Music Performance, Jazz, BMU

Anchor Plan for Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music degree has a modified set of Anchor Plan requirements:

• The Arts in Practice requirement will be met with courses required for the major.
• BMU students take one Human Creative Perspectives course and one Historical Perspectives course (first course at the 100 level; second course at the 200-level). They do not need to take a Philosophical Perspectives course.
• The Mathematics and Natural Science requirement is 6-7 credits: one Mathematics course, and one Natural Science with Lab course.
• BMU students take one Social Science course, instead of two.

Students who plan to complete both the BMU degree and a second degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) must complete the full BA/BS Anchor Plan requirements.

Core Music Performance

• MUS 080 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0 must be taken 7 times
• MUS 102 - Perspectives in Music Credits: 3
• MUS 111 - Theory I Credits: 3
• MUS 112 - Theory II Credits: 3
• MUS 113 - Aural Skills I Credits: 1
• MUS 114 - Aural Skills II Credits: 1
• MUS 197 - Keyboard Skills I Credits: 1
• MUS 198 - Keyboard Skills II Credits: 1
• MUS 205 - Global Music Credits: 2
• MUS 211 - Theory III Credits: 3
• MUS 212 - Theory IV Credits: 3
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III Credits: 1
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
• MUS 311 - Form and Analysis Credits: 2
• MUS 323 - Music Literature After 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 392 - Junior Recital Credits: 0
• MUS 491 - Seminar in Music Credits: 2
• MUS 492 - Senior Recital Credits: 0

Jazz Studies

• MUS 105 - Survey of American Music: Jazz, Folk, Blues to Pop Credits: 3
• MUS 361 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I Credits: 3
• MUS 363 - Styles and Analysis Credits: 3
• MUS 365 - Jazz, Folk and Contemporary Literature and Pedagogy Credits: 3
• MUS 366 - Jazz Composition and Arranging I Credits: 3

Jazz Electives (12 credits)

• MUS 321 - Music Literature Before 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 341 - Orchestration Credits: 3
• MUS 345 - Conducting Techniques Credits: 2
• MUS 362 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation II Credits: 3
• MUS 367 - Jazz Composition and Arranging II Credits: 3

Jazz Ensembles (4 credits and 8 classes)

Must take an ensemble each semester.

• MUSE 118 - Veritas Credits: 0-1
• MUSE 135 - Jazz Arts Collective Credits: 0-1
• MUSE 160 - Chamber Ensembles Credits: 0-0.5 with title Jazz Chamber Ensemble

Private Instruction (24 credits)

• Any MUSA course, but all 24 credits must be taken in the same instrument.

Jazz Piano Private Instruction (6 credits)

• MUSA 179J - Contemporary and Jazz Piano Credits: 1-3