Every undergraduate music major degree is a Bachelor of Music degree
with a concentration in one of seven areas.
Visit this link for information on the music minors.
2007-2009 Catalog 
/2005-2007 Catalog
All Bachelor of Music Concentrations Require the Following:
General Education Requirements - 41 hours
(English, History, Literature, etc)
Music Core Curriculum - 26 hours
MUS 1010 Recital Attendance (6 semesters) 0 credit
MUTH 1110 Theory and Aural Skills I 4 credits
MUTH 1120 Theory and Aural Skills II 4 credits
MUHL 1610 Music History I 2 credits
MUHL 1620 Music History II 2 credits
MUTH 2110 Theory and Aural Skills III 3 credits
MUTH 2120 Theory and Aural Skills IV 3 credits
MUHL 2610 Music History III 2 credits
MUHL 2620 Music History IV 2 credits
MUTH 4130 Instrumentation 2 credits
MUS 3140 Basic Conducting 2 credits
All music majors must take class piano or private piano instruction until they pass the piano proficiency examination prescribed by their degree programs. Students should see their advisors for details.
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in MUTH 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 (music theory sequence) and MUHL 1610, 1620, 2610, 2620 (music history sequence).
Teacher Licensure
Students seeking a license to teach music in the public schools must complete (1) a major in Music following the concentration in either Instrumental Music Education or Vocal/General Music Education K-12, (2) minor in Secondary Education, (3) the General Education Program, and (4) additional teacher licensure requirements. Students must contact a Secondary Education minor advisor for additional details and requirements relating to Teacher Licensure (see page 201).
NOTE: Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 201 for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Jury Examinations
All music majors and minors are required to participate in jury examinations in their primary performing areas. Non-music majors registered for private lessons may be required to perform a jury examination at the discretion of the instructor. Jury examinations are held to measure the student’s progress at the conclusion of each semester. Those students who have presented and passed their senior recitals during the semester may be excused from jury examinations.
Concentrations in Music
Students majoring in Music must pursue one of seven concentrations.
Requirements for each concentration follow:
Concentration 1: Instrumental Music Education
MUED 1310 Woodwinds I - 1 credit
MUED 1320 Percussion I - 1 credit
MUED 1330 Brass I - 1 credit
MUED 1410 Strings I - 1 credit
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* - 1 credit
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* - 1 credit
MUED 2000 Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education -2 credits
MUED 2320 Instrumental Music Lab (1+1) - 2 credits
MUED 3230 Instrumental Materials - 3 credits
MUED 3250 Marching Band Techniques - 2 credits
MUED 3310 Woodwinds II - 1 credit
MUED 3320 Percussion II - 1 credit
MUED 3330 Brass II - 1 credit
MUED 3350 Strings II - 1 credit
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** - 9 credits
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction - 4 credits
MUAP 4--- Private Instruction - 3 credits
MUPD 3050 Jazz Pedagogy - 2 credits
MUS 3150 Advanced Instrumental Conducting - 2 credits
MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital -1 credit
SUBTOTAL 40 credits
*Not required if piano major instrument
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion
3 hours from:
MUEN 3100
4 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120, 3300
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
5 hours from:
MUEN 3300
2 hours from:
MUEN 3700, 3740
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Piano
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Guitar
4 hours from:
MUEN 3720
2 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Secondary Education Minor
Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 201 of the Catalog for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Concentration 2: Vocal/General Music Education
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* 1
MUED 2310 Choral Music Lab (1+1) 2
MUED 2000 Philosophy and Introduction to Music Education 2
MUED 2010 Introduction to Wind and String Instruments 2
MUPD 2180 Diction for Singers I (English and Latin) 2
MUED 2210 Instrumental Techniques for Music Classroom 2
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUS 3160 Advanced Choral Conducting 2
MUED 3190 General Music in the Middle and Senior
High School 2
MUED 3200 Music in the Elementary Grades for Music Majors 3
MUED 3220 Choral Music in the Middle and Senior
High School 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 9
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction 4
MUAP 4--- Private Instruction 3
MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital 1
SUBTOTAL 40
*Not required if piano major instrument
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Piano
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
4 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
Primary Instrument: Voice
5 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3230
2 hours from:
MUEN 3210, 3220
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Organ
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
4 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
Primary Instrument: Guitar
3 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
5 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Secondary Education Minor
Please see the Educational Leadership Department on page 201 of the catalog for Secondary Education minor requirements.
Concentration 3: Voice Performance
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUPD 2180 Diction for Singers I (English and Latin) 2
MUPD 2190 Diction for Singers II (Italian) 2
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUPD 2200 Diction for Singers III (German) 2
MUPD 2210 Diction for Singers IV (French) 2
MUPD 4310 Vocal Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4710 Vocal Literature 3
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 7
MUAP 2372 Private Instruction-Voice 8
MUAP 4373 Private Instruction-Voice 12
Foreign Language*** 3
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
**Ensembles
NOTE: Nine (9) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only seven (7) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
6 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3250
***Foreign language proficiency: One year of foreign language proficiency in Italian, French, or German must be established through examination by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures or by a passing grade for the second semester (1020) of Elementary Italian, French, or German. In addition, three credit hours of study are required in a second foreign language, either Italian, French, or German.
