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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Music, Instrumental or Vocal Music Concentration, BA


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Program Requirements:

  1. An audition before the music faculty. All incoming students planning to major in music or music education or minor in music must complete this audition before being accepted as a music major or minor.
  2. All students must take a placement exam in music theory for either the major or minor.
  3. All music and music education majors must enroll in Concert Attendance (MUS 70 ) every semester until they pass five semesters.
  4. All music and music education majors must take applied piano every semester until they complete piano proficiency.
  5. All music and music education majors must complete the Music Proficiency process with a passing grade before being admitted to upper-level courses in the major.
  6. Students need a cumulative Major GPA of 2.0 and and C or better in all major courses to receive a degree.
  7. Supplementary information about program requirements is contained in the Music Program Handbook for Students, which can be obtained from music advisors.

Instrumental or Vocal Music Concentration:


  1. Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
  2. Music and music education majors will fulfill the University technological literacy requirement through successful completion of MUS 313 - Orchestration and Arranging .
  3. 14 credit hours of applied music lessons on one instrument or voice (major).
  4. Required performances: Recitals during junior (MUS 399 ) and senior (MUS 499 ) years in the major applied field. Six additional public performances as a soloist in faculty approved concerts.
  5. Attendance at designated recitals and concerts at the University or in the community.
  6. Those whose major performing medium is voice must take MUS 219 .
  7. Music ensembles:
    -Instrumental Concentration: 4 credit hours Symphonic Band and 4 credit hours of Marching Band
    -Vocal Concentration: 8 credit hours Concert Choir
  8. The senior recital and recital paper constitute the required comprehensive experience.

Music Courses:


27 credit hours of music courses, including:

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