Guitar, B.Mus.

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Required Credits: 125

First Year

Semester 1 (17.5 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) ²
TH 120 - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110 - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
MUS 110 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17.5 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121 - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111 - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
MUS 111 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Second Year

Semester 1 (17.5 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
TH 210 - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220 - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
MUS 110 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17.5 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
TH 211 - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221 - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
MUS 111 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (14 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s) ³
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
HLM 314 - Lute Tablature 1 credit(s)
TPR 320 - Teaching Principles 2 credit(s)
ART 210 - History of Western Art I 3 credit(s) OR
ART 211 - History of Western Art II 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (13 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s) ³
CON 314 - Conducting Fundamentals 2 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM - Music history elective 3 credit(s)
HLM 315 - Guitar Tablature 1 credit(s)
TPR 321 - Studio Teaching Principles 2 credit(s)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (15 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s) ³
APC 414 - Electric Guitar Styles I 1 credit(s)
APC 420 - Communicating with an Audience 1 credit(s)
ENS 422 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 312 - Guitar Literature I 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
History elective 3 credit(s)
APC 423 - Building a Music Career 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (13 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s) ³
APC 415 - Electric Guitar Styles II 1 credit(s)
ENS 423 - Guitar Ensemble 1 credit(s)
HLM 313 - Guitar Literature II 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
Mathematics elective 3 credit(s)
REC 440 - Recital 0–2 credit(s) (0 credit(s) required)

Note(s):

¹If this requirement is waived, alternate course work must be chosen in consultation with assigned advisor to make up equivalent credits.

²Enrollment dependent on placement exam.

³Baroque lute or baroque guitar may be included with approval of guitar faculty chair.

The Instrumental Studies Division requires a grade of B– or higher in all studio work.