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The Major in Performance

Admission to the B.Mus. in Performance requires successful completion of an entrance audition. Only after passing the entrance audition may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Performance. Students who have not passed the audition by the completion of three semesters of applied music individual instruction must petition the Chairperson of the Department of Music for an extension.

32 courses are required for graduation, subject to restrictions on residency, fractional credit, transfer credit, and course load. 24 courses are taken in music as specified below.

Electric Bass

Courses in Music

1. Electric Bass Performance: 6-8 courses
   1. Enrollment in Music 224 throughout the junior and senior years
   2. Presentation of a half recital during junior year and a full recital during senior year
2. Music Theory: 8 courses
   1. Music 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 303, and 304
3. Music History: 4 courses
   1. Music 210, 211, 212, 213
4. Group Music: 1.25 courses
   1. 10 semesters in Music 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, or 165
   2. at least two semesters in Music 160 or 161
   3. at least four semesters in Music 164
5. Pedagogy: .500 course
   1. Music 371: Instrumental Pedagogy
6. Music Technology: .500 course
   1. Music 280: Introduction to Music Technology
7. Music Electives: 1.75-3.75 courses
   1. to be chosen by student and the adviser
8. Piano Proficiency Requirement by the end of the junior year
9. Attendance at ten departmental recitals and concerts in each semester after declaring the major in music

Non-Music Courses (8)

Except where noted, individual courses may be counted toward multiple requirements. Students may not use the same course in fulfillment of both the Studies in Cultural Difference requirement and the Religious Perspectives requirement.

1. First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry (1 course)
   1. to be completed in the first semester
2. Writing Requirement (1-2 courses)
   1. Students will demonstrate basic writing proficiency in their first year through placement examination or completion of the College Writing Tutorial.
   2. Students will complete a course designated as Writing Intensive (W) in any semester between the completion of the First-Year Seminar and second semester of the junior year.
3. Foreign Language (0-2 courses)
   1. Students will demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the second-level course in a given language sequence, through placement examination or course work.
4. Studies in Cultural Difference (1 course)
   1. Students will complete a course (C) in History or the Social Sciences that examines either a culture outside the United States or the culture of an American minority group (e.g., African American, Asian American, Hispanic or Latino American, Native American). Courses may be taught in English or in a foreign language.
5. Religious Perspectives (1 course)
   1. Students will complete a course (R) from any department or program that examines the religious dimension of humankind in relation to issues of cultural, social, historical, or ethical significance.
6. Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)
   1. Students will demonstrate basic quantitative proficiency through completion of a course (Q) in the Mathematicalor Natural Sciences that involves a substantial element of quantitative reasoning.
7. Non-Music Electives (0-5 courses)

Bagpipe	Flute	Saxophone
Bassoon	French Horn	Trombone
Cello	Guitar	Trumpet
Clarinet	Oboe/English Horn	Tuba
Double Bass	Percussion	Viola
Electric Bass	Piano	Violin
Euphonium	Organ	Voice