Bachelor of Music in Performance
The Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance is considered a “professional” degree because it provides the opportunity for intensive study in general musicianship in addition to mastery in the major performance area (brass, guitar, percussion, piano, voice, or woodwinds).
CURRICULUM: 128 TOTAL CREDITS
GENERAL STUDIES…………………………………………..36 credits
Communications – 3 courses required: - 9 total hours
ENG 101 Freshman English I - 3
ENG 102 Freshman English II - 3
COM 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communications 3
Mathematics - 1 course chosen from: - 3 total hours
MATH 102 Nature of Math - 3
MATH 140 College Algebra - 3
MATH 145 Precalculus Algebra - 3
MATH 160 Introduction to Statistics - 3
MATH 210 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I - 3
Natural Sciences - 1 course and lab chosen from: - 4 total hours
BIO 105 & 106 Life Sciences for Non-Major - 4
BIO 124 & 125 Biological Principles - 4
CHEM 100 & 101 Foundations of Chemistry - 4
CHEM 110 & 111 General Chemistry I - 4
PHYS 101 & 110 Elementary Physics I - 4
PHYS 190 & 191 The Physical World - 4
Fine Arts - 2 courses chosen from: - 6 total hours
FA 101 Fine Arts as a Human Experience - 3
ART 100 Fundamentals of Art - 3
ART 340 History of Western Art I - 3
ART 341 History of Western Art II - 3
ART 343 Survey of Non-Western Art - 3
COM 203 Argumentation and Debate - 3
COM 211 Mass Communication Media - 3
COM 241 Theater Appreciation - 3
COM 341 History of the Theater - 3
Humanities - 1 course chosen from: - 3 total hours
Any Literature course - 3
Any Philosophy course - 3
Any Religion course - 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 1 course chosen from: - 6 total hours
HIST 103 History of Civilization I - 3
HIST 104 History if Civilization II - 3
HIST 210 History of the U.S. to 1865 - 3
HIST 211 History of U.S. Since 1865 - 3
GEO 205 Introduction to Geography - 3
GEO 206 World Regional Geography - 3
POLS 101 Basic Concepts / Politics and Government – 3
POLS 201 National Government - 3
1 course chosen from:
SOC 150 Basic Concepts of Sociology - 3
SOC 235 Cultural Anthropology - 3
PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology - 3
Business and Economics - 1 course chosen from: - 3 total hours
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics - 3
GBUS 140 Introduction to Business - 3
Wellness and Physical Education - 1 or 2 courses chosen from: - 2 total hours
PE 101 General Program in PE I - 1
PE 102 General Program in PE II - 1
HE 253 Personal Health - 2
MUSIC CORE…………………………………………………35 credits
MUS 103 Ear Training I* - 2 credits
MUS 104 Ear Training II* - 1
MUS 203 Ear Training III* - 2
MUS 204 Ear Training IV - 1
MUS 113 Music Theory I* - 2
MUS 114 Music Theory II* - 3
MUS 213 Music Theory III* - 2
MUS 214 Music Theory IV* - 3
MUS 131 Introduction to Music Literature - 3
MUS 246 Introduction to Music Technology - 3
MUS 315 Form and Analysis - 2
MUS 330 History of Music I - 3
MUS 331 History of Music II - 3
MUS 340 Basic Elements of Conducting - 2
MUS 375 Functional Keyboard - 2
MUS 461 Career Development Seminar - 1
*You must earn a grade of “C” or better in these courses to be admitted to the next course in the sequence (passing MUS 214 with a “C” or better is a prerequisite for MUS 315).
