Curriculum in Music
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Music in Music
Piano Concentration

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)

 

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 129 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 162 Applied Music Major 2
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††MUS 111G Music Theory 3
††MUS 217 Computer Applications for Music Majors 2
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG
Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors
3
MathematicsG   3
*SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 129 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 162 Applied Music Major 2
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††MUS 112 Music Theory 3
††MUS 152 Introduction to Music Literature                           2
MathematicsG   3
ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG
Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors
3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 129 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 162 Applied Music Major 2
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††MUS 211 Music Theory 3
PHYS 100G Acoustics for Musicians 3
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232 
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature
3
History
ElectiveG
  3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 129 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 162 Applied Music Major 2
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††MUS 212 Music Theory 3
††MUS 357 Introduction to World Music 2
Elective1   3
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking 3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

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

Second Semester

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

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 449 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 463 Applied Music Major 3
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††Music
Elective2
  3
††MUS 403 Piano Literature and Pedagogy 2
††MUS 445 Chamber Ensemble 1
GBIO 106G Introduction to Biological Principles I 3
Social
Science
Elective3,G
  3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††MUS 449 Recital Hour 0
††MUSA 463 Applied Music Major 3
†† Music
Ensemble4
  1
††MUS 429 Piano Literature 3
††MUSA 450 Senior Recital 0
GBIO 107G Introduction to Biological Principles II 3
Social
Science
Elective3,G
  3
Elective1   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 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.
1Ensembeles and primary instrument applied music courses will not count for the General Elective courses.To be selected from 300 and 400 level theory, music history, or music research courses.
2To be selected from 200 level or higher music or applied music courses.  Cannot be ensembles or primary instrument applied music courses. 
3To be selected from Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology.
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, Bella Voce 137/437, Symphonic Band 143/443, Chamber Ensemble 145/445, or Contemporary Music Ensemble 154/454.