Music Performance B.M.
Minimum Requirements for Music (Performance) B.M.: 123 credits
Students must earn a C grade or better in each course.
Code | Title | Credits |
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
As part of the general education requirements, voice majors must complete: | ||
Either FREN F101X and FREN F102X or GER F101X and GER F102X, in consultation with your advisor 1 | ||
B.M. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the B.M. degree requirements. | 4 | |
Music (Performance) Program Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
MUS F131 and MUS F132 | Basic Music Theory I and Basic Music Theory II | 6 |
MUS F133 and MUS F134 | Basic Ear Training I and Basic Ear Training II | 4 |
MUS F161 and MUS F162 and MUS F261 and MUS F262 and MUS F361 and MUS F362 and MUS F461 and MUS F462 | Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons and Private Lessons 2 | 24 |
MUS F190 | Recital Attendance (eight semesters) | 0 |
MUS F221 and MUS F222 | History of Western Music I and History of Western Music II | 6 |
MUS F223X | Alaska Native Music | 3 |
MUS F231 and MUS F232 | Advanced Music Theory I and Advanced Music Theory II | 4 |
MUS F233 and MUS F234 | Advanced Ear Training I and Advanced Ear Training II | 2 |
MUS F331 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
MUS F351 | Conducting | 3 |
MUS F390 | Junior Recital | 0 |
MUS F490 | Senior Recital 3 | 0 |
Complete 8 credits from one of the following: 4 | 8 | |
Northern Lights String Orchestra | ||
Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra | ||
Wind Ensemble | ||
Choir of the North | ||
Arctic Chamber Orchestra | ||
Complete one of the following: | 0-4 | |
Piano Proficiency 5 | ||
Functional Piano I and Functional Piano II and Functional Piano III and Functional Piano IV and Piano Proficiency | ||
Complete 6 credits from the following advanced music theory courses: | 6 | |
Counterpoint | ||
Orchestration and Arranging | ||
Seminar in Musical Composition | ||
Advanced Harmonic Analysis | ||
Private Lessons in Music Composition | ||
Complete 6 credits from the following advanced music history courses: | 6 | |
Women in Music History | ||
Music Before 1620 | ||
Music in the 17th and 18th Centuries | ||
Music of the 19th Century | ||
Music Since 1900 | ||
Complete 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Singer's Diction I: English and Italian 2 | ||
Singer's Diction II: French and German 2 | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Private Lessons | ||
Chamber Music | ||
Opera Workshop | ||
Music Literature | ||
MUS F493 | Special Topics | |
Total Credits | 123-132 |
- 1
Selection of the language will be made in consultation with the voice advisor.
- 2
Students with voice as their major instrument are also required to complete MUS F245 or MUS F246.
- 3
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
- 4
Students should work closely with their faculty advisor to determine which large ensemble course will fulfill this requirement.
- 5
The Piano Proficiency degree requirement is met either by exam OR by the Functional Piano series (MUS F152, MUS F153, MUS F154, MUS F155).
Admission Requirements
Complete the following admission requirements:
- Audition on the major instrument
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the rudiments of music, followed by mastery of analysis of tonal and chromatic harmony and form
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of Western art music from antiquity to the present
- Complete two writing-intensive history courses
- Demonstrate performance skills on their major instrument
- Demonstrate knowledge of the keyboard
- Perform a junior recital, a required capstone of the F300-level private lesson sequence
- Perform a senior recital, a required capstone of the F400-level private lesson sequence