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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 111^G	Music Theory	3
^††MUS 217	Computer Applications for Music Majors	2
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H^G	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3
Mathematics^G		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
Mathematics^G		3
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H^G	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 100^G	Acoustics for Musicians	3
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3
History Elective^G		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 211^G	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 106^G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3
Social Science Elective^3,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 107^G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3
Social Science Elective^3,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.

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FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120