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Bachelor of Music - Columbus State University

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Academics

Bachelor of Music

Program Description

The Bachelor of Music in Performance degree is for students who aspire to become professional performers. Students study privately under the direction of our artist-faculty and are held to the highest performance expectations, and classroom instruction with low student-to-teacher ratios in the core areas of music theory, ear training, and music history provide the fundamental background necessary for success as a well-rounded musician.

Students perform in our large ensembles (symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, choir, jazz band) as well as have the opportunity to grow through the chamber music experience each semester. These ensembles are coached by faculty and include multiple performance opportunities in our world-class facilities and throughout Columbus and the surrounding region. Celebrated guest artists from around the world come to the Schwob School of Music to teach and perform with and for our students. Students can also elect to take courses in areas that supplement their performing skills such as music business, audio technology, and body mapping, creating well-equipped performers for the 21st century marketplace.

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Music in Performance degree is for students who aspire to become professional performers.

  • music performance
  • production
  • studio instruction and related areas

Admission Requirements

Prospective music majors must demonstrate basic aptitude in a performance medium through a placement audition and interview. Transfer students should call the Schwob School for additional audition requirements.

Voice
Two contrasting art songs from memory sung in the original language or in English translation with piano accompaniment. Opera arias after the Classical period and musical theatre selections are not acceptable. You may bring a pianist, or an accompanist will be provided for you at a fee. Be prepared to sight read single line melodies (major and minor tonalities), chant/count rhythmic patterns, and sing aural memory passages. Transfer students are required to include a repertoire list of music studied at the college level.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate proficiency in vocal performance through the preparation for and performance of a senior recital that exhibits effective artistic expression.
  • Demonstrate competency in the application of knowledge of music theory through analysis and composition.
  • Demonstrate competency in fundamental musical knowledge and skills through analytical listening, sight-singing conducting, and functional piano skills.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the history of western music and the ability to place music in historical/cultural/stylistic contexts through the purposeful use of evidence, insightful reasoning, and supporting details.

Additional Program Requirements

In order to be accepted as a music major, each student must demonstrate aptitude in his/her major instrument or voice through a placement audition and interview with a member of the music faculty. All newly admitted music majors also must take placement examinations in music theory and piano. Music majors who take time off before completing degree requirements will be required to re-audition if they have missed a full academic year (fall and spring, or spring and fall).

Transfer students: Please note that placement in music courses is based on audition and testing results and not necessarily on previous college credit.

General Requirements

All music majors are required to attend all master classes in their major instrument and must perform at least once each semester in a recital or master class. All students enrolled in applied music must be concurrently enrolled in the major music ensemble activity that corresponds to their major instrument (Strings-Orchestra, Winds/Percussion – Wind Ensemble, Voice-Choral Ensemble).

Additional Requirements

Students must consult the Schwob School of Music Student Handbook for additional information on requirements for graduation.  The handbook may be found at https://music.columbusstate.edu/students/student_handbook_2015-16.pdf.

Program of Study

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:

MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131


Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5

COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

ITDS 2726
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2748
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 1125
ITDS 1779
EURO 2105
LEAD 1705
LIBR 1105
POLS 2401
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1145*
ITDS 1155
ITDS 2125
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100
ITDS 1145*
MUSC 1100
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.


Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select two science courses from the list below, one of which must include a lab.

ANTH 1145 (no lab)
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
BIOL 1225K (lab included)
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
CHEM 1211/1211L
CHEM 1212/1212L
ENVS 1105/1105L (lab optional)
ENVS 1205K
GEOL 1110 (no lab)
GEOL 1112/1112L
GEOL 1121 (lab included)
GEOL 1122/1322
GEOL 2225 (lab included)
PHYS 1111/1311
PHYS 1112/1312
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
PHYS 2211/2311
PHYS 2212/2312

Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:

CPSC 1105
CPSC 1301/1301L
GEOG 2215
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1132
MATH 1165
MATH 2125
PHIL 2500
STAT 1127


Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 6

Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one MUSC 1206 Body Mapping

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 24
A minimum grade of "C" or better is required in each of the following courses:

MUSA 1231 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 1232 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 2231 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 2232 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 2313 Keyboard Class 1
MUSA 2314 Keyboard Class 2
MUSC 1214 Music Theory 1
MUSC 1215 Music Theory 2
MUSC 1314 Music Skills 1
MUSC 1315 Music Skills 2

Take the following course four times:
MUSP 1090 Vocal Ensemble Activities

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 45
A minimum grade of "C" is required in each of the following courses:

MUSA 1215 Appl Music - Sec. Piano (1st time)
MUSA 1215 Appl Music - Sec. Piano (2nd time)
MUSA 2315 Keyboard 3/Proficiency
MUSA 3231 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 3232 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 3305 Half Recital
MUSA 4231 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 4232 Applied Music - Voice
MUSA 4305 Full Recital
MUSC 1000 Convocation (six semesters)
MUSC 1205 Intro to the Lyric Stage
MUSC 2201 Music Theory 3
MUSC 2202 Music Theory 4
MUSC 2301 Music Skills 3
MUSC 2302 Music Skills 4
MUSC 3228 Music History to Mozart
MUSC 3229 Music History Beethoven to Present
MUSC 5218 Song Literature
MUSC 5225 Opera and Oratorio Literature
MUSE 3201 Basic Conducting
MUSE 3221 Vocal Pedagogy 1
MUSE 3222 Vocal Pedagogy 2
MUSP 3090 Vocal Ensem Act (take four times)
MUSP 3205 Opera Workshop (take two times)

Area H Language Component 15 Credits

Take one of the following two sequences:
FREN 1001/1002
(For students with fewer than two years of high school French)
FREN 1002/2001
(For students with two years of high school French)
Note: Student may substitute two semester hours in music electives if one of the above foreign languages is used for Area B.
Take one of the following two sequences:
GERM 1001/1002 (for students with fewer than two years of high school German)
GERM 1002/2001 (for students with two years of high school German)
Note: Student may substitute two semester hours in music electives if one of the above foreign languages is used for Area B.
MUSE 3241 English and Italian Diction
MUSE 3242 German Diction
MUSE 3243 French Diction

Total Hours Required: 123

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