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Music

Music
Director of School: Karl Kramer
School Office: 3053 Music Building, 1114 West Nevada, Urbana, (217) 244-2676

School of Music

www.music.uiuc.edu

3014 Music Building
1114 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2620

Curricula
Degree of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music
Minor in Music

The School of Music occupies the Music Building, Smith Memorial Hall, Harding Band Building, Music Annex, and space in both the Levis Center (Center for World Music) and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. These facilities include faculty studios, classrooms, and practice and rehearsal rooms; experimental electronic music, computer music, digital piano, two computer-assisted music instruction laboratories, and jazz multimedia practice rooms; and musical instruments, audio equipment, and several auditoriums used for concert, recital, opera, and musical theatre performances. The Music Library is the home of one of the largest collections of music items in America.

The faculty and students of the school present over 1000 concerts, recitals, and stage performances throughout the year, both on and off campus. In addition, visiting artists and scholars from throughout the world present master classes and lectures that complement the concert and academic offerings provided on the Urbana-Champaign campus.

The School offers two professional undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Music Education. Undergraduate students whose musical interests are in the broad historical, cultural, and theoretical aspects of music (rather than professional training) may want to investigate the Bachelor of Arts degree, which is offered through the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Graduate degrees are offered in a variety of fields of study in music at the master's and doctoral levels.

Bands, choral ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, new music ensembles, world music ensembles, opera theatre, and many other musical organizations are open by audition to music and non-music majors and members of the university and civic communities. Private lessons and courses in history, theory, and music appreciation are open to all qualified students in the University. A minor in music for non-music majors is also available.

All applicants for admission to the School of Music must apply and be admitted to the University of Illinois, must audition successfully on their major performance instrument or in voice, and must take the Music Fundamentals Proficiency Exam. On-campus auditions are preferred, but taped auditions are acceptable under certain circumstances. In addition, applicants for music composition-theory and history of music majors must submit original scores or other pertinent writings to substantiate their ability to pursue work in these areas. Applicants in composition-theory and music history must also complete an interview with faculty in those respective areas.

For complete information concerning audition schedules, special admission requirements, and curricula (including a minor in music), prospective students should visit the School's web site or contact the Assistant Director for Enrollment Management and Student Services, School of Music, 1114 West Nevada Street, Urbana IL 61801, (217) 244-7899.

Curricula

For the Degree of Bachelor of Music

These degrees require 130 semester hours of credit for graduation. Required courses in General Education include composition, quantitative reasoning, humanities and the arts, social and behavioral sciences, foreign language, natural sciences and technology, and cultural studies. See www.courses.illinois.edu for a current list of general education courses.

Public performance is an integral part of the training in applied music, and all students, when sufficiently prepared, are required to participate in student recitals.

All students are required to enroll in at least one approved performance ensemble each semester in residence, with a maximum of 16 semester hours of such ensemble applicable to the Bachelor of Music degree.

All students pursuing degree in this curricula are required to successfully complete at least one course in conducting (normally MUS 242) and must demonstrate keyboard competency by examination at the outset of their matriculation, or by enrolling in appropriate keyboard classes.

Foreign language study may be required according to the major chosen, experience in or study of languages prior to matriculation, and/or the results of language placement tests at the University.

The sequences of classes given below are based on a typical four-year course of study but may be modified with an adviser's approval to meet the student's individual needs.

Music majors should meet with their adviser at least once per semester and consult the Undergraduate Music Major Handbook, available on the School of Music web site, for clarification and explanations concerning the Bachelor of Music majors.

Instrumental Music Major

Students may major in piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, horn, euphonium, baritone, trombone, tuba, or percussion.

A student enrolled in this major normally takes two applied subjects, one a major (24-32 semester hours in the same applied area) and the other a minor (8 semester hours in the same applied area). Third- and fourth-year students must present satisfactory public junior and senior recitals as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree.

