Music Composition Option

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DEGREE CORE PROGRAM: 30 units
14 courses required:

MUSC 101 Theory I 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the fundamentals of music and its notation to be determined by diagnostic exam. Concurrent enrollment in MUSC 103. Required for majors, recommended for minors: keyboard proficiency or concurrent enrollment in MUSC 105.

MUSC 102 Theory II 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUSC 101 with a minimum grade of C-. Concurrent enrollment in MUSC 104. Required for majors, recommended for minors: keyboard proficiency or concurrent enrollment in MUSC 106.

MUSC 103 Aural Musicianship 1.0 FA
Prerequisites: To be taken concurrently with MUSC 101.

MUSC 104 Aural Musicianship 1.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUSC 103 with a minimum grade of C-. To be taken concurrently with MUSC 102.

MUSC 105 Beginning Piano 1.0 FA
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

MUSC 106 Beginning Piano 1.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUSC 105 with a minimum grade of C-, faculty permission.

MUSC 107 Listening with Understanding 1.0 FA

MUSC 108 Computer Literacy for Musicians 1.0 FS

MUSC 201 Theory III 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: MUSC 102 with a minimum grade of C-.

MUSC 202 Theory IV 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUSC 201 with a minimum grade of C-.

MUSC 203 Music History (Antiquity-1750) 3.0 FA

MUSC 302 Music History (1750-1900) 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.

MUSC 303 Music History (1900-the Present) 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: MUSC 202, MUSC 204, and faculty permission.

MUSC 304 Music From a Global Perspective 3.0 SP NW
Prerequisites: MUSC 102.

Option Requirements: 36 units

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11 courses required:

MUS 017 Intermediate Piano 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 007B or faculty permission.

MUS 102 Studies Instrumentatn/Arranging 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 001C.

MUS 103 Intro to Music Technology 3.0 FA

MUS 104 Fundamentals of Digital Audio 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUS 008, MUS 103, faculty permission.

MUS 112A Recital 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 011, MUS 111, or MUS 202D; faculty permission.

MUS 201A Comp with Electronic Media 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: MUS 001B, MUS 103, MUS 104, faculty permission.

MUS 201B Comp with Electronic Media 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUS 201A with a minimum grade of C-, faculty permission.

MUS 202A Composition 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: MUS 102, faculty permission.

MUS 202B Composition 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUS 102, faculty permission.

MUS 202C Composition 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: MUS 102, faculty permission.

MUS 202D Composition 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: MUS 102, faculty permission.

4 units required:

MUS 003 Large Ensembles 1.0 Inq

MUS 203 Large Ensembles 1.0 Inq

MUS 005 Small Ensembles 1.0 Inq

MUS 205 Small Ensembles 1.0 Inq

MUS 009 Vocal Performance 1.0 Inq

MUS 209 Vocal Performance 1.0 Inq

NOTE: Pep Band is not acceptable for MUS 003 and MUS 203.

3 units selected from:

MUS 011 Studio Instruction Appl Music 1.0 Inq
Prerequisites: Departmental permission by audition.

MUS 111 Studio Instruction Appl Music 1.0 Inq
Prerequisites: Departmental permission by audition.

MUS 118 Advanced Piano 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 017 or faculty permission.

MUS 140 Fundamentals of Conducting 2.0 FA

MUS 201C Comp with Electronic Media 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 201B with a minimum grade of C-, faculty permission.

This course is the same as MUS 301C which may be substituted.

MUS 219 Band Scoring 2.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 102, faculty permission.

MUS 220 Jazz Arranging 2.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 001C, faculty permission.

MUS 221 Songwriting 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: MUS 001C, faculty permission.

NOTE on MUS 011 and MUS 111: if Keyboard is your major instrument, select another applied area for study.

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· Accompanying
· Composition
· General Music
· Music Education
· Music Industry
· Performance
· Recording Arts

· Minor

· Keyboard Pedagogy
· Vocal Pedagogy

Contact
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Dr. David Colson
Phone: 898 4607
Email