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2017-2018 General Catalog

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Music: String Performance - BM

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For more information about String Performance, see the department website.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log-on to DegreeWorks to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: All Music courses must be passed with a C- or better. Music requires 3.0 GPA in music classes and 2.75 GPA overall for admission as transfer student and for scholarship eligibility.

Admissions Requirements for this Program

New freshmen

Admitted to USU in Good Standing

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU

MUST PASS ENTRANCE AUDITION ON PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

2.75 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)	ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)
MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) *	3	Core Course General Education Breadth Creative Arts	MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA)	3	Core Course General Education Breadth Exploration
MUSC 1170: Keyboard Harmony I	1	Core Course	MUSC 1130: Aural Skills I	1	Core Course
MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam ^**	1	Core Course	MUSC 1180: Keyboard Harmony II	1	Core Course
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 1190: World Music	3	Core Course Students should register for 3 credits
MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
PE 1057: Yoga	1	Emphasis Course	MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 15XX: Individual Pre-Music String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 15XX: Individual Pre-Music String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	General Education Click on link for available courses	Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3	General Education Click on link for available courses
^_Comments ^_In order to ensure that music students are sufficiently prepared for the Music Theory sequence required in all music degrees (education, performance, and therapy), MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) for Music Majors was established as a prerequisite for MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA) . All incoming music students will have an opportunity to try to test out of MUSC 1105 . Because this test is administered in part through Canvas, all incoming pre-program music majors should register for MUSC 1105 regardless of whether they expect to remain in the class. Those who do not pass the test must pass MUSC 1105 with a C- or better before taking MUSC 1110 . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in MUSC 1105 do not count towards the 120 credits required for any music major. Those students who pass the test will resume the Music Theory sequence with MUSC 1110 the following spring semester. ^*MUSC 2180 Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam consists of a series of three proficiency exams that all music majors must complete prior to completion of four semesters of study.			^_Comments

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 1120: Music Theory II	3	Core Course	MUSC 2110: Music Theory III	3	Core Course
MUSC 1140: Aural Skills II	1	Core Course	MUSC 2130: Aural Skills III	1	Core Course
MUSC 3110: Music History I: Origins through Baroque	3	Core Course	MUSC 3120: Music History II: Classical and Romantic Periods	3	Core Course
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 3520 String Pedagogy and Solo Literature	2	Emphasis Course Offered every other year. Check schedule for actual term offered.	MUSC 4500 String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 45XX: Individual String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 25XX: Individual Pre-Barrier String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course	Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Depth Course
Quantitative Literacy (QL)	3	Math or Statistics	Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth American Institutions
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
Music Theory Elective^*	3	Core Course	MUSC 2350: Conducting	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3190: Music History III: Music of the Twentieth Century (CI)	3	Core Course	MUSC 3180: Orchestration	2	Emphasis Course
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 4500 String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 3515 Orchestral Auditions Seminar	2	Emphasis Course Offered every other year. Check schedule for actual term offered.	MUSC 4920: Individual Recital	1-2	Emphasis Course Students should register for 1 credit for junior recital
MUSC 45XX: Individual String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 45XX: Individual String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Click on link for available courses	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	Depth Course
			Music Electives	4	Emphasis Course
^_Comments ^*A Music Theory Elective course is offered every Fall and Spring semester. Options include MUSC 3170 Special Topics in Music Theory , MUSC 4210 Advanced Music Form and Analysis , and MUSC 4910 Music Composition . The Music Theory Elective course may be taken any semester after completingMUSC 2110 Music Theory III with a C- or higher grade. Music Students should plan which option they wish to take, and consult with the Music Department office which semester that option will be offered.			_^Comments

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA)	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 4500: String Ensemble	1	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 45XX: Individual String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course	MUSC 4920: Individual Recital	1-2	Emphasis Course Students should register for 2 credits for senior recital
Communication Intensive (CI)	3	Depth Course Click on link for available courses	MUSC 45XX: Individual String Instruction	2	Emphasis Course
Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	General Education Breadth Humanities	Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Course Click on links for available course
Music Electives	4	Emphasis Course	Music Electives	5	Emphasis Course
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Music Performance Core

MUSC 1105 - Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) 3
MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I (BCA) 3
MUSC 1120 - Music Theory II 3
MUSC 1130 - Aural Skills I 1
MUSC 1140 - Aural Skills II 1
MUSC 1170 - Keyboard Harmony I 1
MUSC 1180 - Keyboard Harmony II 1
MUSC 1190 - World Music 3
MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III 3
MUSC 2180 - Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam 1
MUSC 2130 - Aural Skills III 1
MUSC 3110 - Music History I: Origins through Baroque 3
MUSC 3120 - Music History II: Classical and Romantic Periods 3
MUSC 3170 - Special Topics in Music Theory 3
MUSC 3190 - Music History III: Music of the Twentieth Century (CI) 3
MUSC 4920 - Individual Recital 1-2 (3 credits total, 1 credit Junior recital, 2 credits Senior recital)

Individual String Instruction Options (14 credits minimum)

MUSC 1/2/4XXX Individual Violin Instruction for Music Majors 1-2
MUSC 1/2/4XXX Individual Viola Instruction for Music Majors 1-2
MUSC 1/2/4XXX Individual Cello Instruction for Music Majors 1-2
MUSC 1/2/4XXX Individual String Bass Instruction for Music Majors 1-2

String Performance Requirements

MUSC 2350 - Conducting 2
MUSC 3180 - Orchestration 2
MUSC 3500 - Symphony Orchestra (DHA) 1 (8 credits minimum)
MUSC 3515 - Orchestral Auditions Seminar 2
MUSC 3520 - String Pedagogy and Solo Literature 2
MUSC 4500 - String Ensemble 1 (8 credits minimum)
PE 1057 - Yoga 1
Music Electives 13 credits

Music: String Performance - BM

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