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Music: Guitar Performance - BM


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Caine College of the Arts

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  • For more information about Guitar 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 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: The highest math requirement for this degree is the Quantitative Literacy (QL)  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:

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 Integrated Studies

MUSC 1105 - Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA) * or 3-credit Integrated Studies 3  or 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 1190 - World Music   3    
MUSC 2180 - Computer Applications in Music Proficiency Exam ** 1   Music Core Course MUSC 1180 - Keyboard Harmony II   1   Music Core Course
MUSC 2570 - Fingerboard Theory I   2  

Emphasis Course

MUSC 2580 - Fingerboard Theory II   2   Emphasis Course
MUSC 1585 - Individual Pre-Music Guitar Instruction      1-2   

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 1585 - Individual Pre-Music Guitar Instruction   1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

Mathematics or Statistics  3-5

Quantitative Literacy (QL) 

Math Placement  

ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3   Communications Literacy (CL2)  
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), MUSC 1105 - Fundamentals for Music Majors (BCA)  was established as a prerequisite for MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I (BCA) . As this course is considered remedial work, the 3 credits earned in MUSC 1105  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 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 grade of C or better before taking MUSC 1110 . Those students who pass the test will need to take 3 credits of coursework, and 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 the completion of four semesters of study. 
 
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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 2550 - Guitar Styles: Blues  or  MUSC 3570 - Guitar Pedagogy I   2  or 2   Emphasis Course MUSC 2560 - Guitar Styles: Bluegrass/Folk  or  MUSC 3580 - Guitar Pedagogy II   2  or 2   Emphasis Course
MUSC 3110 - Music History I: Antiquity through the Renaissance   3   Music Core Course MUSC 3120 - Music History II: The Baroque and Classical Periods   3   Music Core Course
MUSC 2595 - Individual Pre-Barrier Guitar Instruction   1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors   1-2  

Emphasis course.

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or  MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)  or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)   3

General Education Course

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Quantitative Intensive (QI)   3-5

Depth Education

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Total 15   Total 15-17  
Comments
Comments

Third Year

 Fall Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Spring Semester

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

MUSC 3170 - Special Topics in Music Theory  3   Music Core Course MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors   1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 2350 - Conducting   2   Emphasis Course MUSC 3580 - Guitar Pedagogy II  or  MUSC 2560 - Guitar Styles: Bluegrass/Folk   2  or 2   Emphasis Course
MUSC 3190 - Music History III: Romanticism through the 21st Century (CI)   3   Music Core Course MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or  MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors   1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3900 - Improvisation I   2   Emphasis Course
MUSC 3570 - Guitar Pedagogy I  or  MUSC 2550 - Guitar Styles: Blues   2  or 2   Emphasis Course MUSC 3920 - Junior Recital   1-2   Students should register for 1 credit for junior recital.
MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  or Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)  or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)   3

General Education Course

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Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)  or Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)   3

General Education

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Communications Intensive (CI)   3 Communications Intensive (CI)  
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 MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III  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:

MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors   1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3180 - Orchestration   2   Emphasis Course
MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

MUSC 3550 - Individual Guitar Instruction for Music Majors    1-2  

Emphasis Course

Register for 2 credits.

MUSC 3905 - Improvisation II   2   Emphasis Course MUSC 3590 - Electric Guitar Ensemble  or MUSC 4550 - Acoustic Guitar Ensemble   1  or 1  

Emphasis Course

8 credits minimum to graduate

Depth Social Sciences (DSS)   3

Depth Course

MUSC 4920 - Senior Recital   1-2   Students should register for 2 credits for senior recital.
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)  or Breadth Humanities (BHU)   3

General Education

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MUSC 4930 - Readings and Conference   1-6   2 credits minimum
Music Electives 2

Students should register for 3 credits of music electives.

Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)   3

Depth Course

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      Breadth Humanities (BHU)  or Breadth American Institutions (BAI)   3

General Education Course

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Total 13   Total 15  
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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.

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.

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