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Music

MAJOR IN MUSIC

33–36 semester hours
Required courses:

  • MUS 100 Introduction to Listening
  • MUS 111 Music Theory I
  • MUS 112 Music Theory II
  • MUS 211 Music Theory III
  • MUS 212 Music Theory IV
  • MUS 315 History of Western Music to 1700
  • MUS 316 History of Western Music from 1700 to the Present
  • MUS 400 Senior Seminar
  • Emphasis requirements (see below)

Note: All music majors must pass the piano proficiency test (see piano department for details). Music majors are expected to attend on-campus recitals.

MUSIC LITERATURE AND HISTORY EMPHASIS

Required courses:

  • All core requirements for the major in music
  • At least two additional courses at the 300-level
  • A minimum of two semesters of Applied Lessons
  • MUS 106 Mary Baldwin College Choir or MUS 108 Chamber Music Ensembles (minimum of four semesters)
  • MUS 402 Senior Thesis

MUSIC PERFORMANCE EMPHASIS

Required courses:

  • All core requirements for the major in music
  • A formal audition by the end of the sophomore year
  • Applied Lessons on the primary instrument or voice for a minimum of six semesters
  • MUS 401 Senior Recital
  • Piano or voice concentration requirements (see below)

Note: MUS 301 Junior Recital is recommended for students who wish to pursue graduate study.

Piano concentration:

  • MUS 106 Mary Baldwin College Choir (at least two semesters)
  • MUS 210 Accompanying (at least one semester)
  • MUS 323 Piano Literature

Voice concentration:

  • MUS 106 Mary Baldwin College Choir (each semester after declaring the music major)
  • MUS 141 Diction for Singers
  • One year of a foreign language

Note: Students with an instrumental concentration should consult the department about specific requirements.

MINOR IN MUSIC

20-23 semester hours

  • MUS 100 Introduction to Listening
  • MUS 111 Music Theory I
  • MUS 112 Music Theory II
  • Concentration requirements (see below)

GENERAL CONCENTRATION

  • All core requirements for the minor in music
  • At least two three-credit courses at the 200- or 300-level
  • A minimum of four semesters of Applied Lessons, MUS 106 Mary Baldwin College Choir, and/or MUS 108 Chamber Music Ensembles

MUSIC LITERATURE CONCENTRATION

  • All core requirements for the minor in music
  • Four three-credit courses at the 200-or 300-level (two of these must be courses other than MUS 211, MUS 212, and MUS 217)

PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION

  • All core requirements for the minor in music
  • A formal audition by spring semester of the sophomore year
  • A minimum of six credit hours of Applied Lessons
  • MUS 302 Minor Recital
  • At least two additional three-credit courses at the 200- or 300-level

MUSIC EDUCATION (VOCAL/CHORAL PRE-K–12)

All students who wish to be licensed to teach music in the public schools, grades pre-K–12, must have a major in music (with a performance emphasis or music history and literature emphasis). In addition to emphasis requirements, they must complete the following:

  • MUS 217 Choral Conducting
  • MUS 310 Music Education in the Elementary School
  • MUS 311 Music Education in the Secondary School
  • PSYC 210 Child Psychology
  • PSYC 211 Adolescent Psychology
  • ED 110 Practicum in Education
  • ED 115 Foundations of Education
  • ED 120 Understanding Exceptional Individuals
  • ED 386 Student Teaching Seminar
  • ED 392 Student Teaching in Music Education (PK–12)
  • Minimum of one year of piano
  • Minimum of one year of voice
  • Minimum of six semesters of choir
  • Additional piano proficiency requirements