Program Requirements
For common requirements, please see the Bachelor of Music Degree page.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR (Eight (8) Semesters Required) | 32 |
| PY.470.545 | Guitar Seminar (UG) (Three (3) Semesters Required) | 3 |
| PY.470.546 | Guitar Seminar (UG) (Four (4) Semesters Required) | 4 |
| PY.470.109 & PY.470.209 | Guitar 109 Jury and Guitar 209 Jury | 2 |
| PY.470.309 | Guitar Junior Recital | 1 |
| PY.470.701 | Guitar Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 8 |
| PY.950.541 & PY.950.542 | Guitar Ensemble and Guitar Ensemble (Six (6) Semesters Required) | 6 |
| PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble | 2 |
| The Breakthrough Curriculum | ||
| PY.123.111 | Exploring Arts Careers | 1 |
| PY.123.311 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.123.312 | Pitching Your Creative Idea (UG) | 2 |
| Supportive Courses in Music | ||
| PY.715.123 & PY.715.124 & PY.715.223 & PY.715.224 | Ear Training 1 and Ear Training 2 and Ear Training 3 and Ear Training 4 | 8 |
| PY.715.155 & PY.715.156 | Keyboard Studies 1 and Keyboard Studies 2 | 4 |
| PY.710.111 & PY.710.112 & PY.710.211 & PY.710.212 & PY.710.311 & PY.710.312 | Theory 1 and Theory 2 and Theory 3 and Theory 4 and Theory 5 and Theory 6 | 18 |
| PY.470.585 & PY.470.586 & PY.470.587 & PY.470.588 | Guitar Music Skills 1 and Guitar Music Skills 2 and Guitar Music Skills 3 and Guitar Music Skills 4 | 4 |
| PY.470.631 & PY.470.632 | Guitar Literature 1 (GR) and Guitar Literature 2 (GR) | 4 |
| PY.470.637 & PY.470.638 | Guitar Pedagogy 1 and Guitar Pedagogy 2 | 4 |
| PY.610.321 & PY.610.322 & PY.610.323 | History of Music 1 and History of Music 2 and History of Music 3 | 9 |
| or PY.610.324 | Music Histories in a Global Context | |
| PY.610.xxx,PY.610.324 | Musicology Elective or Global Contexts (Music History in Global Contexts may be substituted for any one of the three Music History Classes or an elective seminar) | 3 |
| Music Education | ||
| PY.510.112 | Introduction to Music Education | 1 |
| PY.510.213 | Basic Instrumental Pedagogy | 1 |
| PY.510.237 & PY.510.238 | Secondary Choral Ensemble 1 and Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 1 | 4 |
| PY.510.337 | Secondary Choral Ensemble 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| PY.510.312 | Progressive Methods: Instrumental Music | 3 |
| ED.884.508 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part I,Methods of Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part I | 3 |
| ED.884.510 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part 2,Methods of Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part II | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Music & the Neurodiverse Learner | 3 |
| PY.510.411 | Intern Teaching | 6 |
| PY.510.441 | Intern Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| General Studies | ||
| PY.260.115 | Core 1 | 3 |
| PY.260.216 | Core 2 | 3 |
| PY.260.261 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 176 | |
Variation
Instrumental
189 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PY.510.211 & PY.510.212 | Brass Class and Woodwinds Class | 5 |
| PY.510.223 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| PY.510.338 | Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.324 | Strings Class | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| Basic Instrumental Pedagogy (-1 credits) |
Sample Program of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.545 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.950.541 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.123.111 | Exploring Arts Careers | 1 |
| PY.715.123 | Ear Training 1 | 2 |
| PY.715.155 | Keyboard Studies 1 | 2 |
| PY.710.111 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| PY.470.585 | Guitar Music Skills 1 | 1 |
| PY.260.115 | Core 1 | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 | |
| PY.260.261 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.546 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.470.109 | Guitar 109 Jury | 1 |
| PY.950.542 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.715.124 | Ear Training 2 | 2 |
| PY.715.156 | Keyboard Studies 2 | 2 |
| PY.710.112 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| PY.470.586 | Guitar Music Skills 2 | 1 |
| PY.510.112 | Introduction to Music Education | 1 |
| PY.260.216 | Core 2 | 3 |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.545 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.541 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.123.311 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.715.223 | Ear Training 3 | 2 |
| PY.710.211 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| PY.470.587 | Guitar Music Skills 3 | 1 |
| PY.610.321 | History of Music 1 | 3 |
| PY.510.213 | Basic Instrumental Pedagogy | 1 |
| PY.510.237 | Secondary Choral Ensemble 1 | 2 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 | |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.546 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.470.209 | Guitar 209 Jury | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.542 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.123.312 | Pitching Your Creative Idea (UG) | 2 |
| PY.715.224 | Ear Training 4 | 2 |
| PY.710.212 | Theory 4 | 3 |
| PY.470.588 | Guitar Music Skills 4 | 1 |
| PY.610.322 | History of Music 2 | 3 |
| PY.510.238 | Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 1 | 2 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 | |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.545 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.541 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.950.531 | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.710.311 | Theory 5 | 3 |
| PY.470.631 | Guitar Literature 1 (GR) | 2 |
| PY.470.637 | Guitar Pedagogy 1 | 2 |
| PY.510.337 | Secondary Choral Ensemble 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| Credits | 21 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.546 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.470.309 | Guitar Junior Recital | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.542 | Guitar Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.470.632 | Guitar Literature 2 (GR) | 2 |
| PY.470.638 | Guitar Pedagogy 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.312 | Progressive Methods: Instrumental Music | 3 |
| ED.884.508 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part I,Methods of Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part I | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Music & the Neurodiverse Learner | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 | |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| ED.884.510 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part 2,Methods of Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part II | 3 |
| PY.510.411 | Intern Teaching | 6 |
| PY.510.441 | Intern Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.470.546 | Guitar Seminar (UG) | 1 |
| PY.470.701 | Guitar Recital (UG) | 2 |
| PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.710.312 | Theory 6 | 3 |
| PY.610.323 | History of Music 3 | 3 |
| PY.610.xxx | Musicology Elective | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 23 | |
| Total Credits | 176 | |