B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN MUSIC - COMPOSITION EMPHASIS
Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog)
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42 semester hours
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Area F
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18 semester hours
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MUSC 1500/1501
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Elementary Music Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
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MUSC 1510/1511
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Elementary Music Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
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MUSC 2500/2501
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Advanced Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
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MUAP 1100
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Applied Study (two courses - 2 hours)
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MUSC 2510 / 2511
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Advanced Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
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Major Requirements
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24 semester hours
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1.
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MUEN 1000
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level Major Ensemble (four courses - 4 hours)
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MUSC 3600
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Music History Survey I (3 hours)
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MUSC 3610
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Music History Survey II (3 hours)
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2.
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MUAP 1130
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Applied Study Composition (four courses - 4 hours)
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MUAP 3130
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Applied Study Composition (four courses - 4 hours)
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3.
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MUSC 3550
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Intro to Instrumental and Choral Arranging (2 hours)
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4.
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MUSC
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Upper division Theory or Literature courses (two courses - 4 hours)
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Cognate Area
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11 semester hours
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MUEN 3000
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Major Ensemble (four courses - 4 hours)
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MUAP 1100
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Applied Study (Principal Instrument) (two courses - 2 hours)
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MUAP 3100
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Applied Study (Principal Instrument) (four courses - 4 hours)
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MUAP 3150
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Junior Recital (0 hours)
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MUAP 4150
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Senior Recital Project (1 hour)
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Foreign Language
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9-12 semester hours
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Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). (9-12 hours.)
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 39 semester hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
- See the section below the degree and minor listings for details on requirements pertaining to ensemble (MUEN), applied music (MUAP), and the functional keyboard and sight-singing proficiencies.
- Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GCSU are exempt from this requirement.
- MUSC 1200 Intro to Music Literature will be taken in Core Area B in place of MUSC 1105.
- MUSC 1990 Recital Attendance is to be taken every semester of enrollment (maximum of 8).
Electives
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13-16 semester hours
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Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours to develop a minor concentration in another field related to their career aspirations, or to choose a secondary area in music (theory, history, composition, second instrument).
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