University Catalog

Curriculum in Music

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Music in Music

Piano Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 162	Applied Music Major	2	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 111G	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 217	Computer Applications for Music Majors	2	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 121H or ENGL 123HG	Freshman Composition Ancient Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MathematicsG		3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 162	Applied Music Major	2	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 112	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 152	Introduction to Music Literature	2	hours
MathematicsG		3	hours
ENGL 102 or ENGL 122H or ENGL 124HG	Critical Reading and Writing Modern Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Reading and Research-Based Writing	3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 162	Applied Music Major	2	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 211	Music Theory	3	hours
PHYS 100G	Acoustics for Musicians	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 210H or ENGL 291H or ENGL 292HG	World Literature English Literature American Literature Honors Studies in Literature                                                 Tragedy and Comedy Modern Fiction	3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 162	Applied Music Major	2	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 212	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 357	Introduction to World Music	2	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 210H or ENGL 291H or ENGL 292H	World Literature English Literature American Literature Honors Studies in Literature Tragedy and Comedy Modern Fiction	3	hours
COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 463	Applied Music Major	3	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 310 or MUS 329	Instrumental Conducting I Choral Conducting I	2	hours
††MUS 355	Music History II	3	hours
††MUS 371	Form and Analysis	2	hours
††MUS 381	Counterpoint	2	hours
††MUS 4304	Keyboard Skills for Pianists	1	hour
††Music Elective		1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 463	Applied Music Major	3	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 311 or MUS 330	Instrumental Conducting II                        Choral Conducting II	2	hours
††MUS 354	Music History I	3	hours
††MUS 372	Form and Analysis	2	hours
††MUS 382	Counterpoint	2	hours
††MUSA 350	Junior Recital	0	hours
††MUS 445	Chamber Ensemble	1	hour
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 463	Applied Music Major	3	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††Music Elective1		3	hours
††MUS 403	Piano Literature and Pedagogy	2	hours
††MUS 445	Chamber Ensemble	1	hour
GBIO 106 or GBIO 151HG	Introduction to Biological Principles I General Biology I Honors	3	hours
Social Science Elective2,G		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††MUSA 463	Applied Music Major	3	hours
†† Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 429	Piano Literature	3	hours
††MUSA 450	Senior Recital	0	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
Social Science Elective2,G		3	hours
Humanities Elective3		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^††Major courses requiring a grade of "C" or better.
¹To be selected from 300 and 400 level theory, music history, or music research courses.
²To be selected from Anthropology, Economics, Criminal Justice, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology.
³To be selected from 200-level or higher Foreign Language, Mythology, Philosophy, History, Speech Communication, or Literature course work.
⁴Ensemble assignments are dictated by the needs of the department and will be assigned from: Music Theatre Performance 105/405, Orchestra 121/421, Jazz Ensemble 123/423, Wind Symphony 125/425, Athletic Band 127/427, Chorus 131/431, Concert Choir 135/435, Women’s Chorale 137/437, Symphonic Band 143/443, Chamber Ensemble 145/445, or Contemporary Music Ensemble 154/454.