College of Liberal Arts

Curricula in Performance Studies

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, or visit the Web site: performancestudies.tamu.edu. 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 music course work at Texas A&M University.

Credit Course
6   MUSC 204, 205, 206, Music Theory
3 1   MUSC 208, 210, 212, Musicianship
2   MUSC 207, Form and Analysis
4 2   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   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. Up to 3 hours may be MUSC 200: Topics in Music
6   Two courses to be selected from the following list:
    ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology
    ARTS 350 The Arts in Civilization
    PERF 301 Performance in World Cultures
    PERF 326 Dance Identity and Culture in the U.S.
    PHIL 330 Philosophy of Art
    THAR 302 Dramaturgy
    THAR 308 Stage Management and Artistic Administration
NOTE:
  1. Students may substitute MUSC 214 Perspectives on World Music and MUSC 215 Fieldwork in World Music for MUSC 210 and 212.
  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 list incorporates University Core Curriculum and College of Liberal Arts requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category.

Credit
   Course
6   Communication (6 hours): ENGL 104 and one course selected from ENGL 203, 210, 235, 236, 241, 301; COMM 203 or 243
6   Literature in English (6 hours): Select from ENGL 203, 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 (May use ENGL 203 if not used for the communication requirement).
14   Foreign Language: students will take a four-course sequence totaling 14 hours of credit in one of the languages offered by the College of Liberal Arts.
6   Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be selected from MATH 131–467 (excluding 150, 365, 366). 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 the approved list available from the Music program Advisor.
9   Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: To be selected from the approved list available from the Music program Advisor.
6   Social and Behavioral Sciences: To be selected from the approved list available from the Music program Advisor.
12   U.S. History and Political Science: POLS 206 and 207 and two courses in American history. To be selected from the approved list available from the Music program Advisor.
(3)   International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from the approved list available from the Music program Advisor. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement. One additional International and Cultural Diversity course (3 hours) must be selected to complete the Liberal Arts ICD requirement of 6 hours.
*2   Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity.
9   Free Electives: Select any course outside the major field of study (except ENGL 111: CAEN 001-099). Music courses may not be used as elective hours.
120
  
total hours
     

* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.