Program Requirements
| Requirements for the Bachelor of Music
in Performance |
67-88 units | |
- A minimum 2.5 grade-point average must be maintained in all upper-division music courses. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all upper-division music courses. The class must otherwise be repeated.
- Performance majors must pass the piano proficiency examination or take MUS 103-108 Piano Class until the examination is passed.
- Music majors must be continuously enrolled in MUS 210 Performance Forum (may discontinue after eight semesters). Transfer students must enroll in MUS 210 and an approved ensemble every semester in attendance, up to eight semesters.
- Each student must pass the ear training/sight singing examination at the end of MUS 122 Music Theory II or take a remedial course until the examination can be passed.
- Each student is required to appear yearly in a recital. All students take an applied jury each semester.
- Performance majors are required to attend 14 School of Music-sponsored, on-campus recitals and concerts per year, 2 of which must be chosen from the Artist Concert Series recitals.
| Core Requirements | 37 units | |||
| MUS 101/102 | Voice Class (F/S) (Fr) (not required for vocal performance students) | 1 |
| MUS 121*/MUS 122, MUS 221/MUS 222 | Music Theory I-IV (F/S) (Fr, So, Jr) | 12 |
| MUS 133/MUS 134, MUS 217/MUS 220 | Practical Musicianship (F/S) (Fr, So, Jr) | 4 |
| MUS 427 | Form and Analysis (F) (Jr, Sr) | 2 |
| MUS 296 | Introduction to Music Technology (F/S) (Fr) | 2 |
| MUS 351 | Ancient and Renaissance Music Literature**(F) (Jr) | 3 |
| MUS 352 | Baroque and Classical Music Literature***(F/S) (Jr) | 3 |
| MUS 455 | Romantic and 20th Century Music Literature***(S) (Sr) | 3 |
| MUS 361 | Introduction to Conducting (F) (Jr) | 2 |
| MUS 362 or 363 | Choral Conducting or Instrumental Conducting (S) (Jr) | 2 |
| MUS 441 | Music in Worship (F/S) (Jr, Sr) | 3 |
| MUS 210 | Performance Forum (F/S) (all) (eight semesters continuous enrollment) | 0 |
| *Meets the General Studies Aesthetics and the Creative Arts requirement. | ||
| **Meets the General Studies Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. | ||
| ***Meets the General Studies Elective requirement. | ||
| Additional Requirements | 30-52 units |
| The student must choose at least one of the following performance categories: | |
- Brass, Wind, or Percussion Performance
- Guitar Performance
- Harp Performance
- Organ Performance
- Piano Performance
- Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass Performance
- Vocal Performance
Course Requirements Legend:
C = every semester (continuous)
F = every fall
S = every spring
EF = even number falls
F = every fall
S = every spring
EF = even number falls
ES = even number springs
OF = odd number falls
OS = odd number springs
OF = odd number falls
OS = odd number springs
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
