Music with Performance Option
Music with Performance Option
This option comprises
21 Semester Hours in Music Theory
or
And 2 Semester Hours From:
(See footnote *)
11 Semester Hours in Music History
- MUS 3585 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
And
And 2 Semester Hours From:
or
2 Semester Hours in Conducting
2 Semester Hours in Keyboard Skills
or applied piano
Recital
(five semesters)
Applied Study and Ensemble
(Each semester)
Performance Majors are required to successfully complete applied study and a major ensemble in their area each semester in residence. Major instrumental ensembles include Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra; major choral ensembles include Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus. Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Lab Band fulfills the major ensemble requirement for students with a Jazz Studies Concentration after completion of the Junior Standing Jazz Jury.
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
For the B. M. with Performance Option follows. Other plans are possible and each student should consult with their advisor to develop the study plan best suited to their needs and interests.
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16-17
- Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-2
(* see concentration) - Ensemble. Credits: 1
(* see concentration) - General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 1
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 3
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Credits: 2
or
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Intermediate Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 5
or
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
MUS Theology Elective. Credits: 2 - Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 3
or
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- MUS 3585. Credits: 3
(new course beginning Spring 2005) - General Education Elective. Credits: 4
(* Any Lab Science) - Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 6
or
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 4
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-18
- Advanced Applied. Credits: 1-4
- Ensemble. Credits: 1
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- MUS History Elective. Credits: 2
(* MUS 4600, 4870, or 4980) - Concentration 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Credits: 5
1. Instrumental Concentration
Applied
(30 semester hours)
Ensemble (see footnote #)
(9 semester hours); must include 1 semester hour from:
or
And 4 Semester Hours From:
Additional Course Work
- Music Electives. Credits: 3
- Electives. Credits: 2
2. Keyboard Concentration
(Major ensembles are MUS 0200, 0201, 0202, 0210, 0211, 0230, 0231)
Applied
(30 semester hours)
Ensemble (see footnote #)
(8 Semester Hours)
And 5-6 Semester Hours From:
or
Additional Course Work
- Music Electives. Credits: 3
or
(twice)
3. Vocal Concentration
Applied
(30 semester hours)
Ensemble
8 semester hours from:
Additional Course Work
- Foreign Language (8 sh 1101 or above)
4. Composition Concentration
Applied
(8 semester hours)
Ensemble
(8 semester hours)
Additional Course Work
- Electives. Credits: 4
(6 semester hours)
or
or
(8 semester hours)
5. Jazz Studies Concentration
Applied
(22 semester hours)
In addition to applied study on their primary instrument, students in Jazz Studies are also required to take two semesters of Beginning Applied on a secondary instrument (saxophonists are required to take one semester of clarinet and one semester of flute).
Ensemble
( 8 semester hours)
Additional Course Work
Secondary Applied
(2 semester hours)
6 Semester Hours From:
(minimum of 2 semester hours required)
And the Following Courses:
- MUS 3531 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
- MUS 4861 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
(each semester)
(minimum of 2 sh required)
(4 sh required)
(minimum of 2 sh required)
(double counts as Theory Elective)
Note
Note: Students with an interest in teaching piano and/or certification by an organization such as Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) may be prepared through the fulfillment of the following courses:
- MUS 3585 (new course beginning Spring 2005)
Footnotes
# Performance Majors are required to successfully complete applied study and a major ensemble in their area each semester in residence. Major instrumental ensembles include Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra; major choral ensembles include Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus. Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Lab Band fulfills the major ensemble requirement for students with a Jazz Studies Concentration after completion of the Junior Standing Jazz Jury.
* Independent study, workshops and experimental courses may fulfill music history or music theory requirements only with prior approval of the department chairperson and the history/theory/composition division coordinator.
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.