Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2005 Edition

Curriculum in
Music

Music: 42 credits. An audition is required for all prospective music majors prior to admission into the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program. For more information on auditions, please contact the Department of Performance Studies office at (979) 845-3355. A grade of C or higher is required for a course to be counted in the major field. A student must complete 18 hours of course work at Texas A&M University.

Credit
81		MUSC 204, 205, 206, 207 Theory and Musicianship
42		Performance: Individual performance selected from MUSC 245/345 (Composition), 250/350 (Piano), 251/351 (Voice) or 252/352 (Band and Orchestra Instrument Performance)
		Ensemble performance selected from MUSC 280 (Band), 286 (Orchestra), 290 (Choir) or 281 (Small Ensembles)
3		PERF 301 Performance in World Cultures
3		MUSC 312 Music in Modern Western Culture
3		MUSC 316 Music and Technology
3		MUSC 324 Music in World Cultures
3		MUSC 400 Senior Seminar and Project
9		Music electives: 300- to 400-level electives to be selected from any field of music
6		Two courses to be selected from the following list:
		ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology
		ARTS 350 The Arts in Civilization
		JOUR 315 Multimedia Concepts and Practice for Mass Media
		PHIL 330 Philosophy of Art
		PHYS 340 Musical Acoustics
		THAR 308 Stage Management and Artistic Administration

NOTE: 1. Lab required (204, 205, 206).

2. At least 2 of the 4 required credits will be in Individual Performance. A student may substitute 2 Composition credits for 1 Individual performance credit and 1 Ensemble performance credit.

College and University Requirements. The following lists incorporate University Core Curriculum and College of Liberal Arts requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category.

Credit
6		Communication (6 hours): ENGL 104 and one course selected from ENGL 203, 235, 236, 241, 301; COMM 203 or 243
6		Literature in English (6 hours): ENGL 203 (unless 203 is used to satisfy the communication requirement), 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232, or a course for which one of these listed courses is a prerequisite.
14		Foreign Language: Most students will take a four-course sequence totaling 14 hours of credit in one of the languages offered by the College of Liberal Arts. Some students may take fewer hours depending on their prior proficiency in the language.
6		Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be in MATH (excluding 102,103, 104, 130, 150). MATH 151 is required for students planning to take PHYS 340.
		Three hours may be selected from PHIL 240, 341 or 342.
8		Natural Sciences: To be selected from natural science courses approved for the University Core Curriculum.
9		Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: To be selected from humanities and visual and performing arts courses approved for the University Core Curriculum.
6		Social and Behavioral Sciences: To be selected from social and behavioral science courses approved for the University Core Curriculum.
12		U.S. History and Political Science: POLS 206 and 207 and two courses in American history.
(3)		International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from approved list. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement.
*2		Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity.
3		History: To be selected from any history course at the 300 or 400 level
12		Free Electives: The number of Free Elective hours will vary according to the number of courses taken in Foreign Language. Music courses may not be used as elective hours.
128		Total hours

* See Kinesiology requirements.

Music Minor. Students are en-couraged to become involved in the study and practice of the musical arts at Texas A&M as a complement to their major fields of study. Introductory and advanced courses emphasize the interrelationships among music history, theory, ethnomusicology, composition, tech-nology, performance and other visual and performing arts. Attendance at the numerous concerts and lectures presented each year and participation in the performing ensembles are encouraged to broaden the classroom experience. Students desiring to undertake the structured approach to the study of music may wish to consider the Music Minor Program.

Minor in Music: 17 credit hours required

Credit
3		Chosen from MUSC 200 Topics in Music or MUSC 201 Music and the Human Experience
2		MUSC 204 Theory and Musicianship I
3		Individual/Ensemble Performance, chosen from:
		MUSC 245 Composition I
		MUSC 250 Individual Performance--Piano I
		MUSC 251 Individual Performance--Voice I
		MUSC 252 Individual Performance--Band and Orchestra Instrument Performance I
		MUSC 280 Ensemble Performance--Symphonic Band
		MUSC 281 Ensemble Performance--Small Ensembles
		MUSC 286 Ensemble Performance--Symphony Orchestra
		MUSC 290 Ensemble Performance--Choir
9		Elective courses: 9 additional credits in MUSC at the upper-level (300- or 400-level course)

NOTE: No more than 9 credits of the minor may be at the lower-level (100- or 200-level course). Students must earn grades of C or better in their minor course work.