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Music: Guitar Performance - BM

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
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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
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NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the of the student’s choice. 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 a student, 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:}
					Music Core Course Breadth Creative Arts or Breadth Integrated Studies
* or 3-credit Integrated Studies	or 3	Music Core Course Breadth Creative Arts			Music Core Course
		Music Core Course
^**		Music Core Course			Music Core Course
		Emphasis Course			Emphasis Course
		Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.			Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.
or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate	or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate
Mathematics or Statistics	3-5
Total	16-18		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), was established as a prerequisite for . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in are not required for degree completion, but must be made up to achieve the 120-credit minimum for all bachelor’s degrees. All incoming music students will have an opportunity to test out of . Because this test is administered in part through Canvas, all incoming pre-program music majors should register for regardless of whether they expect to remain in the class. Those who do not pass the test must pass with a grade of C or better before taking . Those students who pass the test will need to take 3 credits of coursework, and will resume the music theory sequence with the following spring semester. ^* consists of a series of three proficiency exams that all music majors must complete prior to the 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:}
		Music Core Course			Music Core Course
		Music Core Course			Music Core Course
or	or	Emphasis Course	or	or	Emphasis Course
		Music Core Course			Music Core Course
		Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.			Emphasis course. Register for 2 credits.
or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate	or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate
or	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses.		3-5	Depth Education Click on link for available courses.
Total	15		Total	15-17
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
*		Music Core Course			Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.
		Emphasis Course	or	or	Emphasis Course
		Music Core Course	or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate
		Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.			Emphasis Course
or	or	Emphasis Course			Students should register for 1 credit for junior recital.
or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate	or or	3	General Education Course Click on links for available courses.
or or	3	General Education Click on link for available courses.		3
Total	16		Total	14
^_Comments ^*A music theory elective course is offered every fall and spring semester. The music theory elective course may be taken any semester after completing with a grade of C or better. Music students should plan which option they wish to take and consult with the music department office regarding 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:}
		Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.			Emphasis Course
or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate			Emphasis Course Register for 2 credits.
		Emphasis Course	or	or	Emphasis Course 8 credits minimum to graduate
	3	Depth Course			Students should register for 2 credits for senior recital.
or	3	General Education Click on link for available classes.			2 credits minimum
Music Electives	2	Students should register for 3 credits of music electives.		3	Depth Course Clink on link for available courses.
			or	3	General Education Course Click on links for available courses.
Total	13		Total	15
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BM Performance Music Core Curriculum

A grade of C or better is required in all Music Performance courses.

MUSC 1105 - Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) 3 credit(s)
MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I (BCA) 3 credit(s)
MUSC 1120 - Music Theory II 3 credit(s)
MUSC 1130 - Aural Skills I 1 credit(s)
MUSC 1140 - Aural Skills II 1 credit(s)
MUSC 1170 - Keyboard Harmony I 1 credit(s)
MUSC 1180 - Keyboard Harmony II 1 credit(s)
MUSC 1190 - World Music 3 credit(s)
MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III 3 credit(s)
MUSC 2130 - Aural Skills III 1 credit(s)
MUSC 2180 - Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam 1 credit(s)
MUSC 3110 - Music History I: Antiquity through the Renaissance 3 credit(s)
MUSC 3120 - Music History II: The Baroque and Classical Periods 3 credit(s)
MUSC 3170 - Special Topics in Music Theory 3 credit(s)
MUSC 3190 - Music History III: Romanticism through the 21st Century (CI) 3 credit(s)
MUSC 3920 - Junior Recital 1-2 credit(s) (1 credit; 30-minute recital)
MUSC 4920 - Senior Recital 1-2 credit(s) (2 credits; 60-minute recital)

Guitar Performance Requirements

All individual instruction courses on major instrument must be passed with a grade of B- or better. All other music concentration courses must be passed with a grade of C or better. Major requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. Music requires a 3.0 GPA in music classes and a 2.75 GPA overall for graduation.

MUSC 1585 - Individual Pre-Music Guitar Instruction 1-2 credit(s) (first year fall and first year spring semesters for a total of 4 credits)
MUSC 2350 - Conducting 2 credit(s)
MUSC 2550 - Guitar Styles: Blues 2 credit(s)
MUSC 2560 - Guitar Styles: Bluegrass/Folk 2 credit(s)
MUSC 2570 - Fingerboard Theory I 2 credit(s)
MUSC 2580 - Fingerboard Theory II 2 credit(s)
MUSC 2595 - Individual Pre-Barrier Guitar Instruction 1-2 credit(s) (second year fall semester for a total of 2 credits)
MUSC 3180 - Orchestration 2 credit(s)
MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors 1-2 credit(s) (5 remaining semesters for a total of 10 credits)
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Recital and Concert Attendance Requirement

To graduate, students are required to attend a minimum of 80 concerts or recitals. Recital and concert attendance is monitored and recorded in the Music Student Services office. Students should turn in programs after attending concerts and recitals for documentation of attendance.

Music: Guitar Performance - BM

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Music

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BM Performance Music Core Curriculum

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