Bachelor of Music in Theory & Composition
Suggested Sequence of Courses
| Semester I |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
AM 23
|
Keyboard Skills 3
|
1 |
| AM ____ |
Principal Instrument/Voice |
2 |
| EN 102 |
Freshman Writing Seminar |
3 |
| ES ___ |
Major Ensemble |
1 |
| MT 101 |
Music Theory 1 |
2 |
| MT 111 |
Aural Skills 1 |
1 |
| PE 102 |
P.E. Activity/Mchg. Band/Dance |
1 |
| SH 102 |
Public Speaking |
2 |
| ___ ____ |
Division 5: Mathematics |
3 |
| |
TOTAL |
16 |
| Semester II |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
AM 24
|
Keyboard Skills 4
|
1 |
AM ____
|
Principal Instrument/Voice |
2 |
ES ___
|
Major Ensemble |
1 |
| ID 103 |
Humanities Colloquium |
3 |
| JC 100 |
Recital Attendance |
0 |
| MT 102 |
Music Theory 2 |
2 |
| MT 112 |
Aural Skills 2 |
1 |
| PE 101 |
Lifetime Fitness |
1 |
| ___ ____ |
Division 1: Humanities |
3 |
___ ____
|
Division 3: Social Sciences |
3 |
| |
TOTAL |
17 |
| Semester III |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
AM ___
|
Principal Instrument/Voice
|
2 |
ES ____
|
Major Ensemble |
1 |
| ID 201 |
Change & Tradition |
3 |
ME ____
|
Secondary Instrument Class |
1 |
| MH 305 |
Music History & Literature 1 |
3 |
| MT 201 |
Music Theory 3 |
2 |
| MT 211 |
Aural Skills 3 |
1 |
| MT 319 |
Introduction to Composition |
3 |
| |
TOTAL |
16 |
| Semester IV |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
AM ____
|
Principal Instrument/Voice
|
2 |
| ES ____ |
Major Ensemble |
1 |
| ID 202 |
Change & Tradition |
3 |
| JC 200 |
Recital Attendance |
0 |
| ME 345 |
Exploring the Digital Arts |
2 |
| ME ____ |
Secondary Instrument Class |
1 |
| MH 306 |
Music History & Literature 2 |
2 |
| MT 202 |
Music Theory 4 |
2 |
| MT 212 |
Aural Skills 4 |
1 |
| MT 419 |
Composition |
3 |
| |
TOTAL |
17 |
| Semester V |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
ES ____
|
Major Ensemble
|
1 |
| MH 307W |
Music History & Literature 3 |
3 |
| MT 311 |
Basic Conducting |
2 |
| MT 317 |
Counterpoint |
3 |
| MT 419 |
Composition |
3 |
| ___ ____ |
Division 4: Natural Sciences |
5 |
| |
TOTAL |
17 |
| Semester VI |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
ES ____
|
Major Ensemble
|
1 |
| JC 300 |
Recital Attendance |
0 |
| MH 308 |
Music History & Literature 4 |
2 |
| MT 308 |
Orchestration |
2 |
| MT 313 |
Form & Analysis |
3 |
| MT 419 |
Composition |
3 |
| ___ ____ |
Music Electives |
4 |
| ___ ____ |
Electives |
3 |
| |
TOTAL |
18 |
| Semester VII |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
ES 308
|
New Music Ensemble
|
1 |
MH ____
|
MH 406 or Music History Electives |
2 |
| MT 419 |
Composition |
3 |
___ ____
|
Music Electives |
4 |
| ___ ___ |
Electives |
8 |
| |
TOTAL |
18 |
| Semester VIII |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
ES 308
|
New Music Ensemble
|
1 |
| JC 400 |
Recital Attendance |
0 |
| MT 419 |
Composition |
3 |
___ ____
|
Electives |
13 |
| MT ____ |
Composition Recital |
0 |
| |
TOTAL |
17 |
(Elective hours may change if Division 5 Class exceeds 3 hours.)
TOTAL MINIMUM HOURS 136
