Music Arts, Bachelor of Music Arts
Department website: https://www.atu.edu/music
An audition, demonstrating acceptable musical preparation, is required prior to enrollment as a major in music.
To meet the requirements for the baccalaureate degree in music arts, the student must complete 120 semester hours, including:
- 12 hours of applied music and successful completion of the Sophomore Barrier and Keyboard Proficiency Exams,
- 6 hours in major ensembles (band or choir),
- 16 hours in music theory and ear training; and
- 9 hours of music history.
See the Department of Music page for additional requirements.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENGL 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| MATH XXXX | Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| MUS 1000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 1__2 2 | 2 | |
| MUS 1411 | Class Piano I 3 | 1 |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 1713 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 1731 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUS 1751 | Orientation to Music | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| MUS 1000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 1__2 2 | 2 | |
| MUS 1421 | Class Piano II 3 | 1 |
| MUS 1440 | Piano Proficiency | 0 |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 1723 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 1741 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUS 2003 | Survey of Music History | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 1000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 1__2 2 | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 2713 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 2731 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| Music Elective | 3 | |
| SCIL 1XXX | Science with Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 1000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 1__2 2 | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 2000 | Applied Competency 4 | 0 |
| MUS 2723 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 2741 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| SCIL 1XXX | Science with Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| USHG 1XXX | U.S. History and Government 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 3000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 3__2 2 | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 3773 | History of Music I | 3 |
| MUS 3801 | Principles of Conducting | 1 |
| Music Elective (3000-4000 level) | 2 | |
| SS 1XXX | Social Science Courses 1 | 3 |
| Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| FAH 1XXX | Fine Arts and Humanities Courses 1 | 3 |
| MUS 3000 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUS 3__2 2 | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: 5 | 1 | |
| Band | ||
| University Choir | ||
| Concert Chorale | ||
| MUS 3783 | History of Music II | 3 |
| MUS 4801 | Advanced Conducting | 1 |
| Music Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| SFHS 1XXX | Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication Courses 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Music Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| Music Elective or Elective (3000-4000 level) | 6 | |
| Elective (3000-4000 level) | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Music Elective (3000-4000 level) | 5 | |
| SS 1XXX | Social Science Courses 1 | 3 |
| Elective (3000-4000 level) | 6 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
- 2
See course descriptions for the appropriate applied music course number.
- 3
Class piano or applied piano must be taken each semester until successful completion of Piano Proficiency.
- 4
Required for enrollment in upper-level applied study for two-hour credit and for completion for all music degrees.
- 5
Concurrent enrollment in a major ensemble (MUS 1501 Band, MUS 1631 Symphonic Wind Ensemble, MUS 1571 University Choir, MUS 1581 Choral Artists, MUS 1681 Concert Chorale, MUS 3501 Band, MUS 3631 Symphonic Wind Ensemble, MUS 3571 University Choir, MUS 3581 Choral Artists, or MUS 3681 Concert Chorale) is required to be eligible to enroll in applied study. Only one credit per semester may be used to fulfill the major ensemble requirement.
Students who complete the program:
- will be able to demonstrate technical skills for artistic self-expression in at least one major performance area.
- will be able to identify the repertoire in their major performance area and perform a cross-section of that literature.
- will be able to read music at sight fluently.
- will have the knowledge and skills to lead and collaborate on matters of musical interpretation.
- will be able to analyze music in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
- will be able to identify the common elements and organizational patterns of music.
- will be able to create original or derivative music compositions.
- will demonstrate functional keyboard skills.
- will be able to demonstrate an understanding of stylistic characteristics of historically significant periods of Western music, including representative repertoires.