| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| I. General Education Requirements | ||
| Core Competencies | 12 | |
| Writing 1 | ||
| Writing 2 | ||
| Communication Foundations | ||
Mathematics Requirement | ||
| Arts and Humanities (satisfied by 6 hous of MUHL 377x) | 0 | |
| Natural Sciences | 7 | |
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
General Education Elective / First-Year Experience | ||
| II. Core Music Requirements | ||
| MUTC 1531 & MUTC 1541 | Music Theory 1 and Aural Theory 1 | 4 |
| Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531 | ||
| MUTC 1532 & MUTC 1542 | Music Theory 2 and Aural Theory 2 | 4 |
| Students in the Intensive Track will substitute MUTC 1532N for MUTC 1532 | ||
| MUTC 2631 & MUTC 2641 | Music Theory 3 and Aural Theory 3 | 4 |
| MUTC 2632 & MUTC 2642 | Music Theory 4 and Aural Theory 4 | 4 |
| MUTC 3750 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
| MUHL 3772 | Music History and Literature 2 | 3 |
| MUHL 3773 | Music History and Literature 3 | 3 |
| MUHL 3774 | Music History and Literature 4 | 3 |
| MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
| Junior/Senior Recitals | N/C | |
| III. Jazz Emphasis | ||
| Applied Major 1501-4804 | 22 | |
| MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| MUAC 3735 | Jazz Methods | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 Jazz Ensemble | 5 | |
| MUEN 0030 Jazz Combo | 5 | |
| MUTC 3712 | Jazz Arranging 1 | 3 |
| MUTC 3713 | Jazz Arranging 2 | 3 |
| MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
| MUAC 2668 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3 |
| MUAC 4867 | Jazz Improvisation 3 | 3 |
| MUAC 4868 | Jazz Improvisation 4 | 3 |
| MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| MUTC/MUHL Theory/History Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 126 | |
Passed TPE and Audition
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| MUTC 1531 & MUTC 1541 |
Music Theory 1 and Aural Theory 1 |
4 |
| Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531 | ||
| MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 |
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo |
2 |
| Instrument 1501 | 2 | |
| MUAC 3735 | Jazz Methods | 1 |
| General Education Electives | 3 | |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUTC 1532 & MUTC 1542 |
Music Theory 2 and Aural Theory 2 |
4 |
| Students in the Intensive Track will substitute MUTC 1532N for MUTC 1532 | ||
| MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| Instrument 1502 | 2 | |
| General Education Electives | 6 | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUTC 2631 & MUTC 2641 |
Music Theory 3 and Aural Theory 3 |
4 |
| MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 |
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo |
2 |
| Instrument 2603 | 3 | |
| MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
| MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUTC 2632 & MUTC 2642 |
Music Theory 4 and Aural Theory 4 |
4 |
| MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
| MUEN 0023 or MUEN 0030 |
Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Combo |
1 |
| Instrument 2604 | 3 | |
| MUHL 3772 | Music History and Literature 2 | 3 |
| MUAC 2668 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUTC 3712 or MUAC 4867 |
Jazz Arranging 1 or Jazz Improvisation 3 |
3 |
| MUTC 3750 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUHL 3773 | Music History and Literature 3 | 3 |
| Instrument 3703 | 3 | |
| MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUTC 3713 or MUAC 4868 |
Jazz Arranging 2 or Jazz Improvisation 4 |
3 |
| MUHL 3774 | Music History and Literature 4 | 3 |
| MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Instrument 3704 | 3 | |
| MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUTC 3712 or MUAC 4867 |
Jazz Arranging 1 or Jazz Improvisation 3 |
3 |
| Instrument 4803 | 3 | |
| MUHL/MUTC Upper Division Electives | 3 | |
| MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 |
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo |
2 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUTC 3713 or MUAC 4868 |
Jazz Arranging 2 or Jazz Improvisation 4 |
3 |
| MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
| Instrument 4804 | 3 | |
| Natural Science + Lab | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 11 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 126 | |
Learning Outcomes
The student learning outcomes for the major in music are as follows:
- Students will perform a public recital in their applied area.
- Students will analyze music, discriminate pitch, harmony, and rhythm and perform harmonic progressions at the piano.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking about the various historical periods, cultural contexts, and social forces that influence musical activity.
- Students will demonstrate basic keyboard proficiency including scales, arpeggios, harmonization, repertoire, transpositions, and score reading.
- Students will perform, improvise, compose, and arrange jazz music.