Concentration 4a: Instrumental Performance -
Brass, Orchestral Strings, Woodwinds, and Percussion
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUS 3150 Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
Music Elective 3
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUPD 41-- Advanced Pedagogy 2
MUHL 47-- Instrumental Literature 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 14
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction 8
MUAP 4--- Private Instruction 12
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
**Ensembles
NOTE: Sixteen (16) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only fourteen (14) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
Primary Instrument: Brass
6 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
3 hours from:
MUEN 3710
3 hours from:
MUEN 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3300, 3400, 3700, 3710
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
8 hours from:
MUEN 3300
5 hours from:
MUEN 3740
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Woodwinds*
5 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
5 hours from:
MUEN 3300
4 hours from:
MUEN 3750
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
*Saxophone majors may substitute their 5 orchestra hours with any ensemble elective.
Primary Instrument: Percussion
6 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
3 hours from:
MUEN 3300
4 hours from:
MUEN 3500
3 hours from:
MUEN 3400, 3410, 3430, 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3260
Concentration 4b: Instrumental Performance - Guitar
MUS 1530 Class Piano I 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II 1
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUHL 4060 Survey of Guitar Literature 2
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUPD 4350 Guitar Pedagogy 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2412 Private Instruction-Guitar 8
MUAP 4413 Private Instruction-Guitar 12
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
Upper-division Music Elective 2
SUBTOTAL 47 credits
Free Electives 6
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
5 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 3700
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensemble)
Concentration 4c: Instrumental Performance - Piano
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3 (number indicates credits required)
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUPD 4320 Piano Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4690 Piano Literature 3
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2352 Private Instruction-Piano 8
MUAP 4353 Private Instruction-Piano 12
Foreign Language 6
Music Electives 5
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
2 hours from:
MUEN 3730
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Concentration 4d: Instrumental Performance - Organ
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3 (number indicates credits required)
MUAP 3800 Junior Recital 1
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUPD 4330 Organ Pedagogy 2
MUHL 4720 Organ Literature 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2362 Private Instruction-Organ 8
MUAP 4363 Private Instruction-Organ 12
Foreign Language 6
Music Electives 6
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
**Ensembles
NOTE: Ten (10) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eight (8) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining two hours may be taken for zero (0) credit.
4 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Concentration 5: Music Industry
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* 1
MUTH 3020 Commercial Songwriting 3
MUHL 3670 History of Popular Music in America 3
MUTH 4190 Principles and Practices of Electronic Music 3
MUS 4270 Music Internship 3
MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital 1
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 8
MUAP 2--1 Private Instruction 4
MUAP 4--1 Private Instruction 4
Upper-division music electives 4
SUBTOTAL 35 credits
*Not required if piano major instrument
All students must complete Recording Industry minor 18
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Guitar
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
4 hours from:
MUEN 3720
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Piano
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
1 hour from:
MUEN 3730
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Organ
4 hours from:
MUEN 3000
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Brass
5 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120, 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Woodwind
5 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120, 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
6 hours from:
MUEN 3300
2 hours from:
MUEN 3740
Primary Instrument: Percussion
5 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120, 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3500
Primary Instrument: Voice
5 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3340, 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3250
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Concentration 6: Theory-Composition
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* 1 (number indicates credits required)
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* 1
MUS 2530 Class Piano III 1
MUS 2540 Class Piano IV 1
MUTH 3110 Counterpoint 3
MUTH 4110 Form and Analysis 3
