Music -General Music Concentration (B.A.)

Students majoring in General Music will select a principal performing area in piano, voice, woodwind, brass, or percussion. Students must complete the course requirements of their chosen principal instrument as well as a Capstone (MUS 481). Students must also complete the Coker General Education requirements as outlined in the Academic Programs section of this Academic Catalog. Free electives are the choice of the student.

General Music Studies Requirements

PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT (8 Semester Hours)

Group 1 (Piano: Class Piano II, Applied Piano)

MUS 104Class Piano II

2

MUS 101P

1

MUS 102P

1

MUS 301PApplied Piano

1

MUS 302PApplied Piano

2

Or

Group 2 (Voice: Class Voice, Applied Voice)

MUS 105Class Voice

2

MUS 101V

1

MUS 102V

1

MUS 301VApplied Voice

1

MUS 302VApplied Voice

2

Or

Group 3 (Instrument: Applied Instrument (brass/woodwind))

MUS 101X

MUS 102X

MUS 301X

MUS 302X

SECONDARY INSTRUMENT (4 Semester Hours)

Group 1 (Piano: Class Piano I, II, Applied Piano)

MUS 103Class Piano I

2

MUS 104Class Piano II

2

MUS 101Ps

MUS 102P

1

Or

Group 2 (Voice: Class Voice, Applied Voice)

MUS 105Class Voice

2

MUS 101V

1

MUS 102V

1

Note: Students with piano as their principal instrument music take voice for their secondary instrument.

MUSIC EVENTS (4 Semesters)

MUS 100Music Events

0

MUSIC THEORY (15 Semester Hours):

MUS 120Foundations of Musical Skill

3

MUS 121Music Theory I

3

MUS 122Music Theory II

3

MUS 221Music Theory III

3

MUS 131Aural Skills I

1

MUS 132Aural Skills II

2

MUS 231Aural Skills III

1

MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE – 6 HOURS FROM:

MUS 230Introduction to Western Classical Music

3

Or

MUS 235Intro to World Music

3

 

MUS 331Survey Music History I

3

MUS 332Survey Music History II

3

MUS 350/COM 350B'way/H'wood Musicals

3

MUSIC PEDAGOGY AND LITERATURE – 6 HOURS FROM:

MUS 200Introduction to Music Technology

2

MUS 260Amplified Vocal Styles

1

MUS 268Diction for Singers

3

MUS 269Art Song Literature

3

MUS 321Form and Analysis

3

MUS 364Piano Pedagogy

2

MUS 365Piano Literature

3

MUS 366Vocal Pedagogy

2

MUS 371Conducting

2

MUS 372Advanced Conducting

2

PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES - 8 HOURS FROM:

MUS 151Collaborative Piano

1

MUS 152Coker Singers

0

MUS 153Opera Workshop

2

MUS 154Musical Theatre Workshop

0

MUS 156

MUS 158Coker Concert Band

1

MUS 159Coker Cantilena

0

MUS 160Coker Brass Ensemble

0

MUS 355Coker Chamber Singers

1

MUS 367Practicum Mus Theater

1

CAPSTONE:

MUS 481General Music Studies Capstone

1

Total Credit Hours: 48

Note: APPLIED MUSIC FEE

All students registering for applied music courses (MUS 101/102, MUS 301/302, MUS 111-412) must pay an applied music fee per credit per semester of enrollment as detailed in the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog (subject to change).