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 |
| xxx.109-209-309 | Departmental Examination | 3 |
| PY.xxx.701 | Recital | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 14 |
| PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 2 |
| xxx.xxx | Applied Minor | 1 |
| 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 & PY.715.255 & PY.715.256 | Keyboard Studies 1 and Keyboard Studies 2 and Keyboard Studies 3 and Keyboard Studies 4 | 8 |
| 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.610.32x | Select any three (3) courses from the following: History of Music 1 PY.610.321, History of Music 2 PY.610.322, History of Music 3 PY.610.323, one (1) Topics in Ethnomusicology course 1 | 9 |
| PY.610.xxx | Select one (1) Topics in Ethnomusicology course or one (1) Graduate Musicology Seminar 1 | 3 |
| PY.510.112 | Introduction to Music Education | 1 |
| PY.510.211 & PY.510.212 | Brass Class and Woodwinds Class | 5 |
| PY.510.223 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| PY.510.237 & PY.510.238 | Conducting the Secondary Choral Ensemble 1 and Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 1 | 4 |
| PY.510.337 & PY.510.338 | Conducting the Secondary Choral Ensemble 2 and Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 2 | 4 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| PY.510.312 | Progressive Methods: Instrumental Music | 3 |
| PY.510.324 | Strings Class | 3 |
| ED.884.508 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part I | 3 |
| ED.884.510 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part 2 | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Music & the Neurodiverse Learner,Music Education and Disability Studies | 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 | 175 | |
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Topics in Ethnomusicology courses include the following: PY.610.324, PY.610.325, PY.610.326, and PY.610.327. One course will be offered each semester on a rotating schedule.
Variations
Violin, Viola, & Cello
177 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PY.425.309 | Strings Jr Recital/309 Jury (Replaces 309 jury) | 1 |
| PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble | 2 |
DOUBLE BASS & PERCUSSION
177 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PY.950.531 & PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble | 2 |
FLUTE
175 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PY.430.463 & PY.430.464 | Piccolo Class and Piccolo Class 1 | 2 |
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Taken as a required elective
Sample Program of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.123.111 | Exploring Arts Careers (may be taken fall or spring semester) | 1 |
| PY.715.123 | Ear Training 1 | 2 |
| PY.715.155 | Keyboard Studies 1 | 2 |
| PY.710.111 | Theory 1 | 3 |
| PY.260.115 | Core 1 | 3 |
| PY.260.261 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Credits | 20 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| xxx.109 | Departmental Examination | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.531 | Chamber Ensemble | 1 |
| PY.715.124 | Ear Training 2 | 2 |
| PY.715.156 | Keyboard Studies 2 | 2 |
| PY.710.112 | Theory 2 | 3 |
| 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.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.123.311 | Building a Brand and Portfolio | 2 |
| PY.715.223 | Ear Training 3 | 2 |
| PY.715.255 | Keyboard Studies 3 | 2 |
| PY.710.211 | Theory 3 | 3 |
| PY.610.321 | History of Music 1 | 3 |
| PY.510.211 | Brass Class | 2 |
| PY.510.237 | Conducting the Secondary Choral Ensemble 1 | 2 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| xxx.209 | Departmental Examination | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.123.312 | Pitching Your Creative Idea (UG) | 2 |
| PY.715.224 | Ear Training 4 | 2 |
| PY.715.256 | Keyboard Studies 4 | 2 |
| PY.710.212 | Theory 4 | 3 |
| PY.510.212 | Woodwinds Class | 3 |
| PY.510.223 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| PY.510.238 | Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 1 | 2 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 3 |
| Credits | 25 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.710.311 | Theory 5 | 3 |
| PY.510.337 | Conducting the Secondary Choral Ensemble 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.311 | Techniques for Teaching Elementary General Music | 3 |
| PY.510.324 | Strings Class | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 23 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PY.100.100 | Major Lesson 1 HR | 4 |
| xxx.309 | Departmental Examination | 1 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| xxx.xxx | Applied Minor | 1 |
| PY.710.312 | Theory 6 | 3 |
| PY.610.322 | History of Music 2 | 3 |
| PY.510.338 | Conducting the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble 2 | 2 |
| PY.510.312 | Progressive Methods: Instrumental Music | 3 |
| ED.884.508 | Literacy in the Content Areas Part I | 3 |
| PY.510.414 | Music & the Neurodiverse Learner,Music Education and Disability Studies | 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 | 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.xxx.701 | Recital | 2 |
| PY.910.xxx | Large Ensemble | 2 |
| PY.950.532 | Chamber Ensemble (Small Ensemble) | 1 |
| PY.610.323 | History of Music 3 | 3 |
| PY.610.xxx | Musicology Elective | 3 |
| PY.710.412 | Instrumentation & Arranging | 3 |
| xxx.xxx | Liberal Arts Elective Courses | 6 |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Total Credits | 175 | |