EMPHASIS………………………………………….45 credits
(select Instrumental, Piano, or Vocal)
Instrumental Emphasis (Winds, Brass, or Percussion)
MUS 181 – MUS 481 Applied Major Instrument study - 21 credits
MUS 385 Instrumental Literature - 3
MUS 466 Instrumental Pedagogy - 3
MUS 493 Senior Recital - 1
Musical Organizations - 17
Brass, Woodwind and Percussion
Total of 17 semester hours; a minimum of 4 semester hours is required in WLU instrumental organizations. Satisfactory completion of: 1) MUS 364 each semester of full time enrollment; 2) MUS 264 (Marching Band) a minimum of the first two Fall semesters in attendance; and 3) at least 1 MUS 263 level ensemble all but the last semester of full-time enrollment.
Guitar
Total of 17 semester hours; a minimum of 4 semester hours is required in WLU instrumental organizations. Satisfactory completion of: 1) MUS 364 minimum of 4 semesters; 2) Guitar Ensemble each semester of full-time enrollment; and 3) at least 2 semesters participation in a choral ensembles.
Piano Emphasis
Applied Major Instrument study through MUS 481 - 21 credits
MUS 373 Accompanying Lab - 3
MUS 374 Accompanying Practicum - 3
MUS 391 Piano Literature I - 3
MUS 392 Piano Literature II - 3
MUS 468 Piano Pedagogy - 3
MUS 493 Senior Recital - 1
Musical Organizations - 8
Total of 8 semester hours; a minimum of 4 semester hours is required in WLU musical organizations.
Vocal Emphasis
Applied Voice study through MUS 481 - 21 credits
MUS 153 Fundamentals of Voice for Choral Emphasis - 2
MUS 353 Italian, German, and French Diction - 2
MUS 383 Vocal Literature - 3
MUS 464 Vocal Pedagogy - 3
MUS 493 Senior Recital - 1
Any Foreign Language - 3
Musical Organizations - 10
Total of 10 semester hours; a minimum of 4 semester hours is required in WLU choral ensembles. Satisfactory completion of: 1) MUS 265 each semester of full time enrollment; 2) a minimum of one semester in a MUS 261 level ensemble.
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES……………………………………………12 credits
Instrumental Emphasis Electives
MUS 171, 172 Secondary Applied (non-pno) - 2 credits
MUS 171, 172 Piano - 2
MUS 218 Composition - 2
MUS 247 Advanced Computer Notation - 3
MUS 252 Fundamentals of Woodwinds - 2
MUS 254 Fundamentals of Percussion - 2
MUS 255 Fundamentals of Brass - 2
MUS 265 All-College Chorus - 1
MUS 287 Recording Techniques I - 3
MUS 333 Contemporary Music - 2
MUS 335 Jazz - 2
MUS 344 Choral and Instr. Cond. and Arr. - 2
MUS 387 Electronic Music I - 3
GBUS 140 Introduction to Business - 3
Piano Emphasis Electives
MUS 152 Fundamentals of Voice - 2 credits
MUS 171, 172 Secondary Applied (non-pno) - 2
MUS 218 Composition - 2
MUS 247 Advanced Computer Notation - 3
MUS 264, 265, 364 or 365 Instr. or Voc. Ens. - 2
MUS 271, 272 Secondary Applied (non-pno) - 2
MUS 278, 478, 479 Spec. Top./Spec. Prob. - 1 – 6
MUS 287 Recording Techniques I - 3
MUS 333 Contemporary Music - 2
MUS 335 Jazz - 2
MUS 337 Music in American Society - 3
MUS 373, 374 Accompanying - 2
Foreign Language I - 3
GBUS 140 Introduction to Business - 3
Vocal Emphasis Electives
MUS 171, 172 Secondary Applied (non-pno) - 2 credits
MUS 171, 172 Piano - 2
MUS 247 Advanced Computer Notation - 3
MUS 265 Music Theater Workshop - 2
MUS 271, 272 Piano - 2
MUS 278, 478, 479 Spec. Top./Spec. Prob. - 1 – 6
MUS 264 or 364 Instrumental Ensemble - 2
COM 243 Acting and Stage Technique - 4
COM 343 Voice for the Stage - 3
Foreign Language (in add. to major req.) - 3
GBUS 140 Introduction to Business - 3
