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Music Major

CORE CURRICULUM

(Required of all Music majors)
COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 120
Music Theory I
5
MUT 121
Music Theory II
4
Music History:
MUH 101
Introduction to Listening
2
MUH 331
Music History I
2
MUH 332
Music History II
2
MUH 333
Music History III
2
MUH 334
World Music
2
MUH 431
Faith, Life, and Music
2
Applied:
MUA 201
Piano Proficiency Exam
0
MUA 212
Beginning Conducting
2
One-unit Ensembles 4
Applied Music in major performing area 4
Recital Attendance
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0

TOTAL
31

Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
Choose 3 units from:
MUT 432
Orchestration
3
MUT 443
Choral Arranging
3
MUT 490
Special studies in music theory
1-2
MUH 311
Piano Literature
3
MUH 309
Vocal Literature I
2
MUH 310
Vocal Literature II
2
MUH 312
Instrumental Literature
2
Required additional elective units in music (7 units must be upper-division) 14

TOTAL
17
A minor from the following list is recommended:
Theatre, Media Communication, or Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Music and Ministry (B.A.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
CMU 201
Instruments in Worship
2
CMU 202
Multi-Media for Worship Ministry
2
CMU 433
Hymnology
3
CMU 314
Music and Worship
3
CMU 315
Church Music Administration
2
CMU 451
Internship
2
CMU 312
Choral Conducting and Literature
2

TOTAL
16
A minor from the following list is recommended:
Youth Ministry, Theatre, Communication, or Media Communication

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education (B.A.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220
Music Theory III
4
MUT 432
MUT 443
Orchestration OR
Choral Arranging
3
Recital Attendance:
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0
Applied Music in major performing area
4
One-unit Ensembles
4
Voice (class or private)
2
MUA 313
Instrumental Conducting
2
MUE 201
Woodwind Instruments
1
MUE 202
Brass Instruments
1
MUE 203
Percussion Instruments
1
MUE 204
String Instruments
1
MUA 312
Choral Conducting and Literature
2
MUE 303
Choral and Vocal Techniques
2
MUE 441
Elementary School Music Methods
3
MUE 454
Secondary School Music Methods
3
MUA 376
Junior Recital
0

TOTAL
33
Additional requirements for the California Teaching Credential are listed in the School of Education under the Single-Subject credential.

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
MUT 220
Music Theory III
4
MUT 221
Music Theory IV
4
MUT 302
Analysis of Form and
Texture in Music
3
MUA 313
MUA 312
Instrumental Conducting OR
Choral Conducting and Literature
2
MUE 311
Piano Pedagogy I
2
MUE 411
Piano Pedagogy II
2
MUH 311
Piano Literature
3
MUP 339
Small Ensemble
2
MUA 256
Piano
4
MUA 356
Piano
4
MUA 456
Piano
4
MUA 376
Junior Recital
0
MUA 476
Senior Recital
0
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0
One-unit Ensembles
4
Voice (class or private)
2
Upper-division Theory
3
Music Electives
4

TOTAL
47

Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE
TITLE UNITS
MUT 220
Music Theory III
4
MUT 221
Music Theory IV
4
MUT 302
Analysis of Form and
Texture in Music
3
MUA 313
Instrumental Conducting
2
MUH 312
Instrumental Literature
2
MUE 312
Instrumental Pedagogy
2
MUE 451
Teaching Apprenticeship
2
MUP 399
Small ensemble
4
Applied Music in major performance area
12
MUA 376
Junior Recital
0
MUA 476
Senior Recital
0
One-unit Ensembles
4
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0
Upper-division Theory
3
Music Electives
5

TOTAL
47

Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (B.Mus.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220
Music Theory III
4
MUT 221
Music Theory IV
4
MUT 302
Analysis of Form
and Texture in Music
3
MUA 255 Voice
4
MUA 355
Voice 4
MUA 455
Voice
4
MUA 376
Junior Recital
0
MUA 476
Senior Recital
0
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0
MUA 312
Choral Conducting and Literature
2
MUE 310
Vocal Pedagogy
2
MUE 451
Teaching Apprenticeship
2
MUA 250
Diction I
1
MUA 251
Diction II
1
MUH 309
Vocal Literature I
2
MUH 310
Vocal Literature II
2
One-unit Ensembles
4
Upper-division Theory
3
Music Electives
2
Three units from:
MUA 331
Acting for Singers
1
MUA 332
Production
1-2

TOTAL
47

Bachelor of Music in Composition (B.Mus.)

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
Music Theory:
MUT 220
Music Theory III
4
MUT 221
Music Theory IV
4
Upper-division music theory
12
MUA 101
Recital Attendance - 4 semesters
0
MUC 252
Private Composition
2
MUC 352
Private Composition
4
MUC 452
Private Composition
4
MUC 477
Senior recital in Composition
0
MUA 313
MUA 312
Instrumental Conducting OR
Choral Conducting and Literature
2
One-unit Ensembles
4
Voice (class or private)
2
Music Electives
9

TOTAL
47

Special Requirements

1. A solo Junior Recital of at least 30 minutes given during the junior or senior year is required of Music majors selecting majors in Performance and Music Education. The student must achieve the 300-level of proficiency before scheduling the Junior Recital. The student must also enroll for the appropriate level of applied study during the semester of the recital performance.

 2. Students accepted into performance degree programs must achieve the 300-level of proficiency in their performing area and give a Junior Recital during their junior year. They must also achieve the 400- level of proficiency and give a solo Senior Recital , one hour in length, during their senior year. The performance degree programs are reserved for students of marked talent and proficiency.

 3. Composition majors must give a 45-minute composition recital of original works during their senior year.

4.
For graduation, Bachelor of Music and Music Education majors must earn credit in a one-unit ensemble for a minimum of eight semesters. Bachelor of Arts and Music and Ministry majors must earn credit in a one-unit ensemble for a minimum of four semesters. Wind, string, and percussion students meet this requirement by performing in the Concert Band or Chamber Orchestra. Vocalists meet this requirement by performing in Chorale, Concert Choir or Point Loma Singers. Keyboard students may choose either choral or instrumental ensembles.

 5. Music majors are required to perform in Monday afternoon student recitals at least once per semester until applied study requirements are completed.