School of Music

Music Composition BM Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	Mathematics Requirement*
MUSC 151 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music I	MUSC 152 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music II
MUSC 175 - Class Piano: Elementary I	MUSC 176 - Class Piano: Elementary II
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency	MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I	MUSC 195 - Foundations of Music Theory
MUSC 231 - Orchestration	Breadth Requirement (2/8)
MUSC 298 - Beginning Music Composition (1/4)	MUSC 298 - Beginning Music Composition (2/4)
Breadth Requirement (1/8)	Ensemble Elective (2/8)*
Ensemble Elective (1/8)*
First Year Seminar
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Second Year
MUSC 196 - Musical Objects: Analysis and Application	MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III	MUSC 276 - Class Piano: Intermediate II
MUSC 275 - Class Piano: Intermediate I	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 295 - Chromatic Harmony and Modulation
MUSC 298 - Beginning Music Composition (3/4)	MUSC 298 - Beginning Music Composition (4/4)
Ensemble Elective (3/8)*	Ensemble Elective (4/8)*
Foreign Language Elective (1/2)*	Foreign Language Elective (2/2)*
Credits: 17	Credits: 17
Third Year
MUSC 296 - Post-tonal Music: Theory and Analysis	Breadth Requirement (4/8)
Music History Period Course*	Breadth Requirement (5/8)
MUSC 335 - Basic Conducting	MUSC 352 - Private Study for Music Education VI
MUSC 351 - Private Study for Music Education V	MUSC 420 - Private Study for Advanced Composition (2/3)
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	MUSC 411 - Topics in Music History **
MUSC 420 - Private Study for Advanced Composition (1/3)	Ensemble Elective (6/8)*
Ensemble Elective (5/8)*
Breadth Requirement (3/8)
Credits: 18	Credits: 15
Fourth Year**
MUSC 392 - Contrapuntal Writing or MUSC 393 - Keyboard Harmony	MUSC 205 - Music of the World
MUSC 407 - Contemporary Music Literature	MUSC 401 - Senior Recital
MUSC 420 - Private Study for Advanced Composition (3/3)	MUSC 423 - Private Study Capstone for Advanced Composition (DLE and Capstone)
MUSC 484 - Recording and Media Techniques	MUSC 495 - Analysis and Interpretation
Ensemble Elective (7/8)*	Ensemble Elective (8/8)*
Breadth Requirement (6/8)	Breadth Requirement (7/8)
	Breadth Requirement (8/8)

Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Total Credits: 131

Minimum grade of C- required in all Major requirements.

*See program page for approved courses.

**Students may take MUSC411 in the Junior Fall semester and the Music History Period Course in the Junior Spring semester.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.