Major in Music Performance (BM)

90-94 credits

Guitar concentration, 90 credits

Required Courses

Students take 2 credits of piano either from MUSP 325 (Secondary Study) or 2 credits from the Group piano sequence (MUSP 140, 141, 240, 241) according to where they are placed by the department.

MUHI 200	Gateway to Music History	2
MUHI 330	Music History to 1800	3
MUHI 331	Music History from 1800	3
MUSC 499	Recital	.5-1
MUSP 290	Introduction to Conducting	2
MUSP 397	Junior Recital	1
MUSP 498	Senior Recital/ Project	1-2
MUST 101	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 102	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 111	Music Theory	2
MUST 201	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 112	Music Theory	2
MUST 202	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 211	Music Theory	2
MUST 212	Music Theory	2
MUST 311	Music Theory: Form and Analysis	2
MUST 312	Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint	2

2 credits from

MUSP 140	Group Piano 1	1
MUSP 141	Group Piano 2	1
MUSP 240	Group Piano 3	1
MUSP 241	Group Piano 4	1
MUSP 325	Secondary Study (Piano)	1

Guitar performance majors are required to take 27 credit hours of MUSP 200 and/or 400, 4 credit hours of either MUSP 202 (must be lute study) or MUSP 204, and 5 credits of MUSP 439

MUSP 200	Major Study	1 TO 4
	or
MUSP 400	Major Study	1 TO 4

MUSP 202	Secondary Study	1 TO 4
	or
MUSP 204	Jazz Study	1 TO 2

MUSP 427	Guitar Literature and Pedagogy	2
MUSP 439	Small Ensemble (Guitar)	1 TO 2
MUST 411	Instrumentation and Orchestration	2

2-6 credits from

MUST 412	Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	2 TO 3
MUST 416	Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music	3
MUST 417	Theory of Twentieth-Century Music and Twenty-First-Century Music	3
MUST 420	Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint	3
MUST 421	Analytical Technique	3
MUST 491	Independent Study in Music Theory	1 TO 3

3-4 credits from

Student ensemble participation must be in compliance with the Large Ensemble Policy as articulated in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook

MUSC 374	Ball State Symphony Orchestra (BSSO)	.5-3
MUSC 342	Wind Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 343	Wind Symphony	.5-3
MUSC 344	Symphony Band	.5-3
MUSC 375	Chamber Choir	.5-3
MUSC 352	Concert Choir	.5-3
MUSC 347	The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band	.5-3
MUSC 360	Jazz Ensemble 1	.5-3
MUSC 361	Jazz Ensemble 2	.5-3
MUSC 369	University Singers Instrumental Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 370	University Singers	.5-3
MUSC 357	Ball State Opera Theatre Role	.5-3
MUSC 373	Campus Orchestra	.5-3
MUSC 349	Basketball Band	.5-3
MUSC 362	Jazz Ensemble 3	.5-3
MUSC 345	Campus Band	.5-3
MUSC 353	Vox Anima	.5-3
MUSC 354	Cardinal Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 356	Ball State Opera Theatre Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 355	University Choral Union	.5-3

4 Credits from

MUHI Choose from

MUHI 435	Music in the Baroque Era	2
MUHI 436	Music in the Classical Era	2
MUHI 437	Music in the Romantic Era	2
MUHI 438	Opera History from 1780 to 1980	2
MUHI 491	Independent Study in Music History	1 TO 3
MUHI 492	Special Topics in Musicology	1 TO 3

MU Fulfill 4-10 credits from electives in music

MUSP 202, if elected, is to be Lute.

