Sacred Music, Organ, BMU

The Bachelor of Music with a Sacred Music, Organ major consists of 101 credits, comprised of core music requirements, performance tracks in either organ or voice, a junior recital, four semesters of internship, and supporting coursework in religion and ministry.

Certain Anchor Plan requirements will be met through requirements of the Sacred Music major:

COMM 101 should be taken to complete the Social Science requirement
REL 121 or REL 161 should be taken to complete the Religion 100-Level requirement
REL 241 , REL 261 , REL 262 , or REL 263 should be taken to complete the Religion 200-Level requirement

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.

Core Music Performance

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 201 - Eurhythmics I Credits: 0.5
MUS 202 - Eurhythmics II Credits: 0.5
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 321 - Music Literature Before 1750 Credits: 3
MUS 323 - Music Literature After 1750 Credits: 3
MUS 341 - Orchestration Credits: 3
MUS 392 - Junior Recital Credits: 0
MUS 491 - Seminar in Music Credits: 2

Concert Attendance (8 semesters)

MUS 080 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0

Counterpoint or Post-Tonal Theory (1 course)

MUS 315 - Counterpoint Credits: 2
MUS 410 - Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory Credits: 2

Ensembles (4 credits and 8 semesters)

BMU Performance students must take an ensemble each semester on their primary instrument. Ensemble placements are by audition for appropriate placement. Instrumentalists must participate in a large instrumental ensemble for all 8 semesters. Keyboard students may audition for large ensemble placement on their primary or secondary instrument per their applied teacher and appropriate ensemble director for all 8 semesters.