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BFA in Music Dance Theatre
(76.5 hours*)

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This is a limited-enrollment program requiring program admissions approval. Please see the College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.

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  1. Live and taped auditions for entrance into the MDT major are held in the January preceding fall registration. Students may begin the MDT major in the fall only.

  2. Pass a proficiency examination in each of the three areas at the end of each semester.

  3. The School of Music requires a minimum of 40 hours to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.

  4. Any grade below C– in major courses is not acceptable for graduation. Dance technique courses require a minimum grade of B– for advancement to the next level.

  5. Complete the following:

  6. Complete four 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)
      WHEN TAUGHT:Fall; Winter; Spring
      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.

  7. Complete four hours of the following:

  8. Complete the following:

  9. Complete the following:

  10. Complete concurrently the following MDT Seminar courses:

  11. Complete concurrently the following History of Music Dance Theatre courses:
      MUSIC 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      MUSIC 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PREREQUISITE: MUSIC 290 & TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300 and TMA 300.
      DESCRIPTION: Dance in Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.

      DANCE 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DANCE 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      WHEN TAUGHT:Fall
      PREREQUISITE: MUSIC 290 & DANCE 243R & DANCE 244R & TMA 114; Concurrent enrollment in Music 300 and TMA 300.
      RECOMMENDED: Concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, and TMA 328.
      DESCRIPTION: Dance in Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, theatre.

      TMA 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      TMA 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PREREQUISITE: MUSIC 290 & DANCE 243R & DANCE 244R & TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300, Music 300; MDT major status.
      RECOMMENDED: concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, TMA 328.
      DESCRIPTION: Theatre in the Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.

  12. Complete concurrently the following Senior Performance Project courses:

  13. Complete 9.5 hours of electives from the following music, dance, or theatre courses:

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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