Program: Music Major (MUS), BA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

Three hours of the Creative Spirit in the Liberal Arts requirement are met within in the major and counted below.
ENG 201 or ENG 202 is still required.
Three hours of global literacy credit are met by MUS 324 and counted below.

Major: 36 Hours

Music major status requires a passing score of 80 percent or higher on the Theory Entrance Exam or MUS 170 with a grade of “B” or higher; and satisfactory performance on the Theory, Keyboard and Principal Applied Performance Evaluations.

COMM 235 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
MUS 131 , MUS 132 , MUS 133 , MUS 138 , MUS 141 , MUS 351 , MUS 352 , MUS 353 , MUS 358 , MUS 361 (Majors must participate in a primary music ensemble every semester.)
MUS 140 - Music Forum (Majors must enroll in and satisfy the requirements every semester.)
MUS 171 - Theory and Ear Training I Credit Hours: 4
(Leveling for MUS 171, if needed, increases required music hours and decreases elective hours by 3.)
MUS 172 - Theory and Ear Training II Credit Hours: 4
MUS 271 - Theory and Ear Training III Credit Hours: 4
MUS 272 - Theory and Ear Training IV Credit Hours: 4
MUS 321 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 322 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 323 - Music History III Credit Hours: 3
MUS 324 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 330 - Conducting Credit Hours: 1
PIA 111 - Class Piano I Credit Hours: 1
and PIA 112 - Class Piano II Credit Hours: 1
and PIA 211 - Class Piano III Credit Hours: 1
and PIA 212 - Class Piano IV Credit Hours: 1
or 4 hours of equivalent piano

Additional applied study: 6 Hours

Students whose primary instrument is piano may substitute MUS 307 for 3 hours of applied study.

BRS 102 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1
BRS 302 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1
GUI 102 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1
GUI 302 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PERC 102 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PERC 302 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PIA 102 - Private Piano Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
PIA 302 - Private Piano Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
STR 102 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1
STR 302 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1
VOI 102 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
VOI 302 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
WWND 102 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1
WWND 302 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1

Note(s):

Students must take piano every semester for credit until they pass the Piano Proficiency Examination. Six semesters of additional applied study are required.

Students are required to complete a juried, interdisciplinary capstone project as part of this degree.

Minor: 18 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 20 Hours

BMIN 320 is required of all music majors, and satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

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