Piano concentration, 90 credits

Required Courses

MUHI 200	Gateway to Music History	2
MUHI 330	Music History to 1800	3
MUHI 331	Music History from 1800	3
MUSC 499	Recital	.5-1
MUSP 290	Introduction to Conducting	2
MUSP 397	Junior Recital	1
MUSP 498	Senior Recital/ Project	1-2
MUST 101	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 102	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 111	Music Theory	2
MUST 112	Music Theory	2
MUST 201	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 202	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 211	Music Theory	2
MUST 212	Music Theory	2
MUST 311	Music Theory: Form and Analysis	2
MUST 312	Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint	2

Piano performance majors must take 23 credit hours of MUSP 200 and/or 400

MUHI 401	Piano Literature	2

MUSP 200	Major Study	1 TO 4
	or
MUSP 400	Major Study	1 TO 4

MUSP 206	Piano Accompanying	1 TO 3
MUSP 306	Piano Accompanying	1 TO 3
MUSP 425	Elementary Piano Pedagogy and Literature	3
MUSP 426	Intermediate Piano Pedagogy and Literature	3

3-5 credits from

MUSP 202

Secondary Study

1 TO 4

0-2 credits from

MUSP 430	Small Ensemble (Woodwinds)	1 TO 4
MUSP 431	Small Ensemble (Brass)	1 TO 4
MUSP 432	Small Ensemble (Percussion)	1 TO 4
MUSP 433	Small Ensemble (Strings)	1 TO 4
MUSP 434	Small Ensemble (Harp)	1 TO 4

7-8 credits from

MUSP 435

Small Ensemble (Piano)

1 TO 2

2-4 credits from

Student ensemble participation must be in compliance with the Large Ensemble Policy as articulated in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook

MUSC 374	Ball State Symphony Orchestra (BSSO)	.5-3
MUSC 342	Wind Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 343	Wind Symphony	.5-3
MUSC 344	Symphony Band	.5-3
MUSC 375	Chamber Choir	.5-3
MUSC 352	Concert Choir	.5-3
MUSC 347	The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band	.5-3
MUSC 360	Jazz Ensemble 1	.5-3
MUSC 361	Jazz Ensemble 2	.5-3
MUSC 370	University Singers	.5-3
MUSC 369	University Singers Instrumental Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 357	Ball State Opera Theatre Role	.5-3
MUSC 373	Campus Orchestra	.5-3
MUSC 349	Basketball Band	.5-3
MUSC 362	Jazz Ensemble 3	.5-3
MUSC 345	Campus Band	.5-3
MUSC 353	Vox Anima	.5-3
MUSC 354	Cardinal Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 356	Ball State Opera Theatre Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 355	University Choral Union	.5-3

Electives

MUST	Choose 2 credits from MUST courses	2
	Music Electives: MMP, MUHI, MUSE, MUST	6-8
	General electives	5-6

Organ concentration, 91 credits

Required Courses

Organ majors must take 23 credit hours of MUSP 200.

MUSP 200	Major Study	1 TO 4
MUHI 200	Gateway to Music History	2
MUHI 330	Music History to 1800	3
MUHI 331	Music History from 1800	3
MUHI 496	History of Organ Literature and Design	2
MUHI 498	Choral Music and Hymnody of the Church	3
MUSC 499	Recital	.5-1
MUSE 458	Organ Pedagogy	1
MUSP 202	Secondary Study	1 TO 4
MUSP 377	Church Practicum and Philosophy 1	2
MUSP 391	Choral Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques	2
MUSP 397	Junior Recital	1
MUSP 425	Elementary Piano Pedagogy and Literature	3
MUSP 437	Small Ensemble (Organ and Church Music)	1 TO 2
MUSP 477	Church Practicum and Philosophy 2	1-2
MUSP 498	Senior Recital/ Project	1-2
MUST 101	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 102	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 111	Music Theory	2
MUST 112	Music Theory	2
MUST 201	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 202	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 211	Music Theory	2
MUST 212	Music Theory	2
MUST 311	Music Theory: Form and Analysis	2
MUST 312	Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint	2

1-3 credits from

MUSP 325

Secondary Study (Piano)

2-5 credits from

MUSP 327

Secondary Study (Organ/Harpsichord)

