Wind/Percussion/String: Harp, B.Mus.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 124-135
Major Hours: 87
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 24
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B735 P306
Major Requirements
A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music. Audition is required for admission to the degree program.
Major Area
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 12 hours in each of the following: | 24 | |
| Harp for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | ||
| Harp for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 1 | ||
| MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble 2 | 4 | |
| MUTE 2000 | Sophomore Barrier 1 | 0 |
| MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble (3000-4000) 2 | 4 | |
| Choose 4 hours in each of the following: 3 | 8 | |
| Chamber Music (Harp) | ||
| Chamber Music (Harp) | ||
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation (1 semester) | 0 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance (3 semesters) | 0 |
| MUED 4762 | String Pedagogy | 2 |
| MULI 4612 | Harp Orchestral Literature | 2 |
| JRRE 3021 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| SRRE 4021 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 46 | |
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A passing grade in MUTE 2000 Sophomore Barrier is required for admission to upper-division applied study.
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Major performance organizations are as follows: Campus Band, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, University Orchestra. Enrollment required each semester for students enrolled in 12 or more hours; may be taken for 0 or 1 credit hour once degree requirements have been satisfied.
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4 semesters may be MUTE 2271 or MUTE 4271, Chamber Music-Strings.
Music Support
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory | ||
| MUTH 1512 | Musical Structures I | 2 |
| MUTH 1612 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUTH 1522 | Musical Structures II | 2 |
| MUTH 1622 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUTH 2512 | Musical Structures III (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 2612 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUTH 2522 | 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures | 2 |
| MUTH 2622 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUTH 3783 | Forms and Analysis | 3 |
| Musicology and Music Literature | ||
| MUSC 1312 | Music in Culture (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUSC 2313 | Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | 3 |
| MUSC 2323 | Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | 3 |
| MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| MUTH/MUSC/MUTK Elective | 3 | |
| MUTE 1311 | Group Piano I 1 | 1 |
| MUTE 1321 | Group Piano II 1 | 1 |
| MUTE 2311 | Group Piano III 1 | 1 |
| MUTE 2321 | Group Piano IV 1 | 1 |
| MUTE 3242 | Instrumental Conducting I | 2 |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 41 | |
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Students who have prior piano background may be eligible for the proficiency exam for one or more of the group piano courses. These hours then become free electives. Or, the student may elect to receive advanced standing credit for the group piano course(s). See the Coordinator for Group Piano for information.
General Education & Other Requirements
Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements may not fulfill electives. Some courses which fulfill the General Education requirements are listed in other areas on this sheet and are indicated by the appropriate Core numbers. Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student's major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| English Composition | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| Language | ||
| This requirement is not mandatory if the student successfully completed 2 years of the same language in high school —2 courses (Core I) | 0-10 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose one course (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| Core Area II: Natural Science | ||
| Choose two courses from different disciplines; one must include a laboratory | 7-8 | |
| Core Area III: Social Science | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | ||
| Artistic Forms | ||
| The following are satisfied in Musicology and Music Theory requirements (4 hours) | 0 | |
| Music in Culture | ||
| Musical Structures III | ||
| Western Culture | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| The following are satisfied in Musicology requirements (9 hours): | 0 | |
| Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | ||
| Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | ||
| Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | ||
| World Culture | ||
| Choose one course (upper-division) | 3 | |
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Free Electives 2 | ||
| Choose 6 hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 37-48 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.
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A minimum of 40 upper-division hours is required for the degree. Students should utilize Free Electives to reach this total.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
At least 24 hours of upper-division Music credit must be earned in residence as a declared major.
A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Music.
Degree Completion Responsibility: Although the Dean’s Office checks each student’s records, the responsibility for meeting degree requirements lies with the student and not with the advisor or the Dean. Each student should obtain a copy of the requirements for graduation and check it regularly as they complete their degree program.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| HARP 2020 | Harp for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 3 |
| MUTE 1311 | Group Piano I | 1 |
| MUTH 1512 | Musical Structures I | 2 |
| MUTH 1612 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 2271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation | 0 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HARP 2020 | Harp for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 3 |
| MUTE 1321 | Group Piano II | 1 |
| MUTH 1522 | Musical Structures II (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 1622 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 2271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 1312 | Music in Culture (Core IV) | 2 |
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HARP 2020 | Harp for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 3 |
| MUTE 2311 | Group Piano III | 1 |
| MUTH 2512 | Musical Structures III (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 2612 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 2271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 2313 | Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) | 3-4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HARP 2020 | Harp for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 3 |
| MUTE 2321 | Group Piano IV | 1 |
| MUTH 2522 | 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures | 2 |
| MUTH 2622 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUTE Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 2271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUTE 2000 | Sophomore Barrier | 0 |
| MUSC 2323 | Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HARP 4020 | Harp for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 3 |
| MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 4271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
| MUTE 3242 | Instrumental Conducting I | 2 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HARP 4020 | Harp for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 3 |
| MUTH 3783 | Forms and Analysis | 3 |
| MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 4271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MULI 4612 | Harp Orchestral Literature | 2 |
| JRRE 3021 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HARP 4020 | Harp for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 3 |
| MUTH/MUSC/MUTK Elective | 3 | |
| MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 4271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| MUED 4762 | String Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| World Culture—Upper-Division (Core IV) | 3 | |
| Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Credit Hours | 15-20 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HARP 4020 | Harp for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 3 |
| MUTE Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 4271 | Chamber Music (Harp) | 1 |
| SRRE 4021 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
| Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 15-20 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124-135 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.