Bachelor of Music in Performance

The Bachelor of Music in Performance is a professional degree program designed to provide an academic program of study for students who wish to prepare for a professional career in the field of music performance. The degree program has as its primary focus the development of knowledge, skills, concepts, and sensitivities necessary to the life of the professional musician. Degree program emphases include Instrumental (woodwind, brass, percussion and string), Piano, and Vocal.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree

Additional Graduation Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Component
Area I (Written Composition)		6
Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts)		12
Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)		11
Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences)		12
MU 233	Music in World Cultures
Area V
Major Core Requirements in Music
MU 011	Performance Attendance (Six semesters)	0
MU 101 & MU 102 & MU 201 & MU 202	Music Theory I and Music Theory II and Music Theory III and Music Theory IV 1,2	12
MU 190 & MU 191 & MU 290 & MU 291	Sight Singing/Ear Training I and Sight Singing /Ear Training II and Sight Singing/Ear Training III and Sight Singing/Ear Training IV 1	4
MU 233	Music in World Cultures	3
MU 361	Orchestration and Arranging	2
MU 363	Form and Analysis	3
MU 372	Survey of Music Technology	3
MU 345 & MU 346W	History of Music I and History of Music II	6
MU 382	Fundamentals of Conducting	2
Select one of the following emphases:		44-47
Instrumental Emphasis
Piano Emphasis
Vocal Emphasis
Minor
A minor is not required
Total Hours		120

¹

These courses are required in the major if not completed as part of the General Education component.

²

Music Theory IV (MU 202) fulfills computer literacy requirement

Instrumental Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select four hours at each level from one of the following:		16
MU 114 & MU 214 & MU 314 & MU 414	Brass and Brass and Brass and Brass
MU 115 & MU 215 & MU 315 & MU 415	Percussion and Percussion and Percussion and Percussion
MU 116 & MU 216 & MU 316 & MU 416	Strings and Strings and Strings and Strings
MU 117 & MU 217 & MU 317 & MU 417	Woodwinds and Woodwinds and Woodwinds and Woodwinds
MU 124 & MU 224 & MU 324 & MU 424	Harp and Harp and Harp and Harp
Select either the University Band or Shoals Symphony group		8
Of the 8 hours required at least one hour must be taken at each level
University Band
MU 105 & MU 205 & MU 305 & MU 405	University Band and University Band and University Band and University Band
Shoals Symphony
MU 109 & MU 209 & MU 309 & MU 409	Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA
Small Ensemble		6
MU 131 & MU 132 & MU 231 & MU 232	Class Piano I and Class Piano II and Class Piano III and Class Piano IV	4
MU 383	Instrumental Conducting	2
MU 392	Instrumental Literature and Pedagogy	2
Music Electives (300- 400 level)		3
MU 319	Junior Recital	1
MU 419	Senior Recital	2
Total Hours		44

Piano Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select four hours at each level:		16
MU 112 & MU 212 & MU 312 & MU 412	Piano and Piano and Piano and Piano
Of the 8 hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level:		8
MU 105 & MU 205 & MU 305 & MU 405	University Band and University Band and University Band and University Band
MU 109 & MU 209 & MU 309 & MU 409	Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA
MU 110 & MU 210 & MU 310 & MU 410	Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers
MU 137 & MU 437	Keyboard Ensemble and Keyboard Ensemble	4
MU 445	Piano Literature and Materials	3
MU 446	Piano Pedogogy	3
MU 135	Class Accompanying	1
MU 383	Instrumental Conducting	2
or MU 384	Choral Conducting
Music Electives (MU 300-400 level)		4
MU 319	Junior Recital	1
MU 419	Senior Recital	2
Total Hours		44

Vocal Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select four hours at each level from the following:		16
MU 111 & MU 211 & MU 311 & MU 411	Voice and Voice and Voice and Voice
Collegiate Singers
Of the 8 hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level		8
MU 110 & MU 210 & MU 310 & MU 410	Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers
Opera Musical Theater		4
MU 108 & MU 208 & MU 308 & MU 408	Opera/Musical Theater and Opera/Musical Theater and Opera/Musical Theater and Opera/Musical Theater
Small Ensemble Requirement		2
Choose two hours from the following small ensemble options:
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
MU 104 & MU 204 & MU 304 & MU 404	Una Voce and Una Voce and Una Voce and Una Voce
Chamber Choir
MU 127 & MU 227 & MU 327 & MU 427	Chamber Choir and Chamber Choir and Chamber Choir and Chamber Choir
MU 195 & MU 196	Vocal Diction I and Vocal Diction II	4
MU 131 & MU 132 & MU 231 & MU 232	Class Piano I and Class Piano II and Class Piano III and Class Piano IV 1	4
MU 384	Choral Conducting	2
MU 397 & MU 398	Vocal Pedagogy and Vocal Literature	4
MU 319	Junior Recital	1
MU 419	Senior Recital	2
All or portions of the requirement for Class Piano may be satisfied through independent examination
Total Hours		47