Projected Course Schedule

Required Courses and Electives for Music Majors

  • Subject to change/alteration
  • Courses in bold are offered in alternating years
  • Courses in italics are electives

 

Fall 2024

Required Courses

  • MU 103 Theory I - FY
  • MU 104 Musicianship I - FY
  • MU 303 Theory III - So
  • MU 311 Introduction to Recording, Synthesis, and Production - So, Jr
  • MU 431 Music of Classic/Romantic - Jr, Sr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1)
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1)
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 161 Piano Skills I 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 210 Musicianship IV 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 259 Beginning Jazz Improvisation
  • MU 261 Piano Skills IV 
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C)
  • MU 328 Women in Music (UD-C) (USCP)
  • MU 340 Conducting: Fundamentals
  • MU 361 Instruments: Brass

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Winter 2025

Required Courses

  • MU 103 Theory I - FY
  • MU 105 Theory II - FY
  • MU 106 Musicianship II - FY
  • MU 121 Intro. to Non-Western Music - FY
  • MU 305 Theory IV: Contemporary Practices - So, Jr
  • MU 331 Music Middle Ages/Ren. - So, Jr
  • *MU 336 Jazz History and Theory (*OR) - So, Jr
  • MU 432 Music of the Modern Era - Jr, Sr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1) 
  • MU 114 Intro to Composition
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1) 
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 162 Piano Skills II 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 211 Musicianship V 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 262 Piano Skills V 
  • MU 265 Accelerated Class Piano 
  • MU 312 Advanced Recording, Synthesis, and Production
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C)
  • MU 361 Instruments: Percussion
  • MU 465 Choral Literature and Rehearsal Techniques

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Spring 2025

Required Courses

  • MU 105 Theory II - FY
  • MU 108 Musicianship III – FY
  • *MU 326 Cultural Concepts and Structures in Music
  •  (*OR) - So, Jr
  • MU 332 Music Baroque/Early Classic - So, Jr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1)
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1) 
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 163 Piano Skills III 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 212 Musicianship VI 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 263 Piano Skills VI 
  • MU 301 Counterpoint
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C) 
  • MU 360 Music for Classroom Teachers
  • MU 361 Instruments: Woodwinds
  • MU 411 Sonic Interactions with Technology

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Fall 2025

Required Courses

  • MU 103 Theory I - FY
  • MU 104 Musicianship I - FY
  • MU 303 Theory III - So
  • MU 311 Introduction to Recording, Synthesis, and Production - So, Jr
  • MU 431 Music of Classic/Romantic - Jr, Sr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1)
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1)
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 161 Piano Skills I 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 210 Musicianship IV 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 261 Piano Skills IV 
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C)
  • MU 328 Women in Music (UD-C) (USCP)
  • MU 340 Conducting: Fundamentals
  • MU 361 Instruments: Brass

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Winter 2026

Required Courses

  • MU 103 Theory I - FY
  • MU 105 Theory II - FY
  • MU 106 Musicianship II – FY
  • MU 114 Introduction to Composing
  • MU 121 Intro. to Non-Western Music – FY
  • MU 331 Music Middle Ages/Ren. - So, Jr
  • *MU 325 America’s Music (USCP) (*OR) - So, Jr
  • MU 432 Music of the Modern Era - Jr, Sr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1) 
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1) 
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 162 Piano Skills II 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 211 Musicianship V 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 259 Beginning Jazz Improvisation
  • MU 262 Piano Skills V 
  • MU 265 Accelerated Class Piano 
  • MU 301 Counterpoint
  • MU 312 Advanced Recording, Synthesis, and Production
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C)
  • MU 341 Conducting: Choral
  • MU 352 Orchestration
  • MU 361 Instruments: Percussion
  • MU 361 Instruments: Strings

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Spring 2026

Required Courses

  • MU 105 Theory II - FY
  • MU 108 Musicianship III - FY
  • MU 301 Counterpoint
  • MU 305 Theory IV: Contemporary Practices - So, Jr
  • MU 332 Music Baroque/Early Classic - So, Jr
  • + Vocal & Instrumental Performing Ensembles

Elective Courses

  • MU 101 Intro to Theory (C.1)
  • MU 120 Music Appreciation (C.1) 
  • MU 154 Beginning Voice
  • MU 155 Beginning Guitar
  • MU 163 Piano Skills III 
  • MU 189/389 Vocal Practicum
  • MU 212 Musicianship VI 
  • MU 221 Jazz Styles (C.1) (USCP) 
  • MU 227 Popular Music of the USA (C.1) (USCP)
  • MU 263 Piano Skills VI 
  • MU 324 Music & Society (UD-C) 
  • MU 342 Conducting: Instrumental
  • MU 351 Jazz & Popular Music Arranging
  • MU 361 Instruments: Woodwinds
  • MU 412 Sculpting Experience with Sound

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