Music Major, Vocal Performance, BM, MU08

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 36 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 - fulfilled by TH 220
• 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 TH 116
• 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: 61 Credit Hours

• MUS 0111 - Music Theory I: Musicianship and Aural Skills 3
• MUS 0112 - Music Theory II: Advanced Musicianship and Aural Skills 3
• MUS 0121 - Concert Chorale 1  4 credit hours required
• MUS 0126 - Applied Performance: Keyboard 1-6  3 credit hours required
• MUS 0166 - Applied Performance Voice 1-6  8 credit hours required
• MUS 0181 - Choral Conducting: Technique and Literature 2
• MUS 0182 - Instrumental Conducting: Technique and Literature 2
• MUS 0211 - Music Theory III: Harmony and Aural Skills 3
• MUS 0212 - Music Theory IV: Advanced Harmony and Aural Skills 3
• MUS 0311 - History of Music and Literature I 3
• MUS 0312 - History of Music and Literature II 3
• MUS 0321 - Concert Chorale 1  4 credit hours required
• MUS 0350 - Junior Recital 1
• MUS 0366 - Advanced Applied Performance: Voice 1-6  8 credit hours required
• MUS 0420 - Form and Analysis 2
• MUS 0433 - Arranging for Voices and Instruments 2
• MUS 0451 - Senior Recital 1
• TH 0116 - History of Musical Theatre 3
• TH 0220 - Professional Interaction 3

Performance: 14 Credit Hours

• MUS 0130 - Vocal Technique & Pedagogy 2
• MUS 0220 - Italian & German Vocal Diction 2
• MUS 0221 - French & English Vocal Diction 2
• MUS 0320 - Vocal Repertoire 2
• MUS 0408 - Choral Ensemble Pedagogy 2

Performing Arts Dept. Requirements: 8 Credit Hours

• PERF 0240 - Seminar: Performance and Recital Attendance 0
• PERF 0340 - Seminar: Advanced Performance and Recital Attendance 0
• PERF 0402 - Mental Skills Training for Performing Artists 2
• PERF 0442 - Business for Performing Artists 2
• PERF 0460 - Principles of Arts Management and Administration 2
• PERF 0465 - Marketing Performing Arts, Culture, and Entertainment 2

Total Hours: 120

• General Education requirements Area 2B fulfilled by TH 220, Area 5B fulfilled by TH 116
• 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.