MUTH 4190 Principles and Practices of Electronic Music 3
MUAP 2342 Composition 4
MUAP 4342 Composition 8
MUHL 4630 Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music 3
MUHL 4640 Nineteenth-Century Music 3
MUHL 4650 Twentieth-Century Music 3
MUAP 2--1 Private Instruction 4
MUAP 4--1 Private Instruction 4
MUAP 4900 Senior Recital 2
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 9
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
*Not required if piano major instrument
**Ensembles
Primary Instrument: Guitar
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
5 hours from:
MUEN 3720
1 hour from:
MUEN 3700
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Piano
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
1 hour from:
MUEN 3730
4 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Organ
3 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
3 hours from:
MUEN 3000
3 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Brass and Woodwinds
3 hours from:
MUEN 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3100, 3110, 3120
1 hour from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Orchestral Strings
6 hours from:
MUEN 3300
2 hours from:
MUEN 3740
1 hour from:
MUEN 3--- (elective ensembles)
Primary Instrument: Percussion
5 hours from:
MUEN 3110, 3120
1 hour from:
MUEN 3300
3 hours from:
MUEN 3500
Primary Instrument: Voice
5 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3260
2 hours from:
MUEN 3250
2 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (ensemble electives)
Concentration 7: Jazz Studies
SOC 4170, HIST 2040, OR HIST 2050 3 (number indicates credits required)
and
MUTH 3170, MUHL 4130, OR MUTH 4190 3
and
MUS 1530 Class Piano I* 1
MUS 1540 Class Piano II* 1
MUS 2670 Jazz Piano Lab 2
MUHL 2910 Styles and Analysis of Jazz 2
MUPD 3050 Jazz Pedagogy 2
MUHL 3090 History of Jazz 3
MUTH 3160 Jazz Theory I 3
MUTH 4170 Jazz Arranging I 2
MUTH 4180 Improvisation I 2
MUTH 4280 Jazz Arranging II 3
MUTH 4380 Improvisation II 2
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction 4
MUAP 2--- Private Instruction (Jazz) 4
MUAP 4--- Private Instruction (Jazz) 4
MUEN 3--- Ensembles** 11
MUAP 4800 Partial Senior Recital 1
SUBTOTAL 53 credits
*Not required if piano major instrument
**Ensembles
NOTE: Twelve (12) hours of ensemble participation are required, but only eleven (11) of those hours may be counted toward degree requirements; the remaining hour may be taken for zero (0) credit.
Primary Instrument: Saxophone, Trumpet, and Trombone
6 hours from:
MUEN 3400
6 hours from:
MUEN 3430
Primary Instrument: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar
4 hours from:
MUEN 3400
4 hours from:
MUEN 3430
4 hours from:
MUEN 3--- (ensemble electives)
Primary Instrument: Voice
6 hours from:
MUEN 3200, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3250, 3260
6 hours from:
MUEN 3240
Three choices for Music Minors
1. Minor in American Music Studies
(21-23 hours)
Required courses (12-14 hours):
MUTH 1110 Theory and Aural Skills I AND 4 (number indicates credits required)
MUTH 1120 Theory and Aural Skills II OR 4
MUTH 3160 Jazz Theory I AND 3
MUTH 3170 Jazz Theory II 3
AND
ANTH 2010 Cultural Anthropology OR 3
GEOG 4360 Cultural Geography 3
AND
MUHL 4660 American Music 3
Guided Electives (9 hours) to be selected from the following:
MUHL 4530 History of Jazz 3
MUHL 4130 Survey of World Music 3
MUHL 3150 Musics of the South 3
MUHL 3670 History of Popular Music in America 3
MUHL 4650 Twentieth-Century Music 3
RIM 3000 History of the Recording Industry 3
RIM 3100 Music as Popular Culture 3
SOC 4170 The Social Context of Southern Music 3
2. Minor in Music
(20 hours)
Music Theory
MUTH 1110 Theory and Aural Skills I 4 (number indicates credits required)
MUTH 1120 Theory and Aural Skills II 4
Private Instruction 4
4 semesters of private instruction in one field
Ensembles 2
2 semesters of ensemble participation
AND
Students will choose from the following two options:
Option #1
MUS 1030 Introduction to Music 3
And choose one of the following four courses:
MUHL 4530 History of Jazz 3
MUHL 3120 Masterworks of Classical Music 3
MUHL 4130 Survey of World Music 3
MUHL 3670 History of Popular Music in America 3
Option #2
MUHL 1610 Music History I 2
MUHL 1620 Music History II 2
MUHL 2610 Music History III 2
In Addition
The student must fulfill all prerequisites for any course within the minor. Students must complete at least three semester hours at the upper-division level through MTSU in the minor.
3. Minor in Music Industry
(24 hours)
Music Theory
MUTH 1110 Theory Aural Skills I 4 (number indicates credits required)
MUTH 1120 Theory and Aural Skills II 4
Plus 12 credits selected from:
MUHL 1610 Music History I 2
MUS 1030 Introduction to Music 3
MUTH 2110 Theory and Aural Skills III 3
MUTH 2120 Theory and Aural Skills IV 3
MUTH 3020* Commercial Songwriting 2
MUHL 3670 History of Popular Music in America 3
MUTH 4130 Instrumentation 2
MUTH 4170 Commercial Arranging 2
MUTH 4180 Improvisation I 2
MUTH 4190* Principles and Practices of Electronic Music 3
MUTH 4290* Electronic Music II 3
RIM/MUTH 4590* MIDI Studio Techniques 3
*Permission to enroll is given by the Recording Industry Department
Private Instruction and/or Ensembles 4
Four semesters of private instruction and/or ensembles
In Addition
The student must fulfill all prerequisites for any course within the minor. Students must complete at least three semester hours at the upper-division level through MTSU in the minor.
