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.
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 195, 197. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Development of aural skills through melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 198, 196. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 193. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance as a music major; concurrent enrollment in Music 193, 197. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Writing and analysis in diatonic harmony. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in 194, 198. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Writing and analysis in diatonic and chromatic harmony. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| 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. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 193, 195, 197; concurrent enrollment in Music 194, 196. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 197. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 295, 297. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 194. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 296, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 293. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| 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. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Set theory, serialism, and late twentieth-century concepts. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 194, 196, and 198; concurrent enrollment in Music 293 and 295. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 198. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 293, 295, 297; concurrent enrollment in Music 294, 296. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 297. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| 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. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music major status; jury approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Private instruction and studio class. |
| NOTE: | From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major in performance; jury approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced private instruction and studio class. |
| NOTE: | From three to five hours of daily practice. Fee. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 294 & MUSIC 296 & MUSIC 298; Music major status; Music 201, 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from antiquity through the baroque. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 294 & MUSIC 296 & MUSIC 298; Music major status; Music 201, 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of musical genres, forms, styles, and performance practices from the classic through the present. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| 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. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 194 & MUSIC 196 & MUSIC 198; Music major status; Music 201, 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploration of music making from a global perspective. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 194 & MUSIC 196 & MUSIC 198; Music major status; Music 201, 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of jazz history, emphasizing periods, styles, and artists through the analysis of published transcriptions and arrangements. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent private or group instruction in organ or instructor's consent |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Organ stops and their application to various performance styles. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 194 & MUSIC 196 & MUSIC 198 & MUSIC 260R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Sight-reading, harmonization, improvisation, and technique at the keyboard. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 264 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 264. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Junior standing as vocal performance or choral music education major or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic pedagogical principles as applied to keyboard instruments. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | MUSIC 364 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preparation for supervised private or group teaching. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 306; acceptance into 360R or 460R, or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of literature. Research in area of concentration. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 306; acceptance into 360R or 460R, or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Music 404A. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs.; Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Music 166 or organ performance major status. Must be taken in consecutive winter and fall semesters. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing various practical skills required of the organist. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of required pedagogy class or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying pedagogical principles to teaching. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of required pedagogy class or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying learning theory and secondary education methods to studio teaching. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Scoring for standard orchestral instruments. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | C- or higher in Music 294, 296, 298. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Eighteenth-century contrapuntal styles and techniques, emphasizing those of J. S. Bach. |