Music, B.A.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program in Music will be able to:
- Demonstrate essential competencies in musicianship skills in written theory, aural skills, keyboard musicianship, and music technology.
- Demonstrate applied music skills in one primary performance area in both solo and ensemble settings.
- Recount the essential outlines of music history, music literature, and an awareness of significant non-western musical styles.
- Articulate a clear application of the concepts of calling, role, path, and purpose as they apply to the field of music.
Optional Concentration
Music, B.A. without Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum 1 | ||
| Applied Music and Ensembles: | ||
| MUA 1001 | Recital Attendance - 4 semesters | 0 |
| MUA 2001 | Piano Proficiency Exam | 0 |
| MUA 2012 | Beginning Conducting | 2 |
| Four (4) semesters MUA at 1000-2000 level 2 | 4 | |
| One-unit Ensembles | 4 | |
| Music History: | ||
| MUH 1001 | Introduction to Listening | 3 |
| MUH 3034 | World Music | 2 |
| MUH 3041 | History of Western Music II | 3 |
| MUH 4031 | Faith, Life, and Music | 2 |
| Music Technology: | ||
| MTC 1000 | Introduction to Music Technology | 1 |
| Music Theory: | ||
| MUT 1020 | Music Theory I | 4 |
| MUT 1021 | Music Theory II | 4 |
| MUT 2020 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| Music Education and Pedagogy: | ||
| Choose three (3) units from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Music Teaching and Learning | ||
| Woodwind Methods | ||
| Brass Methods | ||
| Percussion Methods | ||
| String Methods | ||
| Choral Music Methods | ||
| Elementary Music Methods | ||
| Instrumental Music Methods | ||
| Music History: | ||
| MUH 3040 | History of Western Music I | 3 |
| Music Theory: | ||
| Three (3) units of Upper-Division MUT | 3 | |
| Music Electives: | ||
| Choose three (3) additional units from the above MUE, MUH, MUT and/or the following: | 3 | |
| Church Music Leadership | ||
| Advanced Conducting | ||
| History of Popular Music | ||
| Total Units | 44 | |
- 1
Recommended: MUA 2xxx-4xxx and MUA 4076.
- 2
Required of all Music majors.
- 3
Applied Music in major performing area; must advance to the 2000-level.
Performance Concentration1
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum 2 | ||
| Applied Music and Ensembles: | ||
| MUA 1001 | Recital Attendance - 4 semesters | 0 |
| MUA 2001 | Piano Proficiency Exam | 0 |
| MUA 2012 | Beginning Conducting | 2 |
| Four (4) semesters MUA at 1000-2000 level 3 | 4 | |
| One-unit Ensembles | 4 | |
| Music History: | ||
| MUH 1001 | Introduction to Listening | 3 |
| MUH 3034 | World Music | 2 |
| MUH 3041 | History of Western Music II | 3 |
| MUH 4031 | Faith, Life, and Music | 2 |
| Music Technology: | ||
| MTC 1000 | Introduction to Music Technology | 1 |
| Music Theory: | ||
| MUT 1020 | Music Theory I | 4 |
| MUT 1021 | Music Theory II | 4 |
| MUT 2020 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| Required Courses | ||
| Applied Music in Major Performance Area at 2000 or 3000-level | 4 | |
| MUA 3076 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUE 3013 | Teaching Private Music Lessons | 2 |
| MUE 4095 | Seminar in Music Education | 2 |
| MUH 3040 | History of Western Music I | 3 |
| Upper-Division MUT Course | 3 | |
| Music Electives | ||
| Choose six (6) units from the following: | 6 | |
| Church Music Leadership | ||
| Advanced Conducting | ||
| Choral Music Methods | ||
| Analysis of Form and Texture in Music | ||
| Orchestration | ||
| Total Units | 52 | |
- 1
Recommended: MUA 2xxx-4xxx and MUA 4076.
- 2
Required of all Music majors.
- 3
Applied Music in major performing area; must advance to the 2000-level.
Total Units for the Music, B.A. with Performance Concentration: 49 (plus 2 units of GE)
Notes(s):
- Transfer students and PLNU students changing to the BA in Music program must complete one ensemble and one unit of applied music each semester.
- Accepting Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)