Voice, B.Mus.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 122
Major Hours: 76
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 24
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B730
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 8 hours in the following: | 8 | |
| Voice for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | ||
| Choose 8 hours in the following: | 8 | |
| Voice for Music Majors: Junior/Senior 1 | ||
| MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble 2 | 4 | |
| MUTE XXXX, Major Performance Ensemble (3000-4000) 2 | 4 | |
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation (1 semester) | 0 |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance (3 semesters) | 0 |
| MUTE 2000 | Sophomore Barrier 1 | 0 |
| Choose one of the following: | 2 | |
| Opera/Music Theatre | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Acting for Opera I | ||
| Acting for Opera II | ||
| MUTE 1282 | Italian and English Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUTE 3202 | French Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUTE 3212 | German Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUTE 4312 | Voice Science and Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| JRRE 3020 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| SRRE 4020 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 34 | |
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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: University Chorale, Men's Glee Club, and Women’s Chorus. 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.
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 2621 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| 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 |
| MULI 4543 | Introduction to Vocal Literature | 3 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| 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 |
| Choose 4 hours of the following: | 4 | |
| Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano | ||
| MUTE 3262 | Choral Conducting I | 2 |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| Advised Music Elective, Upper-Division | ||
| Choose 1 hour | 1 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 42 | |
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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 and College 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.
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 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 | ||
| Students who did not successfully complete 2 years of the same language in high school must take a second semester of one of the languages listed below, or two semesters of another language (Core I): | 15-20 | |
| Beginning Italian I | ||
| Beginning French | ||
| Beginning German | ||
| 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 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 46-52 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.
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. Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.
Two college-level courses in a single world language are required; this may be satisfied by successful completion of 2 years in a single world language in high school. Students who must take language at the University will have an additional 3-5 hours of coursework in FR, ITAL, or GERM.
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 | |
| VOIC 2020 | Voice for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 2 |
| MUTE 1311 | Group Piano I | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1000 | Freshman/Transfer Music Orientation | 0 |
| MUTE 1282 | Italian and English Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUTH 1512 | Musical Structures I | 2 |
| MUTH 1612 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| ITAL 1115 | Beginning Italian I | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| VOIC 2020 | Voice for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 2 |
| MUTE 1321 | Group Piano II | 1 |
| MUTH 1522 | Musical Structures II (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 1622 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble | 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 |
| MATH (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 19 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| VOIC 2020 | Voice for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 2 |
| MUTE 2311 | Group Piano III | 1 |
| MUTH 2512 | Musical Structures III (Core IV) | 2 |
| MUTH 2612 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUTE 3212 | German Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUSC 2313 | Ancient Times to 1700 (Core IV) | 3 |
| GERM 1115 | Beginning German | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| VOIC 2020 | Voice for Music Majors: Freshman/Sophomore | 2 |
| MUTE 2321 | Group Piano IV | 1 |
| MUTH 2522 | 20th- and 21st-Century Musical Structures | 2 |
| MUTH 2621 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUTE 1010 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUTE 2000 | Sophomore Barrier | 0 |
| MUTE 3202 | French Lyric Diction | 2 |
| MUSC 2323 | Late Baroque Through Romantic Period (Core IV) | 3 |
| FR 1115 | Beginning French | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| VOIC 4020 | Voice for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 2 |
| PIAN 4000 | Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 3262 | Choral Conducting I | 2 |
| MUSC 3333 | Post-Romantic Period to the Present (Core IV) | 3 |
| Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 2 | |
| Opera/Music Theatre | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Acting for Opera I | ||
| Acting for Opera II | ||
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| VOIC 4020 | Voice for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 2 |
| PIAN 4000 | Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| JRRE 3020 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUTE 4312 | Voice Science and Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government ((Core III)) | 3 |
| World Culture—Upper-Division (Core IV) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| VOIC 4020 | Voice for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 2 |
| PIAN 4000 | Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MUTE 4512 | Professional Preparation and Capstone Project | 2 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) | 3-4 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| VOIC 4020 | Voice for Music Majors: Junior/Senior | 2 |
| PIAN 4000 | Junior and/or Senior Secondary Piano | 1 |
| MUTE Choral Ensemble (3000-4000 level) | 1 | |
| MULI 4543 | Introduction to Vocal Literature | 3 |
| SRRE 4020 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| Natural Science with Lab (Core II) | 4 | |
| Advised Music Elective, 3-4000 level | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.