Music (B.A.)

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Required Courses (32 credit hours)
Musicianship (20 credit hours)
MUS 122INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC STUDIES AND CAREERS2
MUS 218AURAL PERCEPTION I1
MUS 219AURAL PERCEPTION II1
MUS 230MUSIC THEORY I3
MUS 231MUSIC THEORY II3
MUS 318AURAL PERCEPTION III1
MUS 319AURAL PERCEPTION IV1
MUS 321COMPOSITION, IMPROVISATION AND ARRANGING2
MUS 330MUSIC THEORY III3
MUS 331MUSIC THEORY IV3
Music History and Literature (12 credit hours)
MUS 206FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC 1900-19503
MUS 302MUSIC HISTORY: ANTIQUITY THROUGH BAROQUE3
MUS 303MUSIC HISTORY: CLASSIC THROUGH MODERN3
MUS 440ETHNOMUSICOLOGY3
Choose either General Program or Performance Concentration Below
All College Electives (Not Music)34
Total Credit Hours120
General Program Requirements
Applied Music (4 credit hours)
MUS 171APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 173APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 271APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 273APPLIED MUSIC1
Music Ensemble/Primary (6 credit hours)
Selected from the following:
ACCOMPANYING FOR PIANISTS (1)
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (1)
CHAMBER CHOIR (1)
WIND ENSEMBLE (1)
BUFFALO STATE CHORALE (1)
Capstone (1 credit hour)
MUS 491CAPSTONE IN MUSIC1-3
Music Electives (10 credit hours)
MUS courses selected by advisement
Performance Concentration
Applied Music (8 credit hours)
MUS 171APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 173APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 271APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 273APPLIED MUSIC1
MUS 371APPLIED MUSIC1-2
MUS 373APPLIED MUSIC1-2
MUS 471APPLIED MUSIC1-2
MUS 473APPLIED MUSIC1
Music Ensemble/Primary (8 credit hours)
Selected from the following:
ACCOMPANYING FOR PIANISTS (1)
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (1)
CHAMBER CHOIR (1)
WIND ENSEMBLE (1)
BUFFALO STATE CHORALE (1)
Music Ensemble/Secondary (2 credit hours)
MUS courses selected by advisement
Junior Recital (1 credit hour)
MUS 495SPECIAL PROJECT1-3
Capstone (1 credit hour)
MUS 491CAPSTONE IN MUSIC1-3
Music Elective (1 credit hour)
MUS course selected by advisement

Students will demonstrate:

  1. the ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music - rhythm, melody, harmony, structure, timbre, texture
  2. an understanding of and the ability to read and realize musical notation
  3. an understanding of compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces
  4. an acquaintance with a wide selection of musical literature, the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources
  5. the ability to develop and defend musical judgments
  6. ability in performing areas at levels consistent with the goals and objectives of the specific liberal arts degree option being followed
  7. understanding of procedures for realizing a variety of musical styles
  8. knowledge and/or skills in one or more areas of music beyond basic musicianship appropriate to the individual's needs and interests, and consistent with the purposes of the specific liberal arts degree option being followed
  9. the ability to read at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the major performance area, a level of skill relevant to professional standards appropriate for the particular music concentration
  10. a rudimentary capacity to create derivative or original music both extemporaneously and in written form