Advising Course Plan - Music Composition Major with Theory Fundamentals
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MUSC 160 | Music Theory Fundamentals I | 0.5 |
| MUSC 173 | Aural Training I | 0.5 |
| MUSC 175 | Functional Keyboard I | .25 |
| MUSC 151 | Music Culture | 0.5 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| MUSC 279 | Introduction to Composition | 0.25 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 3.75 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSC 161 | Music Theory Fundamentals II | 0.5 |
| MUSC 174 | Aural Training II | 0.5 |
| MUSC 176 | Functional Keyboard II | .25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| MUSC 279 | Introduction to Composition | 0.25 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| General Education requirement (any S course) (WE) | 1 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Free Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.25 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSC 172 | Music Theory II | 1 |
| MUSC 273 | Aural Training III | 0.5 |
| MUSC 275 | Functional Keyboard III | .25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| MUSC 279 | Introduction to Composition | 0.25 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 277 | Conducting I | 0.5 |
| General Education requirement (Language 101 or 102L level) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.25 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSC 272 | Music Theory IV | 1 |
| MUSC 274 | Aural Training IV | 0.5 |
| MUSC 276 | Functional Keyboard IV | .25 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| MUSC 279 | Introduction to Composition | 0.25 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 259 or DIGA 161A | Technology for Musicians Digital Audio Fundamentals | 0.5 or 1 |
| General Education requirement (any H course) (WE) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.25 to 4.75 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSC 271 | Music Theory III | 1 |
| MUSC 375 | Composition I | 1 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 311 | Music History I | 1 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| Term Units | 3.75 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSC 376 | Composition II | 1 |
| MUSA 312 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSX 362 | Junior Recital | 0.0 |
| MUSC 312 | Music History II | 1 |
| MUSC 371 or 471 | Counterpoint Advanced Analysis | 1 |
| MUSC 300 | Career Skills for the Entrepreneurial Musician | 0.5 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| Term Units | 4.25 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSC 475 | Composition III | 1 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSA 111 | Secondary Lessons for Music Majors | 0.25 |
| General Education requirement (any V course) (WE) | 1 | |
| General Education requirement (any Q course) | 1 | |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| DIGA 365 | Electronic Music and Sound Design I | 1 |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSC 499 | Senior Research Project | 1 |
| MUSC 252 | Composition Seminar | 0.0 |
| MUSC 379 | Orchestration and Arranging | 1 |
| MUSA 111 | Secondary Lessons for Music Majors | 0.25 |
| MUSX 462 | Senior Recital | 0.0 |
| MUSC 371 or 471 | Counterpoint Advanced Analysis | 1 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .25 | |
| MUSC Course (Upper Division Music Literature Elective)1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Total Unit: 33.5 to 34 | ||
(WE) means a Writing Enhanced course. Any four courses with the WE designation are required for graduation. FSEM and JSEM are automatically WE designated. Students may select Gen Ed courses with or without the WE designation as long as four are taken at some point before graduation. More than four WE courses are suggested in this document, but more than four are not required.
ENSEMBLES: Students must take two semesters of chamber ensemble as part of their “Ensembles as assigned” listed above. Students consult with their advisor and major ensemble conductors as to which semesters will contain chamber ensemble credit. Vocalists and Instrumentalists approach Chamber ensembles differently.