Degree Requirements
BA in Music • Music Emphasis
Undergraduate Studies
Overview
The 4-year Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music is an undergraduate degree with flexible requirements that gives students the opportunity to pursue a second major, minor, or certificate through significant elective credits, in addition to applied training, ensemble participation, and comprehensive instruction in music theory and music history. Bachelor of Arts majors also complete the university’s core curriculum.
Prospective students may apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Music – Emphasis in Music degree or the Bachelor of Arts in Music – Emphasis in Music Composition degree through the admissions application.
Current students interested in the B.A. should meet with the undergraduate academic advisor.
Degree Requirements
Degree plans provide you with a list of all the courses that are required to earn a specific degree. You can use them to decide on a major, compare the differences in degrees, and to make informed decisions in choosing which courses to take each semester.
Undergraduate degree plans are available on the College of Fine Arts website.
Recitals
There is no recital requirement for students in the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree. However, BA students may apply to perform a Recognition in Music Performance Recital, provided they are enrolled in principal instrument course 260. This petition may be submitted during any semester in which the student is enrolled in principal instrument course 260. Students will then perform a Full Division Faculty Jury (FDFJ). After successfully passing the FDFJ, the student must present a recognition recital during the following academic year. The student may also enroll in Music 420R rather than principal instrument course 260 for the semester in which the Recognition Recital is to be given.
Juries
Bachelor of Arts piano and organ students must perform 10-minute juries in both fall and spring for the first two years of study. To be considered for a Recognition in Music Performance Recital, students must continue performing juries during the third year of study; one of those juries must be a Full-Division Faculty Jury. Students should provide a “jury sheet” for the faculty with repertory they have prepared.
Postponements are allowed for extenuating circumstances (injury, death in the family, etc.). No-shows are considered a failure. If a jury is postponed, the student must perform the jury within the first twelve class days of the following semester and pass in order to advance to the next level.
Semester grades for applied lessons are comprised of the following:
50% grade from studio teacher
50% jury grade from keyboard faculty other than studio teacher
Find more information about this semester's juries, including FDFJ forms and deadlines.
ADVISING & REGISTRATION
For information about course registration, academic deadlines, adding and dropping courses, applying to graduate and other policies, visit the College of Fine Arts Student Affairs website.
Non-music majors should contact their home college’s advising office. Prospective students may contact the Music Admissions Office for assistance.
Music majors who wish to take a restricted individual instruction course need to fill out a Consent Form. Once the faculty member has approved your request, the bar to register for the course will be lifted. This form is available at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and summer session registration periods, through the 12th class day (4th class day for summer sessions).
Music majors who wish to take an independent study course need to complete a Request Form. The request will be reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. If approved, the Academic Advisor for Music will add the independent study course for the student. This form is available every semester.
Contacts
Bachelor of Arts Program Coordinator
Keyboard Faculty
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Margarita Denenburg
Associate Professor of Practice in Piano Pedagogy
Director, Piano Project -
Gregory Eaton
Lecturer in Organ and Harpsichord -
Anton Nel
Professor of Piano and Chamber Music
Division Head, Keyboard Studies
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