Music Majors
Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Music The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Music in the following concentrations:
- Choral Conducting concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Instrumental Conducting concentration
- Instrumental Studies concentration
- Music History/Literature concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Theory/Composition concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
- Vocal Studies concentration
- World Music/Ethnomusicology concentration (Instrumental or Vocal)
University Core Requirements
Please consult the University Core requirements page for additional courses as required by the College of Communication and Fine Arts.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Students are required to complete General Theory requirements, Applied Music requirements and a two-semester Foreign Language requirement.
General Theory requirement
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| MUSC 121: Music Theory and Form I |
MUS 2: Music Theory |
| MUSC 122: Music Theory and Form II |
MUS 3A: Harmony |
| MUSC 221: Music Theory and Form III |
MUS 3B: Harmony |
| MUSC 222: Music Theory and Form IV |
MUS 3C: Harmony |
| MUSC 133: Aural Skills I |
MUS 5A: Musicianship - Ear Training and Sight Singing |
| MUSC 134: Aural Skills II |
MUS 5B: Musicianship - Ear Training and Sight Singing |
| MUSC 235: Instrumentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Applied Music requirement
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| MUSC 101: Studio Class (taken for 4 semesters) |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 180: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction |
MUS 16: Individual Instruction(taken 2 times) |
| MUSC 181: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
MUS 16: Individual Instruction (taken 4 times) |
| MUSC 280: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 281: Applied Emphasis Individual Instruction* |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
*A grade of B [3.0] or better is required in this course.Foreign Language requirement Students are required to take one of the following foreign language sequences:
Sequence 1:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian
+
ITAL 2: Continuing Elementary Italian
(both courses are required) |
| ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II |
ITAL 3: Intermediate Italian |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Sequence 2:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERM 1: Elementary German |
| GRMN 102: Elementary German II |
GERM 2: Continuing Elementary German |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Sequence 3:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRCH 1: Elementary French |
| FREN 102: Elementary French II |
FRCH 2: Continuing Elementary French |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Sequence 4:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERM 1: Elementary German |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian
+
ITAL 2: Continuing Elementary Italian
(both courses are required) |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Sequence 5:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRCH 1: Elementary French |
| ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I |
ITAL 1: Elementary Italian
+
ITAL 2: Continuing Elementary Italian
(both courses are required) |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |
Sequence 6:
| LMU COURSE |
MT. SAC COURSE |
| FREN 101: Elementary French I |
FRCH 1: Elementary French |
| GRMN 101: Elementary German I |
GERM 1: Elementary German |
| LMU |
MT. SAC |