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Apr 23, 2024
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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Music Major - B.Mus
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Music Major - Bachelor in Music (B.Mus)
Please see the College of Fine Arts web page at www.unlv.edu/finearts for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.
Please see advising information at the College of Fine Arts Advising at www.unlv.edu/finearts/advising.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Program - National Association of Schools of Music nasm.arts-accredit.org/
Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the UNLV Department of Music with a Bachelor of Arts degree will:
- perform in one primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
- demonstrate broad working knowledge of the solo repertoire for their primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, and display essential skills to interpret a range of styles within that repertoire;
- perform in solo and ensemble (large and small) settings at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
- read solo and ensemble (large and small) literature at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the primary performance medium, a skill level relevant to professional standards appropriate for the area of concentration;
- demonstrate in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods knowledge of styles, composers, genres, forms and processes of Western European art music through present time, including contributions to this tradition made by composers of both genders and multicultural societies;
- demonstrate knowledge of the principles of harmony, musical form, and compositional process, and the ability to use this knowledge in written, verbal, aural, and visual analyses;
- demonstrate fluency in written fundamentals and aural comprehension of music theory (including aural dictation);
- utilize the piano for personal music study and instruction;
- synthesize performance, historical, stylistic, analytical, and technological information to solve artistic problems and form musical interpretations, and convincingly communicate these solutions and interpretations in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods.
- develop and plan for instruction in P-12 settings (Music Education Only)
- facilitate the technical development and artistic growth of students’ musical skills through appropriate pedagogical techniques and methodologies (Music Education Only).
University Graduation Requirements
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Music Major - Bachelor of Music
Music Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 37-40
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Distribution Requirement: Credits: 19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirement
- Social Science: 9 Credits
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 10 Credits
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- and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.
Multicultural and International
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music -Composition/Instrumental - Subtotal: 80 Credits
Instrumental Requirements - Credits: 46
(see note 1 below) Music History Elective - Credits: 3
Notes
- Students must complete , , , and or show proficiency.
- Optional Jazz Emphasis — MUS 251 , , , . May use three credits of , to fulfill ensemble requirement. 19 credits.
- Composition majors must fulfill Theory/Musicianship courses ( , , , , , , , and ) with a minimum grade of B-.
Composition/Piano Concentration
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music - Composition/Piano - Subtotal: 77 Credits
Piano Requirements - Credits: 40
Music Applied for non-majors Elective - Credits: 3
Music History Elective - Credits: 3
Notes:
- Students must complete , , , and or show proficiency.
- Optional Jazz Emphasis - MUS 251 , , , . May use three credits of , to fulfill ensemble requirement. 19 credits.
- Composition majors must fulfill Theory/Musicianship courses ( , , , , , , , , , ) with a minimum grade of B-.
Music Major - Composition/Vocal Concentration
Major Requirements - B.Mus in Music -Composition/Vocal - Subtotal:
Vocal Requirements - Credits: 46
(see note 1 below) Music History Elective - Credits: 3
Notes:
- Students must complete , , , or show proficiency.
- Optional Jazz Emphasis — , , , , . May use three credits of , , to fulfill ensemble requirement. 17 credits.
- Composition majors must fulfill Theory/Musicianship courses ( , , , , , , , and ) with a minimum grade of B-.
Music Major - Jazz Studies/Composition
Major Requirements - B.Mus in Music - Jazz Studies/Compostion - Subtotal: 83 Credits
Composition Requirements - Credits: 44
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music - Jazz Studies/Performance Concentration - Subtotal: 83 Credits
Instrumental Requirements - Credits: 44
Jazz Vocal Performance Requirements - Credits: 44
Music Education/Instrumental Concentration
Multicultural and International
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music - Education/Instrumental Concentration - Subtotal: 107 Credits
Instrumental Requirements - Credits: 53
Notes:
- Every student must pass MUS 167 Piano Proficiency before registering for MUS 398 and student teaching.
- In order to teach, students must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher and no grade below C, passing scores on the PPST, completion of all professional course requirements and complete the required fingerprinting.
Music Education/Piano Concentration
Multicultural and International
Major Requirements - B.Mus in Music Education/Piano Concentration - Subtotal: 91-96
(see note 1 below) Guitar and Piano students take the following:
Students whose primary instrument is guitar or piano must choose either the vocal or instrumental music education track. The following curriculum applies: Music Education Instrumental Requirements: 37-42
Piano Requirements - Credits: 41
Notes:
- Every student must pass before registering for and student teaching.
- In order to teach, students must have an overall grade point average (GPA) 2.75 or higher and no grade below C, passing scores on the PPST, completion of all professional course requirements and complete the required fingerprinting.
Music Major - Music Education/Vocal Concentration
Multicultural and International
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music - Music Education/Vocal Concentration Subtotal: 110 Credits
(see note 1 below) Vocal Requirements - Credits: 56
Notes:
- In order to teach, students must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher and no grade below C, passing scores on the PPST, completion of all professional course requirements and complete the required fingerprinting.
Multicultural and International
Major Requirements - B.Mus in Music Performance/Instrumental Concentration - Subtotal: 68 Credits
Instrumental Requirements - Credits: 32
Music History Elective - Credits: 3
Music Business Elective - Credits: 2-3
Music Electives - Credits: 6
Other Electives - Credits: 3
Notes:
- Students must complete , , and or show proficiency.
- Optional Jazz Emphasis MUS 251 , , MUS 345 , . May use three credits of / to fulfill ensemble requirement. 13 credits.
Multicultural and International
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music Performance/Piano Concentration - Subtotal: 67 Credits
Piano Requirements - Credits: 31
Music History Elective - Credits: 3
Music Business Elective - Credits: 2-3
Other Electives - Credits: 10
Notes:
- Students must complete , , and , or show proficiency.
- Optional Jazz Emphasis - , , , , . May use three credits of / to fulfill ensemble requirement. 17 credits.
Multicultural and International
Major Requirement - B.Mus in Music - Performance/Vocal Concentration - Subtotal: 83 Credits
(see note 1 below) Vocal Requirements - Credits: 49
Music History Elective - Credits: 3
FREN 113, GER 113, or ITAL 113 - Credits: 3
(1 semester of a different foreign language than above) Notes:
- Optional Jazz Emphasis MUS 251 , , , . May use three credits of / to fulfill ensemble requirement. 13 credits.
- Students must complete , , and or show proficiency.
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