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Music
Programs of Study
 Bachelor
of Arts in Music
Minor
in Music
Bachelor
of Science in Business & Music (via
Kogod)
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Bachelor
of Arts in Music
American
University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association
of Schools of Music (NASM).
Admission
to the Program
Formal admission to the music major requires demonstrated abilities through
an audition and interview arranged with the music program, preferably
prior to beginning university studies. A student, however, may enter as
an intended major and audition/interview after matriculating at the University.
Students will be accepted based on programmatic approval and written declaration
of the major.
University
Requirements
· A total of 120 credit hours
· 6 credit hours of college writing
· 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination
General
Education Requirements
· A total of ten courses, consisting of one foundation course and
one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five
curricular areas.
· No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline.
Music
Prerequisite Courses
• PERF-120 Music Fundamentals (3); grade of B or better [course
may be waived
for majors with equivalent music experience]
• MUS-100 Class Piano (1) [course may be waived for majors with
equivalent
music experience]
Major
Requirements
· minimum of 53 credit hours with grades of C or better
Music
Academic Core Requirements
· PERF-124 Harmony I (3)
· PERF-125 Harmony II (3)
· PERF-227 Musicianship I (3)
· PERF-228 Musicianship II (3)
· PERF-322 Music History I (3)
· PERF-323 Music History II (3)
· PERF-324 Form and Analysis (3)
· PERF-325 Counterpoint (3)
· PERF-445 Senior Capstone: Music (3)
Music:
Applied Lesson Requirements
· All music students, regardless of area of concentration, must
successfully complete a minimum of four semesters of MUS-122 Private
Instrumental or Vocal Study on a principal instrument or voice;
· Music majors must enroll for a one-hour lesson each week.
· Jury Examinations must be undertaken at the end of each semester
of study except during a semester in which the student is presenting
a recital under either MUS-334 or MUS-434.
· All music majors must enroll in a major performance ensemble
during all semesters they are enrolled for applied music lessons.
· All students in applied music lesson must be registered for
the Applied Music Performance Lab MUS-001 (0 credits)
Music:
Performance Ensemble Requirements
· All music majors must be enrolled in a music ensemble for every
semester in which they are enrolled for applied music lessons.
· Students, regardless of area of concentration, must successfully
complete a minimum of four semesters of major performance ensemble from
the following:
PERF-142
AU Chorus (1)
PERF-143 AU Chamber Singers (2)
PERF-144 University Orchestra (1)
PERF-146 Jazz Ensemble (1)
Area
Concentration (14 to 16 credit hours)
Fourteen (14) to sixteen (16) credit hours must be earned in a specific
area of concentration. Students may select from the following areas
of concentration or design an individual area of concentration with
the appropriate approval from their Academic Advisor and the Director
of Music. Some individual areas of concentration that have been recently
granted include: music production, international arts managements, and
music criticism.
Arts
Management
· ACCT-240 Principles of Financial Management (3)
· ECON-100/100G Macroeconomics 4:1 (3)
· MKTG-300 Principles of Marketing (3)
· PERF-570 Survey of Arts Management (3)
· ACCT -241 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
or
ECON-200/200G Microeconomics 4:2 (3)
Composition
· Three semesters of MUS-122 (6) in Composition
· PERF-326 Orchestration (3)
· Approved PERF-451 Rotating Topics in Music course in the
area of Analysis (3)
· MUS-434 Senior Recital of original compositions (4)
Jazz
Studies
· Three additional semesters of MUS-122 (6)
· PERF-226 Improvisation (3)
· PERF-321 The Evolution of Jazz and Blues (3)
· MUS-434 Senior Recital (4)
Vocal
Performance:
· Three additional semesters of MUS-122 (6)
· PERF-251 Fundamentals of Acting I (3)
· PERF-356 Diction for Singers (3)
· MUS-434 Senior Recital (4)
· Study of German, Italian, or French language courses recommended
Instrumental Performance:
· Three additional semesters of MUS-122 (6)
· Three semesters of PERF-145 Chamber Ensembles (3)
· MUS-434 Senior Recital (4)
· Approved PERF-451 Rotating Topics in Music course (3)
History and Literature or Anthropology of Music
· HIST-100/100G Historians and the Living Past 2:1 (3)
· Approved history (HIST-xxx) or anthropology (ANTH-xxx) course
(3)
· Approved PERF-451 Rotating Topics in Music course (3)
· An approved Internship (3-6) or an additional approved PERF-451
Topics course (3)
· A Senior Thesis written project submitted as part of the
Music Capstone course
In
the case of a student with a focus in American Vernacular or Popular
Music, either PERF-320 (History of Rock Music) and/or PERF-321 (The
Evolution of Jazz and Blues) may be substituted for PERF-451 topics
classes.
Theory
· PERF-326 Orchestration (3)
· PERF-335 Analytical Studies (3)
· Approved PERF-451 Rotating Topics in Music course (3)
· PERF-585 Creative Theories & Criticism in Performing
Arts (3)
· A Senior Thesis written project submitted as part of the
Music Capstone cours
Minor
in Music
21 credit hours
with grades C or better with at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor
Course
Requirements
Performing
 PERF-124
Harmony I (3) and PERF-125 Harmony II (3) or
PERF-227 Musicianship I (3) and PERF-228 Musicianship
II (3)
PERF-322
History of Music I: from Antiquity to 1700 (3) or
PERF-323 History of Music II: from 1700 to the
Present (3)
Three
semesters of MUS-122 Private study (2) for a total of 6 credit hours
6
credit hours in music electives at the 300 level or above
Theory/History
PERF-124
Harmony I (3) and PERF-125 Harmony II (3) or
PERF-227 Musicianship I (3) and PERF-228 Musicianship
II (3)
PERF-322
History of Music I: from Antiquity to 1700 (3) or
PERF-323 History of Music II: from 1700 to the
Present (3)
12
credit hours of music electives at the 300 level or above
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