3 credits from

Student ensemble participation must be in compliance with the Large Ensemble Policy as articulated in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook

MUSC 375	Chamber Choir	.5-3
MUSC 352	Concert Choir	.5-3
MUSC 353	Vox Anima	.5-3
MUSC 354	Cardinal Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 355	University Choral Union	.5-3
MUSC 356	Ball State Opera Theatre Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 357	Ball State Opera Theatre Role	.5-3
MUSC 370	University Singers	.5-3

1 credit from ensemble electives

1-3 credits from

MUSC and MUSP electives

2-4 credits from

MUST 221	Introductory Composition Lessons and Seminar 1	2
MUST 341	Creative Practices in Sonic Arts Technology	2
MUST 412	Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	2 TO 3
MUST 420	Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint	3

3-8 credits from

MUHI 435	Music in the Baroque Era	2
MUHI 436	Music in the Classical Era	2
MUHI 437	Music in the Romantic Era	2
MUHI 488	History of Harpsichord Literature and Design	1
MUST 421	Analytical Technique	3

Symphonic instruments concentration, 90 credits

Required Courses

Students take 2 credits of piano either from MUSP 325 (Secondary Study) or 2 credits from the Group piano sequence (MUSP 140, 141, 240, 241) according to where they are placed by the department.

MUHI 200	Gateway to Music History	2
MUHI 330	Music History to 1800	3
MUHI 331	Music History from 1800	3
MUSC 499	Recital	.5-1
MUSP 290	Introduction to Conducting	2

MUSP 397	Junior Recital	1
MUSP 498	Senior Recital/ Project	1-2
MUST 101	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 102	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 111	Music Theory	2
MUST 112	Music Theory	2
MUST 201	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 202	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 211	Music Theory	2
MUST 212	Music Theory	2
MUST 311	Music Theory: Form and Analysis	2
MUST 312	Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint	2

2 credits from

MUSP 140	Group Piano 1	1
MUSP 141	Group Piano 2	1
MUSP 240	Group Piano 3	1
MUSP 241	Group Piano 4	1
MUSP 325	Secondary Study (Piano)	1

Symphonic Instrument majors must take 25 credit hours of MUSP 200 and/or 400 and 2 credit hours of MUSP 202.

MUSP 200	Major Study	1 TO 4
	or
MUSP 400	Major Study	1 TO 4
MUSP 202	Secondary Study	1 TO 4

2 credits from

MUSP 420	Wind and Percussion Literature and Pedagogy	2
	or
MUSP 423	String and Harp Literature and Pedagogy	2

3-4 credits from

MUSP 430	Small Ensemble (Woodwinds)	1 TO 4
MUSP 431	Small Ensemble (Brass)	1 TO 4
MUSP 432	Small Ensemble (Percussion)	1 TO 4
MUSP 433	Small Ensemble (Strings)	1 TO 4
MUSP 434	Small Ensemble (Harp)	1 TO 4

2 credits from

MUST 411	Instrumentation and Orchestration	2
	or
MUST 413	Band Arranging	2

2-4 credits from

MUST 221	Introductory Composition Lessons and Seminar 1	2
MUST 412	Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	2 TO 3
MUST 414	Jazz Arranging	2
MUST 416	Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music	3
MUST 417	Theory of Twentieth-Century Music and Twenty-First-Century Music	3
MUST 420	Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint	3
MUST 421	Analytical Technique	3
MUST 491	Independent Study in Music Theory	1 TO 3

12 credits from

Student ensemble participation must be in compliance with the Large Ensemble Policy as articulated in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook

MUSC 374	Ball State Symphony Orchestra (BSSO)	.5-3
MUSC 342	Wind Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 343	Wind Symphony	.5-3
MUSC 344	Symphony Band	.5-3
MUSC 345	Campus Band	.5-3
MUSC 347	The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band	.5-3
MUSC 348	The Pride of Mid-America Color Guard and Drum Line	.5-3
MUSC 349	Basketball Band	.5-3
MUSC 360	Jazz Ensemble 1	.5-3
MUSC 361	Jazz Ensemble 2	.5-3
MUSC 369	University Singers Instrumental Ensemble	.5-3
MUSC 373	Campus Orchestra	.5-3

String and harp primary students may count up to 4 additional registrations in MUSP 433/MUSP 434 toward satisfying the 12 credits of MUSC large ensembles.

