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Music: Wind and Percussion Performance - BM

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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 Degree Works 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 individual instruction courses must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music courses must be passed with a grade of C- or better. Music requires 3.0 GPA in music classes and 2.75 GPA overall for admission as transfer student, for scholarship eligibility, and to graduate.

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)	MUSC 1110: Music Theory I (BCA)	3	Music core course Breadth Creative Arts or Breadth Exploration
MUSC 1105: Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) *	3	Music core course Breadth Creative Arts	MUSC 1130: Aural Skills I	1	Music core course
MUSC 1170: Keyboard Harmony I	1	Music core course	MUSC 1180: Keyboard Harmony II	1	Music core course
MUSC 1800: Percussion Techniques	1	Emphasis course	MUSC 1190: World Music	3	Music core course Students should take this course for 3 credits
MUSC 2180: Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam ^**	1	Music core course	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 17/18XX Individual Pre-Music Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate
MUSC 17/18XX Individual Pre-Music Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate	ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)
MUSC 27/28XX Wind Technique Course	1	Emphasis course One Woodwind or Brass techniques course is required	Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course Click on link for available courses
Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course Click on link for available courses
Total	15		Total	16
^_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 Must pass Level 1 Jury and earn at least a C- in Music Theory I, Aural Skills I and satisfy Basic Piano Proficiency requirement. Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence.

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 1120: Music Theory II	3	Music core course	MUSC 2110: Music Theory III	3	Music core course
MUSC 1140: Aural Skills II	1	Music core course	MUSC 2130: Aural Skills III	1	Music core course
MUSC 3110: Music History I: Origins through Baroque	3	Music core course	MUSC 3120: Music History II: Classical and Romantic Periods	3	Music core course
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 27/28XX: Individual Pre-Barrier Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate	MUSC 2XXX: Private instruction 2nd instrument	1	Emphasis course
MUSC 2XXX: Private instruction 2nd instrument	1	Emphasis course	MUSC 37/38XX: Individual Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate
Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course Click on link for available courses	Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course Click on link for available courses
Breadth Humanities (BHU) or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	General Education Breadth Course Click on link for available courses
Total	16		Total	13
^_Comments Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence.			_^Comments Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence.

Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
Music Theory Elective^*	3	Music core course	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 2350: Conducting	2	Emphasis course	MUSC 3900: Improvisation I	2	Emphasis course
MUSC 3190: Music History III: Music of the Twentieth Century (CI)	3	Music core course Communications Intensive (CI)	MUSC 4920: Senior Recital	1	Emphasis course Students should register for 1 credit of junior recital
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 37/38XX: Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis course
MUSC 37/38XX: Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis course	MUSC 37/38XX: Individual Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate
MUSC 37/38XX: Individual Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate	Electives	6
Electives	3		Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Quantitative Intensive (QI)
Quantitative Literacy (QL)	3	Math Placement	MUSC 3240 Instrumental Methods and Materials or MUSC 4730: Directed Project in Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature (CI) or MUSC 4930: Readings and Conference	2 or 3 or 1-6	Emphasis course See Comment Below MUSC 4930 2 credit minimum
Total	17		Total	15
^_Comments Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence. ^*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 completing MUSC 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 Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence.

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum	MUSC 3180: Orchestration	2	Emphasis course
MUSC 37/38XX: Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis course	MUSC 3500: Symphony Orchestra (DHA) or MUSC 3790: Symphonic Band (DHA) or MUSC 4700: Wind Orchestra (DHA)	1 or 1 or 1	Emphasis course 8 credits minimum
MUSC 37/38XX: Individual Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate	MUSC 4920: Senior Recital	2	Emphasis course Students should register for 2 credits for senior recital
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth course Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	MUSC 37/38XX: Individual Wind/Percussion Instruction	1	Emphasis course Students need 8 total credits to graduate
Music Elective	4		MUSC 37/38XX: Small Ensemble	1	Emphasis course
General Elective (CI if 4730 is not taken some previous summer term.)	3	(CI if 4730 is not taken)	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)
			Electives	3-4
Total	15-16		Total	13-14
^_Comments Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence. MUSC 4730 Directed Project in Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature (CI) is an option to satisfy this requirement. It is traditionally offered summer semester.			_^Comments Students in this program must complete a jury or recital hearing, take private instruction, and participate in at least one large ensemble each semester they are in residence.

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 - Senior Recital 1-2 (3 credits total, 1 credit Junior recital, 2 credits Senior recital)

Wind Technique Courses

One woodwind or brass techniques course is required

Wind and Percussion Required

MUSC 1/2/3XXX Individual Instruction for Music Majors on major instrument (8 credits minimum)

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Saxophone
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Tuba/Euphonium
Percussion

MUSC 3/4XXX Small Ensemble - 4 credits
Music Electives - 4 credits

Electives - 15-16 credits (choose from the following):

MUSC 1800 - Percussion Techniques 1
MUSC 2350 - Conducting 2
MUSC 3500 - Symphony Orchestra (DHA) 1 or
MUSC 3790 - Symphonic Band (DHA) 1 or
MUSC 4700 - Wind Orchestra (DHA) 1
(8 credits minimum of large ensemble, any combination of these three courses satisfy requirements)
MUSC 3180 - Orchestration 2
MUSC 3900 - Improvisation I 2
MUSC 3240 - Instrumental Methods and Materials 2 or
MUSC 4730 - Directed Project in Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature (CI) 3 or
MUSC 4930 - Readings and Conference 1-6 (2 credit minimum)

Music: Wind and Percussion Performance - BM

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