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Duluth Campus
Theory and Composition B.Mus.Music
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The B.Mus. in theory and composition is for students pursuing programs of intensive study to prepare for professional careers in music. The program assists students to acquire compositional and analytical skills to best express their musical ideas and provides students with advanced knowledge of the materials of contemporary and historical music and a theoretical understanding of their construction.
Department honors requirements: Candidates, nominated by music department faculty, receive honors for distinguished achievement in musical performance, composition, or exceptional ability and accomplishment as a music educator.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must pass a performance audition to be accepted into any music degree program. At the time of the audition, students must also complete diagnostic examinations in theory/aural/keyboard skills and an interview with the department head or an appointed designee. Any student who receives provisional acceptance into a degree program must pass a review (usually at the end of the first semester) to receive full acceptance. That review includes recommendations of major instructors and successful completion of an applied jury.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Courses with grades less than C- will not count toward the major.
Learning in Community (1 cr)
Requirement will be waived for transfer students with at least 30 credits taken post high school, for UMD students who started in a UMD collegiate unit where this is not required, and upon request for first-year students with 30 PSEO credits.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
or
EHS 1000 - Into the World
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
ES 1000 - Global Cultural Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 1000 - Language and Culture in the U.S. What does it Mean to Speak American
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 1100 - Living Your Best Life: Applying Positive Psychology
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Additional Fine Arts Requirement (3 cr)
Three credits of any 1000-level or 2000-level fine art course(s) from outside the student’s chosen major (Art, Art History, Dance, Fine Arts, or Theatre), provided that the student meets pre-requisites for the course(s). A 2 credit DN course may be substituted (Art or Music students only).
Fine Arts (3 cr)
Recital Hour (0 cr)
MU 100 must be taken concurrently each semester with applied instruction in principal instrument.
Take 8 or more course(s) from the following:
·
MU 100 - Recital Hour
(0.0 cr)
Music Core (22 cr)
MU 1111 - Tonal Harmony I
(3.0 cr)
MU 1112 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I
(1.0 cr)
MU 1121 - Tonal Harmony II
[LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
MU 1122 - Ear-Training II
(1.0 cr)
MU 2111 - Tonal Harmony III
(3.0 cr)
MU 2112 - Ear-Training III
(1.0 cr)
MU 2121 - Tonal Harmony IV
(3.0 cr)
MU 2122 - Ear-Training, Sight Singing and Improvisation
(1.0 cr)
MU 3201 - Music History I
(3.0 cr)
MU 3202 - Music History II
(3.0 cr)
Major Course Requirements (23 cr)
Register for 2 credits of MU 4997. Register for 3 credits of MU 4991.
MU 2110 - Jazz Theory
(2.0 cr)
MU 3101 - Form and Analysis
(2.0 cr)
MU 3705 - Instrumental Conducting I
(1.0 cr)
MU 3805 - Jazz Writing I
(2.0 cr)
MU 4101 - Instrumental Arranging
(2.0 cr)
MU 4103 - Contrapuntal Techniques
(2.0 cr)
MU 4200 - Advanced Music History
(2.0 cr)
MU 4807 - Music Industry
(2.0 cr)
MU 4991 - Independent Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
MU 4997 - Internship in Music
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Piano Classes (3 cr)
Applied Instruction and Advanced Standing (16 cr)
MU 100 must be taken concurrently each semester with applied instruction in principal instrument.
Principal Instrument - Lower Division
Two credits of principal instrument each semester prior to passing MU 300 Advanced Standing Exam.
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 13xx
Advanced Standing Exam
MU 300 - Advanced Standing Exam
(0.0 cr)
Principal Instrument - Upper Division
Two credits of principal instrument each semester after passing MU 300 Advanced Standing Exam.
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 43xx
Ensemble Requirements (8 cr)
MU 1xxx: take 4 cr from MU 1501, 1502, 1503, 1510, 1511.
MU 4xxx: take 4 cr from MU 4501, 4502, 4503, 4510, 4511.
Lower Division Ensembles
One credit each semester.
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 1xxx
Upper Division Ensembles
One credit each semester.
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 4xxx
Senior Recital (1 cr)
MU 4300 - Senior Recital
(1.0 cr)
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
WRIT 3110 - Advanced Writing: Arts and Letters
(3.0 cr)
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