BM in Music Performance: Percussion Emphasis (76 hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this emphasis.

The bachelor of music degree in performance prepares the student for professional work as a performer, a studio teacher, or a combination of both. Some will pursue advanced work on the graduate level to prepare for a performance career or college teaching.

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1. See the college advisement center for the application procedure for official acceptance into a specific degree program.
2. Complete the following lower-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 193 : Dictation 1. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 195, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Development of aural skills through melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation.
   
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 194 : Dictation 2. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 198, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 193.
   
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 195 : Music Theory 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 197.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 196 : Music Theory 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in 194, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Writing and analysis in diatonic and chromatic harmony.
   
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 197 : Sight Singing 1. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 195.
   DESCRIPTION:	Rhythm and pitch-reading skills using two systems of counting and melodic solfeggio singing with hand signs.
   
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 198 : Sight Singing 2. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 194, 196.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 197.
   
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 221 : Functional Piano Skills 1. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Piano skills determined by entrance diagnostic exam; music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Provides music majors with basic keyboarding ability in such areas as sight reading, technique, harmonization, and score reading.
   
   
   MUSIC 222 : Functional Piano Skills 2. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 222 : Functional Piano Skills 2. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 221; music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 221.
   
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 293 : Dictation 3. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 194.
   
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 294 : Dictation 4. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 296, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 293.
   
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 295 : Music Theory 3. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Extended chromatic techniques and introduction to twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 296 : Music Theory 4. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 298.
   DESCRIPTION:	Set theory, serialism, and late twentieth-century concepts.
   
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 297 : Sight Singing 3. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293 and 295.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 198.
   
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 298 : Sight Singing 4. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 296.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 297.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   MUSIC 235A : Instrumental Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235A : Instrumental Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct an instrumental performance ensemble.
   
   
   MUSIC 235B : Choral Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 235B : Choral Conducting Techniques. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status, C- or higher in Music 194, 196, 198.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical techniques and musical understanding required to conduct a choral performance ensemble.
   
   
4. Complete eight hours of the following:
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.
   
               : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
               : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
               : Performance Instruction: Organ.
               : Performance Instruction: Voice.
               : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
               : Performance Instruction: Horn.
               : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
               : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
               : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
               : Performance Instruction: Piano.
               : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
               : Performance Instruction: Violin.
               : Performance Instruction: Viola.
               : Performance Instruction: Cello.
               : Performance Instruction: Harp.
               : Performance Instruction: Flute.
               : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
               : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
               : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
               : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
               : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer.
               : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
               : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
               : Performance Instruction: Strings.
               : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
               : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
   
   
5. Complete 12 hours of the following:
   MUSIC 460R : Performance Instruction. (1.5-3:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 460R : Performance Instruction. (1.5-3:1:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Major in performance; jury approval.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From three to five hours of daily practice. Fee.
   
               : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
               : Performance Instruction: Voice.
               : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
               : Performance Instruction: Horn.
               : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
               : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
               : Performance Instruction: Organ.
               : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
               : Performance Instruction: Piano.
               : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
               : Performance Instruction: Violin.
               : Performance Instruction: Viola.
               : Performance Instruction: Cello.
               : Performance Instruction: Harp.
               : Performance Instruction: Flute.
               : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
               : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
               : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
               : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
               : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
               : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
               : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
               : Performance Instruction: Strings.
               : Performance Instruction: Conducting.
               : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
               : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
   
   
6. Complete one hour of Category 1: Approved Large Ensembles (see General Information) each semester for eight semesters.
7. Complete the following upper-division music core courses:
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 305 : Survey of Music Literature 1. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the baroque.
   
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 306 : Survey of Music Literature 2. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 294, 296, 298; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the classic through the present.
   
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 395 : Form and Analysis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297.
   DESCRIPTION:	Analytical study of forms from the common-practice period, including baroque contrapuntal structures and instrumental forms, classical sonata cycle, and romantic part forms.
   
   
8. Complete one course from the following:
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 307 : World Music. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Sp or Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; Music 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploration of music making from a global perspective.
   
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 308 : History of Jazz. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 194, 196, 198; 201, 202, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of jazz history, emphasizing periods, styles, and artists through the analysis of published transcriptions and arrangements.
   
   
9. Complete the following:
   MUSIC 273A : Percussion Techniques. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 273A : Percussion Techniques. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Percussion performance major or music education major with percussion emphasis.
   DESCRIPTION:	Accessory and concert percussion instruments and related performance literature.
   
   
   MUSIC 273B : Percussion Techniques. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 273B : Percussion Techniques. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 273A or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to world percussion, drum set, and marching percussion techniques.
   
   
   MUSIC 405 : Chamber Music Literature. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 405 : Chamber Music Literature. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	C- or higher in Music 306; acceptance into 360R or 460R, or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of literature, including research in field of concentration.
   
   
10. Complete five hours from the following:
    MUSIC 330R : Steel Band. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 330R : Steel Band. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
    
    
    MUSIC 331R : Jazz Combos. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 331R : Jazz Combos. (1:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	audition.
    
    
    MUSIC 345R : Percussion Ensemble. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 345R : Percussion Ensemble. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	director's consent.
    
    
11. Complete five hours of music electives. See faculty advisor.
12. Present a juried recital (Music 349) during the junior year. A juried senior recital (Music 449) is also required.
    
    Recital: Enroll in 349 (0.0 credit hours) or 449 (1.0 credit hour) for the semester during which a recital is to be presented. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance instruction is required. A prerecital hearing is required at least three weeks before juried recitals. Contact the Harris Fine Arts Center Scheduling Office (D-359, south lobby of Pardoe Theatre) for further information.

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