Music Major (MUS), BA

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Three hours of the Creative Spirit component are met within in the major and counted below.
• Three hours of the Global Perspectives component are met by MUS 324  and counted below.

Required:

• ENG 201  or ENG 202  is still required.

Major: 37 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
• MUS 480 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 0, 1

• (must be taken for 1 hour of credit)

  or MUS 481 Capstone Project 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

Six semesters of additional applied study at the 102 and 302 level are required. 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.

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 .