All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
In the Bachelor of Arts program, music majors may choose from 5 concentrations:
Concentration in Music History and Literature
Concentration in Music Technology and Business
Concentration in Composition and Theory
Concentration in Music Performance (Classical)
Major Requirements
All students interested in majoring in music must pass an Entrance Audition/Basic Performance Assessment on an instrument or voice. With the exception of Music Technology and Business concentrators, the Entrance Audition must be passed before declaring the major. Music Technology and Business concentrators must pass the Basic Performance Assessment prior to enrolling in their capstone Senior Project or Senior Internship in Music Technology or Music Business. All other music concentrators must also demonstrate an intermediate skill level on their principal instrument or voice by passing an Intermediate Performance Assessment prior to graduation. In addition, Jazz Studies and Classical Music Performance concentrators, as well as students pursuing a B.S. in Music Education, must pass a Senior Recital Audition prior to their Senior Recital.
Music majors are allowed to count up to total 60 credits in program prefixes—MU, MUE, MUL—toward the 120 required for graduation.
Concentration in Music History and Literature
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, with a concentration in Music History and Literature, is designed for students who wish to pursue this area of music within a liberal arts context. Admission through Entrance Audition.
40 credits, including:
| MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| MU 2110 | Hist Western Classical Music | 3 |
| 3 additional courses/9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
MU numbered 2100 to 2199 | ||
| Topics In: Composer Seminar | ||
| SENIOR PROJECT | ||
| MU 4110 | Senior Project: Music History | 1 |
| MUSIC THEORY | ||
| MU 2310 & MU 2311 | Harmony and Form I and Harmony and Form Lab I | 4 |
| MU 2313 & MU 2314 | Harmony and Form II and Harmony and Form Lab II | 4 |
| MU 3310 & MU 3311 | Chromatic Harmony, Large Forms and Chromatic Harmony Lab | 4 |
| MU 3313 & MU 3314 | Post-19c Theory and Practice and Post-19c Theory Lab | 4 |
| ELECTIVE | ||
| 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
MU numbered 1500 to 1799 | ||
MU numbered 2319 to 2799 | ||
MU numbered 3319 to 3799 | ||
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| 8 credits in private lessons and/or performing ensemble, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 8 | |
| Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Adv Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
MUE numbered 2100 to 3300 | ||
| Students must perform in two Student Performance Recitals before the Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
| Students must pass an Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
Concentration in Music Technology and Business
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, with a concentration in Music Technology and Business, is designed for students who wish to pursue this area of music within a liberal arts context.
38 credits, including:
| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS | ||
| MU 1770 | Intro to Music Technology | 3 |
| MU 2771 | Studio Production I | 2 |
| MU 2772 | Studio Production II | 2 |
| MU 3771 | Studio Production III | 2 |
| MU 2782 | Arts Management | 3 |
| MU 2785 | Music Business and Copyright | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following, though taking both is recommended: | 3 | |
| Live Sound Reinforcement | ||
| Creating Music for Video | ||
| SENIOR PROJECT | ||
| Choose 1 of the following: | 1 | |
| Senior Project: MTB | ||
| Internship: MTB | ||
| MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| 2 courses/6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
MU numbered 1100 to 1199 | ||
MU numbered 2100 to 2199 | ||
| Topics In: Composer Seminar | ||
| MUSIC THEORY | ||
| Choose 1 of the following pairs: | 4 | |
| Harmony and Form I and Harmony and Form Lab I | ||
| Jazz Harmony and Jazz Harmony Lab | ||
| Choose one the following: | 3 | |
| Music Theory Fundamentals | ||
| Harmony and Form II | ||
| Theory/Practice Jazz Improv I | ||
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| Choose 2 of the following: | 2 | |
| Beginning Group Lessons: Piano | ||
| Piano Proficiency I | ||
| Piano Proficiency II | ||
| Group Jazz Piano I | ||
| Group Jazz Piano II | ||
| 4 credits in private lessons, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 4 | |
| Basic Private Lessons: MTB | ||
| Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Additional group piano study, ensembles, and/or private lessons are recommended. | ||
| Students must pass the Basic Performance Assessment prior to enrolling in their capstone Senior Project or Senior Internship in Music Technology or Music Business. | ||
Concentration in Composition and Theory
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, with a concentration in Composition and Theory, is designed for students who wish to pursue this area of music within a liberal arts context. Admission through Entrance Audition.
