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Music Department
B.M. Performance :: Curriculum
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B.M. in Classical Studies and Performance Curriculum
Major Requirements
Music Major Core Requirements
| Course | Credits |
| Music Theory I - IV Ear Training I - VI Music History and Literature I and II Music Technology I |
12 6 6 3 |
Performance Courses
| Course | Credits |
| Applied Lessons Sophomore Recital Performance Junior Recital Performance I and II Junior Recital (Evening) Senior Recital Performance I Senior Recital (evening) Performance Proficiency Exam |
32 |
Functional Class Piano
| Course | Credits |
| Functional Class Piano (or minor) | 4 |
Ensembles
| Course | Credits |
| Chamber Ensembles Large Ensembles Recital Hour |
2 8 0 |
In addition to taking courses required of all Classical Performance majors, specific applied areas have additional requirements:
Piano Majors (12 credits)
Advanced Functional Class Piano I and II
Piano Literature I and II
Piano Pedagogy I and II
Piano Tuning
Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, and String Majors (9 credits)
Basic Conducting
Form and Analysis
Music History Period Course or Survey of the Music and Entertainment Industry
Voice Majors (10 credits)
Italian Diction for Singers
English Diction for Singers
French Diction for Singers
German Diction for Singers
Vocal Pedagogy
Vocal Literature I and II
Guitar Majors (9 credits)
Form and Analysis
Arranging
Music History Period Course
Survey of the Music and Entertainment Industry
University Core Curriculum Requirements
|
AREA |
CREDITS |
LEVEL |
|
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1. Personal Well-Being |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
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2. Expression |
Arts and Communication |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
Writing |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
|
Literature |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
|
3. Ways of Knowing |
Philosophical Perspectives |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
Historical Perspectives |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
|
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
6 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
|
Scientific Perspectives |
4 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
|
Quantitative Thinking |
3 |
1000 or 2000 |
|
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4. Diversity and Justice |
3 |
2000 |
|
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5. Community and Civic Engagement |
3 |
2000 or higher |
|
|
6. Global Awareness |
3 |
2000 or higher |
|
- Courses in Areas Four, Five and Six (Diversity and Justice, Community and Civic Engagement, and Global Awareness) may be within student majors. Such courses can thus be used to satisfy both, Core and major requirements.
- Students at WPU are required to complete four (4) Writing Intensive (WI) courses and two (2) Technology Intensive (TI) courses. These courses are not additional “stand-alone” courses but any course — within the Core, or any major or any minor or any free elective — that has been designated as a WI or TI course.
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