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

Requirements

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 3240 and counted below.

Required:

ENG 2010 or ENG 2020 is still required.

Major: 37 Hours

COMM 2350 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1710 - Theory and Ear Training I Credit Hours: 4
(Leveling for MUS 1710, if needed, increases required music hours and decreases elective hours by 3.)
MUS 1720 - Theory and Ear Training II Credit Hours: 4
MUS 3700 - Theory and Ear Training III Credit Hours: 4
MUS 3710 - Theory and Ear Training IV Credit Hours: 4
MUS 3210 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 3220 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 3230 - Music History III Credit Hours: 3
MUS 3240 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 3300 - Conducting Credit Hours: 1
MUS 4800 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 0, 1
(must be taken for 1 hour of credit)

or MUS 4810 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 1
4 hours of piano

Note(s):

¹Students must take piano every semester for credit until they pass the Piano Proficiency Exam.
Music major status requires a passing score of 80% or higher on the Theory Entrance Exam or MUS 1700 with a grade of B or higher; and satisfactory performance on the Theory, Keyboard, and Principle Applied Performance Evaluations.
Music majors must participate in a primary ensemble and music forum every semester.
Enrollment in ensembles is not required for credit. If taken for credit, hours will be counted as electives.

Additional applied study: 6 Hours

Six semesters of additional applied study at the 1020 and 3020 level are required. Students whose primary instrument is piano may substitute MUS 3070 for 3 hours of applied study.

BRS 1020-1029 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1
BRS 3020-3029 - Private Brass Lessons Credit Hours: 1
GUI 1020-1029 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1
GUI 3020-3029 - Private Guitar Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PERC 1020-1029 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PERC 3020-3029 - Private Percussion Lessons Credit Hours: 1
PIA 1020-1029 - Private Piano Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
PIA 3020-3029 - Private Piano Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
STR 1020-1029 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1
STR 3020-3029 - Private String Lessons Credit Hours: 1
VOI 1020-1029 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
VOI 3020-3029 - Private Voice Lessons Credit Hours: 1, 2
WWND 1020-1029 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1
WWND 3020-3029 - Private Woodwind Lessons Credit Hours: 1

Minor: 18 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 20 Hours

BMIN 3000 is required of all music majors, and satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Electives must be chosen to meet the graduation requirement of 45 upper-level credits.

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