Music, B.A.

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Required Credits: 120

First Year

Semester 1 (15.5 credits)

TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 120 - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
RLC 110 - Rhetoric and 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)
PHI 110 - Introduction to History of Western Philosophy 3 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ²

Semester 2 (15.5 credits)

TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 121 - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
RLC 111 - Rhetoric and Writing II 3 credit(s)
MUS 111 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
ENG 140 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
M 110 - Modeling with Elementary Functions 3 credit(s) OR
M 116 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ²

Second Year

Semester 1 (15.5 credits)

APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
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)
MUS 110 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (15.5 credits)

APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s)
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)
MUS 111 - Paranov Performance Hour 0.5 credit(s)
HIS 100 - Civilization since 1500: Making the World Modern 3 credit(s) OR
HIS 101 - Civilization to 1650: Unfolding of Traditional Civilization 3 credit(s)

Foreign Language/Communication Skills

Either

Two semesters of a foreign language
OR
CMM 115 - Improving Communication Skills 3 credit(s) AND
CS 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

HLM - Music history elective 3 credit(s)
AUCT - All-University Curriculum with lab 4 credit(s)
Writing-intensive course above 200 level with a W designation 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 6 credit(s) ⁵

Semester 2 (16 credits)

EC, PSY, SOC - Elective 3 credit(s)
Lab science - Biology or chemistry 4 credit(s)
Writing-intensive course above 200 level with a W designation 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 6 credit(s) ⁵

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (12 credits)

HLM - Music history elective 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 6 credit(s) ⁵

Semester 2 (14 credits)

TE 410 - Senior Project/Essay 1–3 credit(s) (2 credit(s) required) ³ OR
REC 440 - Recital 0–2 credit(s) (2 credit(s) required) ⁴
POL 100 - American Government 3 credit(s)
Academic electives 6 credit(s) ⁵

Note(s):

¹A placement exam is used for assignment into music theory courses.

²Required unless principal instrument is piano. If this requirement is waived, the credits must be made up with music electives approved by the assigned advisor.

³Students who choose an essay as their senior project submit the title and outline of the essay to the division director for approval. A faculty advisor will then be appointed.

⁴Students who choose a recital as their senior project are expected to have studied privately for five semesters at The Hartt School. These students must register for private music study at the college level and pass an audition at the end of the first semester of their junior year, followed by a recital of 30 minutes or more.

⁵These are classes taken in the College of Arts and Sciences, Barney School of Business, and the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture. Students should consult with their advisors.