Music Major, Instrumental Performance, BM, MU06

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 39 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - fulfilled by MUS 0101  or MUS 0106  or MUS 120 (new course)
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
• Area 5D     2 hours Health & Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Music Core Requirements: 59 Hours

Instrumental Performance: 21 Hours

• MUS 0231 - String/Guitar Technique, Pedagogy, and Repertoire 2
• MUS 0232 - Brass Technique, Pedagogy, and Repertoire 2
• MUS 0233 - Percussion Technique, Pedagogy, and Repertoire 2
• MUS 0234 - Woodwind Technique, Pedagogy, and Repertoire 2
• MUS 0350 - Junior Recital 1
• Further applied lessons in major instrument 8
• Instrumental chamber ensemble                  4

Total Hours: 120

• General Education requirements Area 5B fulfilled by MUS 106
• Must include at least 39 upper division (300-400 level) credit hours

• Music majors must enroll in applied lessons and a major ensemble every semester they take classes. BME students don’t have to take applied lessons or a major ensemble in the semester they student teach. Similarly, Music majors who are on BM with Electives in an Outside Field track and who may have an internship their last semester, are also exempt from applied lessons and a major ensemble in that semester.

• All Performance majors must participate in a minimum of 1 production each year, wherein they specifically use their skill as a performer in their major applied area.