College of Arts and Sciences
Major Requirements
- Music 103, 104, 107, 108, 203, 204, 207, 208, 311†, 315, 316
- Large ensemble participation (appropriate to the major) required each semester of residence, minimum 8 hours credit, with the exception of piano and guitar majors who may include up to 4 semesters of small ensemble participation.
- 4 semesters (4 hours) piano study for nonkeyboard majors;
- Sacred Music majors must have at least 4 hours in an approved choral ensemble;
- Performance majors required to present a half-recital in junior year, full recital in senior year;
- Students must be registered for the appropriate applied instruction course in the semester of the recital.
One of the following concentrations:
3641 - Instrumental Performance
- 8 semesters (32 hours) primary applied study, 16 hours at the 200 level and 16 hours at the 400 level
- Music 303
- Music 330, 331, 332 (for piano majors)
- 10-12 hours music electives other than primary applied study
3660 - Vocal Performance
- 8 semesters (32 hours) voice study, 16 hours at the 200 level and 16 hours at the 400 level
- Voice majors must take Music 028, Choral Union, in the first two semesters. The remaining semesters must include 2 semesters of Music 040, Opera Workshop, and a minimum of 4 semesters of appropriate large choral ensemble. Total credit hours will be a minimum of eight.
- Music 217, 333, 303
- One year of French or German (8 hours)
3651 - Sacred Music
- 4 semesters (8 hours) keyboard or voice study at the 200 level
- 4 semesters (4 hours) keyboard or voice study at the 300 level
- 4 semesters (8 hours) applied instrument of choice (for non-keyboard majors, 4 hours must be in piano study)
- Music 217, 222, 303, 305r (2 hours), 310 321, 333, 334, 404, 405, 406, 498r (field work)
- 3 hours music electives other than primary applied study
3655 - Theory and Composition
- 4 semesters (4 hours) of 200 level primary applied study
- 4 semesters (4 hours) of 300 level primary applied study
- Music 302, 305r (4 hours), 307
- 4 hours from Music 303, 310, 328
- 18 - 20 hours music electives
- Composition Concentration: 8 hours of Music 401r
- Music Theory Concentration: Music 407, 408,
409, 410
- 2.0 average in all music courses
- Successful completion of Continuation Standards is prerequisite to enrollment in upper-division music courses.
- Seminar is required each semester of residence. A minimum of 8 semesters with a grade of “satisfactory” is required.
- Senior Educational Experience required
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses
- Electives to complete 120 hours
See page 35 for additional requirements
*Also satisfies requirement
in the major.
†Also satisfies general education
requirement.
Music Education (B.M.)
- General Education (see for list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, other than Music 111, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option A: Western Humanities I and II and Music 311* (9 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Psychology 101* and one approved behavioral or social science course (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
- Psychology 101† and 221 or Human Ecology 242
- Music 103, 104, 107, 108, 131, 132, 141, 142, 203, 204, 207, 208, 303, 311†, 315, 316, 321 and 432
- NOTE: Music 131, 132, 141, 142 for piano proficiency (4 hours). All Music Education majors must pass a Piano Proficiency Examination as described in The Music Department Undergraduate Student Handbook.
- 21 hours from the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies including Education 201, 400, 433, 444r.
- Music Education majors are required to present a half-recital or full recital in the senior year. The student must be registered for the appropriate applied course the semester of the recital.
One of the following concentrations:
3670 - Instrumental
- Music 228, 325 and 328; 2 semesters (2 hours) choral ensemble or voice class (133, 134)
- 6 hours from Music 221, 223, 224, 225
- Large ensemble participation appropriate to the concentration required each semester of residence, with exception of student teaching semester (minimum 7 hours)
- 4 semesters (4 hours) of 200 level primary applied study
- 3 semesters (3 hours) of 300 level primary applied study
- Students must pass an Instrumental Methods Proficiency Examination for their major instrument family. Failure to pass will require the student to take the corresponding course (221, 223, 224, or 225) as a deficiency.
3672 - Vocal Music
- Music 221, 222
- 2 semesters (2 hours) of Music 251r
- Music 310, 333, 334 and 336
- Large choral ensemble participation required each semester of residence, with exception of student teaching semester (minimum 7 hours)
- 4 semesters (4 hours) of 200 level primary applied study
- 3 semesters (3 hours) of 300 level primary applied study
- Vocal music education majors must pass a Foreign Language Diction Proficiency Examination. Failure to pass will require the student to take Music 217 as a deficiency.
Additional requirements for all Music Education Majors:
- Successful completion of Continuation Standards is prerequisite to enrollment in upper-division music courses.
- Seminar is required each semester of residence. A minimum of 7 semesters with a grade of “Satisfactory” is required.
- For graduation: 2.0 average in music and 2.0 average in College of Education and Applied Professional Studies courses
- For licensure: 2.5 average cumulative, 2.5 average at UTC, 2.5, 2.5 average in education courses with no grade less than C , 2.5 in content area course work with no grade lower than C.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses
- Electives to complete 125 hours.
Additional requirements.
See College of Health, Education
and Professional Studies section for teacher education, licensure and student
teaching requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in
the major.
†Also satisfies general education
requirement.
