Performance, Wind or Percussion Emphasis, B.M.

All music majors include:

• MUS-051 Freshman Music Colloquium
• MUS-111 Basic Musicianship I
• MUS-112 Basic Musicianship II
• MUS-120 Introductory Music Literature
• MUS-211 Basic Musicianship III
• MUS-212 Basic Musicianship IV
• MUS-220 World Music
• MUS-221 Music History I
• MUS-320 Music History II
• MUS-321 Music History III
• MUS-352 Basic Conducting
• two credits of performance topics

All performance majors must include:

• a half recital in the junior year,
• a full recital in the senior year, and

All students performing recitals must receive approval from a faculty member with oversight for their studies approximately one month before the recital date.

A wind or percussion performance major must also include:

• MUS-312 Orchestration

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• MUS-331 Woodwind Methods or
• MUS-332 Brass Methods or
• MUS-333 Percussion Methods dependent on primary instrument

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• MUS-420 Literature of the Instrument
• MUS-505 Chamber Music for Winds & Percussion
• at least 23 credits of performance studies in the major field,
• eight credits of music electives including at least six credits in courses numbered between 300 and 499.