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Music Major


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A major in Music requires a minimum of 12 courses plus senior thesis or a recital. The Music Department offers various paths of study of music. Students may choose among three concentrations:

  1. History, theory, or composition;
  2. Ethnomusicology; and
  3. Performance.

Requirements for the Major (three concentrations)


1. History, theory, or composition


Course Requirements


Performance Requirements


2. Ethnomusicology


Option 1 Course Requirements


Option 2 Course Requirements


3. Performance


Prerequisite: Approval of performance concentration status by full music faculty and teacher of performance area by the end of sophomore year.

Course Requirements


Same as #1 History, theory, or composition concentration above

Performance Requirements


Senior Requirements in Music


History, theory, composition, ethnomusicology, and performance concentrations

  • (Students will normally register for senior thesis in spring of their senior year.)
  • Students on the history, theory, and the ethnomusicology paths complete a written thesis.
  • Students on the composition path present a student recital of their works and submit a portfolio of their compositions.
  • Students in the performance concentration present a senior recital with scholarly program notes in lieu of a written thesis.

Honors Program in Music (all concentrations)


The Music Department confers honors in music on outstanding students who exhibit excellence in scholarly research/composition/performance. A student who wishes to be considered for honors should discuss it with the thesis adviser.

Honors Requirements


  • A GPA of 11.0 (A-) in the music major.
  • One additional music elective course.
  • An honors-quality thesis with a grade of A or A-.

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