Music Performance (BMUS)

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Total required hours: 126

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I. General Education Requirements

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
Note: For the Creativity and Culture INST requirement, a course other than INST 2607.
Modern Language (8 hrs in one language regardless of placement)
Mathematics (4 hrs)
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (fulfilled within the major)
Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

See
General Education Requirements
for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (75 hrs)

Note: A minimum grade of C must be achieved in all MUSC courses. If a grade lower than C is earned in any MUSC course, the course must be repeated in order to count toward the major. Should that course be a prerequisite for subsequent coursework, you must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course before continuing with the subsequent coursework.

A. Core Courses (all courses required)

MUSC 1000 - Music Theory I 3 hrs
MUSC 1001 - Music Theory II 3 hrs
MUSC 1010 - Aural Skills I 1 hr
MUSC 1011 - Aural Skills II 1 hr
MUSC 1020 - Piano Class I 1 hr
MUSC 1021 - Piano Class II 1 hr
MUSC 1040 - Introduction to Music 2 hrs
MUSC 1050 - Exploring the Digital Arts 2 hrs
MUSC 1080 - Concert Attendance 0 hrs (6 semesters)
MUSC 1081 - Introduction to Music Profession 1 hr
MUSC 1090 - Freshman Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 1091 - Freshman Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 2000 - Music Theory III: Renaissance Through Classical Styles 3 hrs
MUSC 2001 - Music Theory IV: Romantic Through Contemporary Styles 3 hrs
MUSC 2010 - Aural Skills III 1 hr
MUSC 2011 - Aural Skills IV 1 hr
MUSC 2020 - Piano Class III 1 hr
MUSC 2040 - Music History and Literature I 3 hrs
MUSC 2080 - Sophomore Conference 0 hr (1 semester)
MUSC 2090 - Sophomore Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 2091 - Sophomore Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 3020 - Conducting I 2 hrs
MUSC 3040 - Music History and Literature II - Writing Intensive 3 hrs
MUSC 3041 - Music History and Literature III - Writing Intensive 3 hrs
MUSC 3081 - Junior Recital 1 hr
MUSC 3090 - Junior Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 3091 - Junior Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 4081 - Senior Recital 1 hr
MUSC 4090 - Senior Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs
MUSC 4091 - Senior Applied Music - BMUS Degree 2 hrs

B. Concentration (required)

Instrumentalists (18 hrs)

Ensembles (all courses required)
MUSC 4100 - 4114 Major Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 8 hrs
MUSC 4120 - 4141 Chamber/Specialized Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 4 hrs
Pedagogy, Literature, Specialized Courses (all courses required)
MUSC 2042 - Special Topics in Instrumental Literature 2 hrs
MUSC 3082 - Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature 2 hrs
Music electives chosen with advisor approval 2 hrs

Pianists, Guitatists and Electric Bassists (18 hrs)

Ensembles (all courses required)
MUSC 4100 - 4114 Major Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 4 hrs
MUSC 4120 - 4141 Chamber/Specialized Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 4 hrs
Music Electives 4 hrs
Pedagogy, Literature, Specialized Courses (all courses required)
MUSC 2083 - Introduction to Piano Literature 2 hrs
MUSC 3043 - Art Song: The Collaborative Process 2 hrs
MUSC 3082 - Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature 2 hrs

Singers (18 hrs)

Ensembles (all courses required)
MUSC 1101 - Acting for Singers 0.5 hrs (3 semesters)
MUSC 3100 - Opera Workshop 0.5 hrs (3 semesters)
MUSC 4096 - Opera Theatre 1 hr
MUSC 4100 - 4114 Major Ensembles (or MUSC 4150 by permission) 8 hrs
Pedagogy, Literature, Specialized Courses (all courses required)
MUSC 3085 - Vocal Pedagogy 2 hrs
MUSC 3043 - Art Song: The Collaborative Process 2 hrs
Choose 1 course from:
MUSC 3083 - Diction for Singers I 2 hrs
MUSC 3084 - Diction for Singers II 2 hrs

C. Capstone (required)

MUSC 4083 - The Solo Recital 4 hrs

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (126 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 126 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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