Music (Composition Concentration), Bachelor of Arts
The University Core Curriculum is the same across all undergraduate bachelor's programs. Please consult the academic advisor for your designated major before selecting courses in this area.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Major Requirements (46 hours) | ||
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I 1 | 1 |
| MUSI 132 | Intro To Computer Music | 3 |
| MUSI 141 | Theory I | 2 |
| MUSI 146 | Ear Training/Sight Singing I | 1 |
| MUSI 142 | Theory II | 2 |
| MUSI 147 | Ear Training/Sight Singing II | 1 |
| MUSI 171 | Class Piano I 2 | 1 |
| or MUSI 173 | Voice Class I | |
| MUSI 241 | Theory III | 2 |
| MUSI 246 | Ear Training/Sight Singing III | 1 |
| MUSI 242 | Theory IV | 2 |
| MUSI 247 | Ear Training/Sight Singing IV | 1 |
| MUSI 300 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 331 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSI 333 | Form & Analysis | 3 |
| MUSI 335 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUSI 337 | History Of Music I | 3 |
| MUSI 338 | History Of Music II | 3 |
| MUSI 400 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 401 | Capstone Sem in Music | 3 |
| MUSI 431 | Conducting Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUSI Ensembles | 5 | |
| MUSA 121 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 122 | Applied Music | 1 |
| Select one of the following: 3 | 1 | |
| Class Piano IV | ||
| Applied Music Piano | ||
| Applied Music Piano | ||
| Other Requirements (14 hours) | ||
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Select one of the following sets (10 hours): | 10 | |
| Voice Emphasis | ||
| Diction For Singers | ||
| Song Literature | ||
| Piano-Voice Pedagogy | ||
MUSI/MUSA Elective | ||
| Piano Emphasis | ||
| Piano-Voice Pedagogy | ||
MUSI/MUSA Electives | ||
| Instrumental Emphasis | ||
MUSI/MUSA Electives | ||
| Concentration (18 hours) | ||
| MUSA 211 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 212 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 311 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 312 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 411 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 412 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 260 | Applied Composition | 2 |
| MUSA 261 | Applied Composition II | 2 |
| MUSA 360 | Applied Composition III | 2 |
| MUSA 361 | Applied Composition IV | 2 |
| MUSA 460 | Applied Composition V | 2 |
| MUSA 461 | Applied Composition VI | 2 |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Students must register in MUSI 100 Seminar I for 6 semesters; 5 semesters for 0 credit and 1 semster for 1 credit. Grades of C or better are required for all 6 semesters
- 2
Music majors with piano emphasis shall enroll in MUSI 173 Voice Class I. All other music majors shall enroll in MUSI 171 Class Piano I. Students must continue in the sequence of class piano courses until they reach the level of proficiency appropriate to their applied emphasis (Please consult with advisor)
- 3
See advisor for course appropriate to specific applied emphasis.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Mathematics I | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Math and Business and Econ I | ||
| Precalculus Math | ||
| COMM 1321 or COMM 1315 |
Business & Professional Comm or Public Address |
3 |
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 141 | Theory I | 2 |
| MUSI 146 | Ear Training/Sight Singing I | 1 |
| MUSI 171 or MUSI 173 |
Class Piano I 1 or Voice Class I |
1 |
| MUSI Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSA 121 | Applied Music | 1 |
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Freshman English II | 3 |
| BIOL 1308 | Survey of Life Science 5 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 | 3 |
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | |
| MUSA 122 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSI 132 | Intro To Computer Music | 3 |
| MUSI 142 | Theory II | 2 |
| MUSI 147 | Ear Training/Sight Singing II | 1 |
| MUSI Ensemble | 1 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| POLS 2305 | American Government | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 | 3 |
| ENG 2XX | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 241 | Theory III | 2 |
| MUSI 246 | Ear Training/Sight Singing III | 1 |
| MUSA 260 | Applied Composition | 2 |
| MUSA 211 | Applied Music | 1 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| POLS 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Life and Physical Science Elective | 3 | |
| Institutional Option | 3 | |
| MUSI 1306 | Music Appreciation 5 | 3 |
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 242 | Theory IV | 2 |
| MUSI 247 | Ear Training/Sight Singing IV | 1 |
| MUSA 261 | Applied Composition II | 2 |
| MUSA 212 | Applied Music | 1 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 331 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSI 337 | History Of Music I | 3 |
| MUSI Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSI 322 | Diction For Singers 2 | 3 |
Or MUSI Elective |
||
| MUSA 360 | Applied Composition III | 2 |
| MUSA 311 | Applied Music | 1 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 333 | Form & Analysis | 3 |
| MUSI 338 | History Of Music II | 3 |
| MUSI 300 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUSA 312 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 361 | Applied Composition IV | 2 |
| MUSI 325 | Song Literature 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 0 |
| MUSI 335 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUSI Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSA 460 | Applied Composition V | 2 |
| MUSA 411 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSI 439 | Piano-Voice Pedagogy 3 | 3 |
| or MUSI elective | ||
| MUSI Elective | 1 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| MUSI 100 | Seminar I | 1 |
| MUSI 400 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 401 | Capstone Sem in Music | 3 |
| MUSI 431 | Conducting Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUSI Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUSA 412 | Applied Music | 1 |
| MUSA 461 | Applied Composition VI | 2 |
| Select one of the following: 4 | 1 | |
| Class Piano IV | ||
| Applied Music Piano | ||
| Applied Music Piano | ||
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Music majors with piano emphasis shall enroll in MUSI 173 Voice Class I. All other majors shall enroll in MUSI 171 Class Piano I. Students must continue in the sequence of class piano courses until they reach the level of proficiency appropriate to their applied emphasis (Please consult with advisor)
- 2
Music majors with voice emphasis shall enroll in MUSI 322 Diction For Singers and MUSI 325 Song Literature. All other music majors shall choose an approved MUSI elective.
- 3
All music majors with voice or piano emphasis shall enroll in MUSI 439 Piano-Voice Pedagogy. All other music majors shall choose an approved MUSI elective.
- 4
See advisor for course appropriate to specific applied emphasis.
- 5
Recommended option to satisfy related component area in the General Education Core.