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Majors and More

Majors and More

Music

Bachelor of Music Performance - Performance Option

Bachelor of Music Performance - Performance Option 

General Education Courses

  Semester Hours
ACAD 101 Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Critical Skills     
Writing and Critical Thinking     
WRIT 101, CRTW 201 Composition; Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing

6

Quantitative Skills     
MATH 150 Introductory Discrete Mathematics

3

Technology  See approved list 

3

Oral Communication  See approved list 

3

Logic/Language/Semiotics     
Foreign Language  

8

Skills for a Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines   
HMXP 102 The Human Experience: Who Am I?

3

Global Perspectives  Met in major with MUST 307

0

Historical Perspectives  Met in major with MUST 305

0

Developing Critical Skills and Applying Them to Disciplines   
Social Sciences  See approved list; cannot use course with same designator as Constitution Req

3

Humanities and the Arts  6 hours met in major with MUSA 111_ through 312_;
See approved list; cannot use course with MUSA or MUST designator

3

Constitution Requirement     
PLSC 201 or ECON 103 American Government or Intro to Political Economy

3

Intensive Writing  Met in major with MUST 306

0

Natural Science  See approved list; must include at least one lab science

7

Music Core – Applied   

38** 

Private Lessons in the Major Instrument

24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MUSA 151 or MUSA 152 (guitar, piano, organ,voice majors), MUSA 156 or MUSA 157 (wind/percussion majors), or MUSA 161 (string majors)
Major Ensemble (guitar majors may substitute up to 5 hours of MUSA 168)

8

 
 
 
 
 
MUSA 14_, 15_ or 16_ Small Ensemble Requirement

2

Piano Class I-IV

4

 
 
 
 
Music Core – Theoretical   

52** 

Music Theory I-IV

12

 
 
 
 
Aural Skills I-IV

4

 
 
 
 
MUST 121  Introduction to Music Technology

1

 
MUST 305, MUST 306, MUST 307  Music History Sequence

9

 
 
 
MUST 317, MUST 411  Beginning Conducting, Form and Analysis

6

 
 
MUSA/MUST Electives Any courses above 299 except MUST 315 (voice majors must include MUST 319, 321, 322)

11

 MUST 5___  500-level MUST electives (piano majors must include MUST 501 and 520; percussion majors must include MUST 517)

9

Electives  Choose courses from any discipline on campus
(voice majors must include MUST 235 and 236)

0-2

Total   

135 

**C or better must be earned in each course and cannot be taken on the S/U basis. 

Additional Rrequirements

  • Keyboard Skills Examination (sophomore year).
  • Half Recital (junior year).
  • Full Recital (senior year)
  • Eight semesters of approved recital attendance.
  • A minimum of 21 hours of MUSA/MUST courses in residence at Winthrop University.

For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page. 

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