Advising Course Plan - Orchestral Instrument 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)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 3.75 | |
| Spring | ||
| Free Elective (any non-Music course) | 1 | |
| 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)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 3.25 | |
| 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)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 277 | Conducting I | 0.5 |
| FREN 101 or GERM 101 | Elementary French I Elementary German I | 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)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 112 | Primary Lower-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 0.5 |
| MUSC 259 | Technology for Musicians | 0.5 |
| FREN 102L or GERM 102L | Elementary French II Beginning German II | 1 |
| Term Units | 4.25 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSC 271 | Music Theory III | 1 |
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 313 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 311 | Music History I | 1 |
| MUSX Elective (any non-Recital class) | 0 | |
| MUSC Upper Division Theory Elective1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 313 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSX 362 | Junior Recital | 0.0 |
| MUSC 312 | Music History II (WE) | 1 |
| MUSC 300 | Career Skills for the Entrepreneurial Musician | 0.5 |
| General Education Requirement (any V course) | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 313 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSX 462 | Senior Recital | 0.0 |
| MUSX Elective (any non-Recital course) | 0 | |
| General Education Requirement (any Q course) | 1 | |
| MUSC Upper Division Literature Elective (WE)2 | 1 | |
| MUSC Upper Division Theory Elective1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUSE Course (Ensemble as assigned)** | .5 | |
| MUSA 313 | Primary Upper-Division Lessons for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSX 462 | Senior Recital | 0.0 |
| MUSX Elective (any non-Recital course) | 0 | |
| General Education Requirement (any S course) (WE) | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (any H course) (WE) | 1 | |
| MUSC 366 or 367 | Wind, Brass, Percussion Pedagogy String Pedagogy | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 32.5 | ||
(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.
| ** | 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. |
| 1 | Select one from the following: MUSC 371, MUSC 379, MUSC 471. |
| 2 | Select one from the following: MUSC 383, MUSC 387, MUSC 388, MUSC 389, MUSC 391, MUSC 392, MUSC 394. |