Music, HTCC Option, B.A.

Total Credits in Major Required for Graduation: 45

Additional Requirements

Elective Requirement: In addition to the courses above, the following may also fulfill the elective requirement

• A maximum of 3 credits of MUSC 160  or MUSC 165  Performance Organization;
• A maximum of 3 credits of MUSC 240  or MUSC 340  Piano or Applied Study;
• One, 3-credit course in a humanities or social science discipline outside of music at the 300-level or higher with an emphasis on theory, subject to department approval.

Juries and Recital Requirement

• Jury examination each semester in the Music Performance Option;
• Performance in a Friday afternoon recital each semester in the Music Performance Option or in some other public, faculty-sponsored event approved by the principal instructor;
• Solo performance of approximately one-half hour in a shared Junior Recital.

Minimum Competency Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for all major requirements, including all required coursework and electives. For the Music Performance Option, a grade of C- or better is required for all major requirements, including all general and performance option coursework; all performance organization requirements; all juries and the junior recital.

Department Writing Requirement

Each of the following courses includes a writing assignment in formal prose of about ten pages in length, following one of three approaches - analytical, historical, or a combination of these: MUSC 311 , MUSC 315 , MUSC 331 , MUSC 333 , MUSC 334 , MUSC 335 , MUSC 336 , MUSC 337 , MUSC 338 , and MUSC 339 . The organization of each paper should be clear, the writing appropriately literary, and grammatically and syntactically correct. The ideas should present a logical argument, as suggested by an earlier outline. The paper should be typed and doubled-spaced, with page numbers and one-inch margins. All sources consulted should be cited in a consistent manner in footnotes and a complete bibliography, following the standard format described in The Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers. It is the music historian’s responsibility to oversee the implementation of the writing requirement and to enforce a fair and equal standard for all papers submitted.

Students who plan to attend graduate school are strongly advised to complete two years of foreign language study

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