Music (BMU): Commercial Music Track (MSLA)
Students must apply for admission to the Department of Music and successfully complete an audition in their applied area. Audition information and requirements are available from the music department office. Music majors must earn a grade of C (or higher) or S in music courses (MUSI, MUAP, MUSE) to satisfy course prerequisites and have them count toward the degree.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | ||
| MUAP 1520 Performance I | 2 | MUAP 1620 Performance II | 2 | ||
| MUSI 1020 Piano Skills I - Rudiments | 1 | MUSI 1030 Piano Skills II | 1 | ||
| MUSI 1330 Music Theory and Skills I | 3 | MUSI 1430 Music Theory and Skills II | 3 | ||
| 1000 Level Ensemble | 1 | 1000 Level Ensemble | 1 | ||
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 | ||
| Core History | 3 | Core Fine Arts3 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 13 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | ||
| MUAP 2520 Performance III | 2 | MUAP 2620 Performance IV | 2 | ||
| 2000 Level Ensemble | 1 | 2000 Level Ensemble | 1 | ||
| MUSI 2330 Music Theory and Skills III | 3 | MUSI 2440 Music Theory and Skills IV: Commercial Music | 3 | ||
| MUSI 2200 Fundamentals of Arranging for Commercial Music | 2 | MUSI 3810 Portfolio and Professional Development or LBAR 2010 Liberal Arts Careers Preparation4 | 2 | ||
| Core Literature | 3 | Core Humanities (except COMM 1000) or Core Literature to complete sequence1 | 3 | ||
| Core Social Science or Core History to complete sequence1 | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | MUSI 1000 Performance Attendance | 0 | ||
| MUAP 3520 Performance V | 2 | MUAP 3620 Performance VI | 2 | ||
| MUSI 3510 Music History I (300) | 3 | MUSI 3520 Music History II | 3 | ||
| MUSI 3830 Music Business I: Survey of the Music Industry | 3 | MUSI 3840 Music Business II: Branding and Promotion | 3 | ||
| Music Elective2 | 3 | 3000 Level Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 3000 Level Ensemble | 1 | Core Math | 3 | ||
| Core Science I | 4 | Core Science II | 4 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| MUAP 4520 Performance VII | 2 | MUAP 4620 Performance VIII | 2 | MUSI 4920 Internship | 3 |
| MUSI 4660 Commercial Music: Record Company Operations | 3 | MUSI 4800 Senior Performance Recital | 2 | ||
| Music Elective2 | 3 | MUSI 4670 Commercial Music: Concert Promotion | 3 | ||
| 4000 Level Ensemble | 1 | 4000 Level Ensemble | 1 | ||
| Core Social Science | 3 | Core Humanities | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language I | 4 | Foreign Language II | 4 | ||
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||||
- 1
Students are required to complete a two-course history sequence or a two-course literature sequence. They are also required to complete one Core History or Core Literature course in the area not selected as the sequence.
- 2
Students should meet with their advisers to determine appropriate elective courses.
- 3
Music Students may not count MUSI 2730 or MUSI 2737 toward the Fine Arts Core requirement.
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Music students are encouraged to take MUSI 3810 to fulfill this requirement. If LBAR 2010 is used, MUSI 3810 cannot be used as an elective.