Electives

MUHI Choose from

MUHI 435	Music in the Baroque Era	2
MUHI 436	Music in the Classical Era	2
MUHI 437	Music in the Romantic Era	2
MUHI 438	Opera History from 1780 to 1980	2
MUHI 491	Independent Study in Music History	1 TO 3
MUHI 492	Special Topics in Musicology	1 TO 3

MU Fulfill 2-4 credits from electives in music

General electives

Voice concentration, 94 credits

Required courses

Vocal performance majors must take 25 credits of MUSP 200 and/or 400 and 2 credits of MUSP 348.

MUSP 200	Major Study	1 TO 4
FR 101	Beginning French 1	4
FR 102	Beginning French 2	4
GER 101	Beginning German 1	4
GER 102	Beginning German 2	4
MUHI 200	Gateway to Music History	2
MUHI 330	Music History to 1800	3
MUHI 331	Music History from 1800	3
MUSC 499	Recital	.5-1
MUSP 290	Introduction to Conducting	2
MUSP 348	Opera Workshop	1
MUSP 397	Junior Recital	1
MUSP 398	Diction for Singers	2
MUSP 429	Vocal Pedagogy	2
MUSP 440	Vocal Diction and Literature	2
MUSP 498	Senior Recital/ Project	1-2
MUST 101	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 102	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 111	Music Theory	2
MUST 112	Music Theory	2
MUST 201	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 202	Sight Singing and Ear Training	1
MUST 211	Music Theory	2
MUST 212	Music Theory	2
MUST 311	Music Theory: Form and Analysis	2
MUST 312	Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint	2

2-6 credits from

Students take 2-6 credits of piano either from MUSP 325 (Secondary Study) and/or from the Group piano sequence (MUSP 140, 141, 240, 241) according to where they are placed by the department.

MUSP 325	Secondary Study (Piano)	1
	or
MUSP 140	Group Piano 1	1
MUSP 141	Group Piano 2	1
MUSP 240	Group Piano 3	1
MUSP 241	Group Piano 4	1

7 credits from

Student ensemble participation must be in compliance with the Large Ensemble Policy as articulated in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook

MUSC 375	Chamber Choir	.5-3
MUSC 352	Concert Choir	.5-3
MUSC 353	Vox Anima	.5-3
MUSC 354	Cardinal Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 355	University Choral Union	.5-3
MUSC 356	Ball State Opera Theatre Chorus	.5-3
MUSC 357	Ball State Opera Theatre Role	.5-3
MUSC 370	University Singers	.5-3
MUSP 438	Vocal Coaching	1-2

5-10 credits from

DANC 110	Introduction to Ballet 1	1
DANC 111	Introduction to Ballet 2	1
DANC 120	Introduction to Modern 1	1
DANC 121	Introduction to Modern 2	1
DANC 130	Introduction to Jazz 1	1
DANC 131	Introduction to Jazz 2	1
DANC 232	Tap 1	1
THEA 232	Acting for the Preprofessional	3
MUST 410	Choral Arranging	2
MUSP 348	Opera Workshop	1
MUSP 370	Opera Productions	2 TO 6
MUHI 435	Music in the Baroque Era	2
MUHI 438	Opera History from 1780 to 1980	2
MUHI 436	Music in the Classical Era	2
MUHI 437	Music in the Romantic Era	2
MUHI 492	Special Topics in Musicology	1 TO 3

Total Credits: 90-94