38 credits, including:
| MUSIC THEORY | ||
| MU 2310 & MU 2311 | Harmony and Form I and Harmony and Form Lab I | 4 |
| MU 2313 & MU 2314 | Harmony and Form II and Harmony and Form Lab II | 4 |
| MU 3310 & MU 3311 | Chromatic Harmony, Large Forms and Chromatic Harmony Lab | 4 |
| MU 3313 & MU 3314 | Post-19c Theory and Practice and Post-19c Theory Lab | 4 |
| COMPOSITION AND MUSIC THEORY | ||
| 3 courses/9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Composition | ||
| Creating Music for Video | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Arranging for Jazz Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Small Group Composition | ||
| SENIOR PROJECT | ||
| MU 4310 | Senior Project: Comp/Theory | 1 |
| The Senior Project includes a formal Preview for faculty, to be presented during the semester in which they are registered for project credit. | ||
| MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| MU 2110 | Hist Western Classical Music | 3 |
| 1 additional course/3 credits in MU numbered 2100 to 2199 | 3 | |
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| 6 credits in private lessons, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 6 | |
| Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Adv Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Students must perform in two Student Performance Recitals before the Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
| Students must pass an Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
Concentration in Music Performance (Classical)
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, with a concentration in Performance, is designed for students who wish to pursue this area of music within a liberal arts context. Admission through Entrance Audition.
36 credits, including:
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| 4 credits in ensembles, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 4 | |
MUE numbered 2100 to 3300 | ||
| 6 credits in private lessons at the 2000-level: | 6 | |
| Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| 5 credits in private lessons at the 4000-level: | 5 | |
| Adv Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Students must perform in a minimum of two Student Performance Recitals before the Intermediate Performance Assessment and two Student Performance Recitals before the Senior Recital Audition. | ||
| Students must pass an Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
| Students must pass a Senior Recital Audition prior to their Senior Recital. | ||
| SENIOR RECITAL | ||
| MUL 4550 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| MU 2110 | Hist Western Classical Music | 3 |
| 1 additional course/3 credits in MU numbered 2100 to 2199 | 3 | |
| MUSIC THEORY | ||
| MU 2310 & MU 2311 | Harmony and Form I and Harmony and Form Lab I | 4 |
| MU 2313 & MU 2314 | Harmony and Form II and Harmony and Form Lab II | 4 |
| MU 3310 | Chromatic Harmony, Large Forms | 3 |
| MU 3313 | Post-19c Theory and Practice | 3 |
Concentration in Jazz Studies
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, with a concentration in Jazz Studies, is designed for students who wish to pursue this area of music within a liberal arts context. Admission through Entrance Audition.
36 credits, including:
| MUSIC THEORY | ||
| MU 2320 & MU 2321 | Jazz Harmony and Jazz Harmony Lab | 4 |
| MU 2327 | Theory/Practice Jazz Improv I | 3 |
| MU 3320 | Arranging for Jazz Orchestra | 3 |
| MU 3327 | Theory/Practice Jazz Improv II | 3 |
| MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE | ||
| MU 2120 | Jazz History Styles & Analysis | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro World Music Cultures | ||
| Music of Latin Am & Carib | ||
| Hist Western Classical Music | ||
| The following courses are recommended, but not required: | ||
| Topics In: Composer Seminar | ||
| Jazz Small Group Composition | ||
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| MUL 2121 | Group Jazz Piano I | 1 |
| MUL 2122 | Group Jazz Piano II | 1 |
| 3 credits in performing ensemble, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 3 | |
| Small Ensembles (Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Nonet, Jazz Combo) | ||
| Jazz Vocal Ensemble | ||
| University Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Small Ensembles (Post Bop Ensemble) | ||
| 11 credits in private lessons, in any combination. Choose from the following: | 11 | |
| Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Adv Private Lessons: MU Majors | ||
| Students must perform in a minimum of two Student Performance Recitals before the Intermediate Performance Assessment and two Student Performance Recitals before the Senior Recital Audition. | ||
| Students must pass an Intermediate Performance Assessment. | ||
| Students must pass a Senior Recital Audition prior to their Senior Recital. | ||
| SENIOR RECITAL | ||
| MUL 4550 | Senior Recital | 1 |
Other Information
In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.
Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.
With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.
At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.