Composition B.M. - Pop and Commercial
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Bachelor of Music - Composition; Concentration in Pop and Commercial Music
- This major has a minimum cumulative institutional GPA requirement of 2.75.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Seminar | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| MUSI 194 | Seminar | 1 |
| Music Theory | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 105 | Music Theory I | 2 |
| MUSI 106 | Music Theory II | 2 |
| MUSI 205 | Music Theory III | 2 |
| MUSI 206 | Music Theory IV | 2 |
| Aural Perception | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 140 | Aural Perception I | 2 |
| MUSI 141 | Aural Perception II | 2 |
| MUSI 240 | Aural Perception III | 2 |
| MUSI 241 | Aural Perception IV | 2 |
| Keyboard Skills | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 135A | Keyboard Skills I | 1 |
| MUSI 136A | Keyboard Skills II | 1 |
| MUSI 235 | Keyboard Skills III | 1 |
| MUSI 236 | Keyboard Skills IV | 1 |
| Music History and Culture | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 207X | World Music (equiv to 307) | 3 |
| MUSI 301H | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSI 302H | Music History II | 3 |
| Upper-Division Required Performance | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| MUSI 296 | Upper-Division Required Performance (required to advance to upper-division study) | 0 |
Lower Division | ||
| Complete 4 credits in the following courses: | 4 | |
| Orchestra: UMSO (String principals) | ||
| Opera Theatre I (Voice principals) | ||
or MUSI 112A | Choir | |
| Band: UM Concert Band (Instrumental principals) | ||
| Chamber Ensembles I (Piano and guitar principals) | ||
Upper Division | ||
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Orchestras II: UM (String principals) | ||
| Opera Theatre II (Voice principals) | ||
or MUSI 312 | Choir III | |
| Band III: UM Concert Band (Instrumental principals) | ||
| Jazz Ensembles: Big Bands (Jazz principals) | ||
| Chamber Ensemble III: UM (Piano and guitar principals) | ||
| Concert Attendance | ||
| All students majoring in music are required to attend in a minimum of 100 approved recitals/concerts prior to graduation. During the 4th year in an undergraduate degree program and upon completion of this requirement, students should register for the following course: | ||
| MUSI 388 | Concert Attendance UM | 0 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| MUSI 499 | Senior Recital/Capstone Project | 2 |
| Composition | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 180 | Composition I | 2 |
| MUSI 280 | Composition II | 2 |
| MUSI 317 | Songwriting | 2 |
| MUSI 480 | Composition IV (over 3 semesters) | 6 |
| MUSI 407 | Counterpoint I | 3 |
| MUSI 440 | Orchestration | 2 |
| Applied Study | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUSI 195 | Applied Study I (over 2 semesters) | 2 |
| MUSI 295 | Applied Study II (over 2 semesters) | 2 |
| MUSI 395 | Applied Study III | 1 |
| Music Technology | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MUST 110 | Digital Audio & Multitracking | 2 |
| or MART 245 | Sound Production & Design Fundamentals | |
| MUST 210 | Sequencing, Synthesis, and Sampling | 2 |
| MUST 310 | Interactivity and Digital Signal Processing | 2 |
| MUST 410 | Designing the Show | 2 |
| Topics in Music History | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Topics in Music History | ||
| Cultural Studies in Music | ||
| Theory and Analysis | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| MUSI 418 | Advanced Topics in Music Theory | 2 |
| Media Design and Marketing | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| BMKT 420 | Integrated Online Marketing | 3 |
| MART 340 | Principles of Interactive Media | 3 |
| General Music Elective(s) | ||
| Complete 2 credits of any upper-division music course. | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 82 | |