900 or
MUS 4460-Music of Many Cultures
3
TOTAL SCH 13 TOTAL SCH 16
Third Year Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year Spring Semester
SCH
MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0 MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0
MUS 1550-Composition 3 MUS 3550-Composition 3
MUS 3XX0- Elective Ensemble 1 MUS 4350-Music after 1900 or
MUS 4460-Music of Many Cultures
3
MUS 4810-Orchestration 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3
MUS 3010-Music History 3 MUS 3020-Music History 3
MUS 3800-Basic Conducting 2 Natural Sciences w/ lab Core 4
MATH Core 3    
TOTAL SCH 15 TOTAL SCH 16
Fourth Year Fall Semester
SCH
Fourth Year Spring Semester
SCH
MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0 MUS 1060-Recital Attendance 0
MUS 3550-Composition 3 MUS 3550-Composition 3
Natural Science Core w/lab 4 MUS 4120-Music Analysis 3
ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature 3 MUS 4950-Senior Recital 2
MUS 4110-Music Analysis 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3
History Core 3 MUS 4330-Music before 1750 or
MUS 4340-Music from 1750-1900
3
TOTAL SCH 16 TOTAL SCH 14
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 120

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

NOTES:

  •  The Junior level hearing is completed in the Spring Semester
  •  Senior Exit Exam in the Spring semester of senior year.
  • Additional semester of Class Piano may be needed to pass the required proficiency
  • APSU Core courses are listed in a prescribed order