Housed in the School of Music (beginning Fall 2024)
| Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| See the Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| World Music (Creative Arts Requirement: MUS 1315 World Music ) | ||
| Core Curriculum for All Music Majors | ||
| Music requirements | ||
| MUS 1311 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUS 1312 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 1117 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 2116 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUS 2117 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUS 2312 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 236 | Class Piano C | 1 |
| or MUS 151 | Minor Applied | |
| MUS 313 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| Music History: Early-1750 (Required course: Hours Count as Core Requirement for Music Education) | ||
| MUS 324 | Music History: 1750-Present | 3 |
| MUS 352 | Principal Applied | 2 |
| MUS 416 | Orchestration I | 2 |
| 8 Hours of Lower Division Principal Applied (1x each semester): | 8 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| 6 Hours of Principal Ensemble (1sch per ensemble): | 6 | |
| Ensemble | ||
or MUS 300 | Jazz Ensemble I | |
or MUS 300P | Percussion Ensemble I | |
or MUS 300S | Chamber Singers | |
or MUS 300W | Wind Ensemble | |
| Emphasis Area Required | ||
| 25 semester hours required in emphasis | 25 | |
| Instrumental Emphasis | ||
| Elementary String Class | ||
| Voice Class | ||
| Clarinet and Saxophone Methods | ||
| Flute and Double Reed Methods | ||
| High Brass Methods | ||
| Low Brass Methods | ||
| Percussion Methods I | ||
| Percussion Methods II | ||
| Music Technology | ||
| Junior Recital | ||
| Instrumental Conducting | ||
| Instrumental Literature and Administration | ||
| Instrumental Rehearsal Techniques | ||
| Music and Movement for Children I | ||
| Music & Movement for Children II | ||
| Vocal Emphasis | ||
| English Diction | ||
| Italian Diction | ||
| German Diction | ||
| French Diction | ||
| Instrumental Pedagogy for Vocalists | ||
| Music Technology | ||
| Junior Recital | ||
| Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Choral Methods | ||
| Choral Conducting | ||
| Music and Movement for Children I | ||
| Music & Movement for Children II | ||
| Choral Literature | ||
| Professional Development Area Required | ||
| 20 semester hours required | ||
| MUS 222 | Introduction to Music Education | 2 |
| MUS 325 | The Music Teaching Profession | 3 |
| MUS 400 | Classroom Management, Assessment and Special Populations in Music | 3 |
| MUS 405 | Music Clinical Teaching I | 5 |
| MUS 406 | Music Clinical Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| MUS 455 | Music Clinical Teaching II | 5 |
| Total Hours | 127 | |
All incoming students must audition for acceptance as a music major (BS or BM). Music Majors must complete Freshmen Success Seminar MUS 110 Freshman Success. In addition, each music major must (1) enroll for a major ensemble each semester until all music degree requirements are met; (2) pass six semesters of recital attendance (MUS 100R Recital); (3) meet the keyboard competency requirement; (4) pass the barrier examination in applied music study, and (5) present one or more public recital(s).
Requirements for keyboard skills vary according to the major. Instrumental majors may demonstrate keyboard competency through proficiency examination or by completion of MUS 236 Class Piano C. Vocalists must pass two proficiency exams: the first to move from MUS 151 Minor Applied to MUS 351 Minor Applied Music, and the second to complete study at the upper division level (MUS 351 Minor Applied Music). All students must demonstrate keyboard competency before conferral of their degrees.
A barrier exam is required of all music majors to achieve advanced standing on their principal applied instrument before registering for upper division applied study. The examination is administered at the end of the fourth semester of study, but may be taken earlier upon the recommendation of the applied teacher. (Regardless, all students must complete the required total number of semester hours in applied music as specified on the various degree plans.) Students who do not satisfactorily pass the initial exam have, at the discretion of the principal applied professor, one additional long semester to complete the exam requirement. Students who do not satisfactorily pass the second attempt at the barrier exam will be dismissed from the A&M-Commerce music program. Upper division applied credit (MUS 352 Principal Applied) must be completed at A&M-Commerce to be counted toward a music degree.
After enrollment in upper division applied study, students must present one or more public recitals. Performance majors must present a junior half (30 min.) recital (MUS 353) and a senior full (60 min.) recital (MUS 453); education majors must present a half recital (30 min.) during their junior or senior year (MUS 353). The applied faculty must approve the scope of the recital.
Prerequisites to Student Teaching in Music
Prior to student teaching, a music major in the Teacher Education program must be:
A grade of "C" or higher must be earned in all courses in this major.
| Sophomore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 100M Recommended for Fall | 0-1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| MUS 236 | 1 | MUS 164 | 1 |
| MUS 163 | 1 | MUS 166 | 1 |
| MUS 165 | 1 | MUS 222 | 2 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| Non-Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | ||
| 16-17 | 17 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 1-2 | MUS 352 | 1 |
| MUS 100M Recommended for Fall | 0-1 | MUS 353 | 1 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 414 | 3 |
| MUS 161 | 1 | MUS 134 | 1 |
| HIST 1302 | 3 | MUS 465 | 2 |
| MUS 450 | 3 | MUS 162 | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | MUS 310 | 3 |
| MUS 419 | 3 | ||
| 17-19 | 19 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100M Recommended for Fall | 0-1 | MUS 406 | 2 |
| MUS 100 Ensemble Recommended for every semester | 0-1 | MUS 405 | 5 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 455 | 5 |
| MUS 416 | 2 | ||
| MUS 325 | 3 | ||
| MUS 400 | 3 | ||
| MUS 420 Required | 2 | ||
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | ||
| 16-18 | 12 | ||
| First Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Delete This Text | MUS 100R | 0 | |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 110 recommended | 0-1 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 100M Recommended for Fall | 0-1 | PSCI 2306 | 3 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 140 Recommended | 0-1 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | MUS 139 | 1 |
| Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 136 Recommended | 0-1 | Signature Course | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | ||
| 13-16 | 17-18 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-136 | |||
| Sophomore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 236 | 1 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 145 | 1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 146 | 1 |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 222 | 2 |
| Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| 18 | 16 | ||
| First Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| delete | MUS 100R | 0 | |
| MUS 100R | 0-2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 110 Recommended | 0-1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 144 | 1 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 140 Recommended | 0-1 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | PSCI 2306 | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 136 Recommended | 0-1 | CID 1300/2301 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | MUS 143 | 1 |
| Mathematics | 3 | ||
| 14-18 | 17-18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 2 | MUS 352 Recommended | 0-1 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 353 | 1 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 147 | 2 | MUS 413 | 3 |
| MUS 450 | 3 | MUS 403 | 2 |
| HIST 1302 | 3 | MUS 470 | 3 |
| MUS 310 | 3 | ||
| MUS 465 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 18-19 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Music 100C Recommended | MUS 406 | 2 | |
| MUS 325 | 3 | MUS 405 | 5 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 455 | 5 |
| MUS 416 | 2 | ||
| MUS 400 | 3 | ||
| MUS 410 Required | 2 | ||
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | ||
| 16 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-133 | |||