First year

Hours First Semester
4 Major applied music subject1, 2
2 Minor applied music subject
2 MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I
2 MUS 110 - Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect
2 MUS 107 - Aural Skills I
1 Music ensemble
3-4 Composition I or SPCM 111
16-17 Total

Hours Second Semester
4 Major applied music subject1, 2
2 Minor applied music subject
2 MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II
2 MUS 108 - Aural Skills II
1 Music ensemble
5-6 Advanced Composition, SPCM 112, Gen Ed, or electives
16-17 Total

Second year

Hours First Semester
4 Major applied music subject1, 2
2 Minor applied music subject
2 MUS 201 - Music Theory and Practice III
2 MUS 207 - Aural Skills III
3 MUS 313 - The History of Music I
1 Music ensemble
4 Gen Ed or electives
18 Total

Hours Second Semester
4 Major applied music subject1, 2
2 Minor applied music subject
2 MUS 202 - Music Theory and Practice IV
1 MUS 208 - Aural Skills IV
3 MUS 314 - The History of Music II
1 Music ensemble
4 Gen Ed or electives
17 Total

Third year

Hours First Semester
4 Major applied music subject1,2
3 Advanced music theory3
3 Advanced music history4
1 Music ensemble
3 Gen Ed or electives
2 MUS 242 - Conducting
16 Total

Hours Second Semester
4 Major applied music subject1,2
3 Advanced music theory3
3 Advanced music history4
1 Music ensemble
5 Gen Ed or electives
16 Total

Fourth year

Hours First Semester
4 Major applied music subject1,2
2 MUS 430 - Applied Music Pedagogy, or MUS 431 - Piano Pedagogy I5
1 Music ensemble
9 Gen Ed or electives
16 Total

Hours Second Semester
4 Major applied music subject1,2
2 MUS 430 - Applied Music Pedagogy, or MUS 432 - Piano Pedagogy II5
1 Music ensemble
8 Gen Ed or electives
15 Total

1. Concurrent registration in MUS 250 (University Orchestra) is required for all students who register for any of MUS 183-186 and MUS 483-486.

2. String majors will register for four semester hours of applied music in the first year; thereafter, string majors will register for three semester hours of applied music and one semester hour of MUS 267 (Chamber Music) in the second, third, and fourth years. Brass majors will register for three semesters of applied music and one semester hour of MUS 267 (Chamber Music) each semester for all four years.

3. The music theory requirement for the third year is to be satisfied by MUS 400 and 408, three semester hours each, or by MUS 408, six semester hours, with each semester devoted to a separate topic.

4. To be chosen from MUS 410-421.

5. For string and piano majors only. String majors will register for MUS 430; piano majors will register for MUS 431 and 432. Other majors may choose four semester hours of electives.

Music Composition-Theory Major

In this major, emphasis may be placed on music composition or on the theory of music. Necessary course adjustments require approval of the composition-theory division.

If the emphasis is on composition, the fourth-year student must present a satisfactory senior recital of original compositions. If the emphasis is on theory, an advanced project (MUS 299, Thesis, two semesters) approved by the composition-theory division is required in the fourth year.

First year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music1
2 MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I
2 MUS 106 - Beginning Composition
2 MUS 110 - Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect
2 MUS 107 - Aural Skills I
1 Music ensemble
3-4 Composition I or SPCM 111
2 Gen Ed or electives
16-17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II
2 MUS 106 - Beginning Composition
2 MUS 108 - Aural Skills II
1 Music ensemble
5-6 Advanced Composition, SPCM 112, Gen Ed, or electives
14-15 Total

Second year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 201 - Music Theory and Practice III
2 MUS 207 - Aural Skills III
2 Gen Ed or electives
2 MUS 206 - Intermediate Composition
3 MUS 313 - The History of Music I
1 Music ensemble
4 French, German, or Italian
18 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 202 - Music Theory and Practice IV
1 MUS 208 - Aural Skills IV
2 Gen Ed or electives
2 MUS 206 - Intermediate Composition
3 MUS 314 - The History of Music II
1 Music ensemble
4 French, German, or Italian
17 Total

Third year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
3 MUS 400 - Counterpoint and Fugue
3 MUS 406 - Composition2
2 Music theory2
3 Music history3
1 Music ensemble
3 MUS 426 - Orchestration
17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
3 MUS 406 - Composition2
3 MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
2 Music theory2
3 Music history3
1 Music ensemble
3 MUS 426 - Post-Tonal Pitch Organization
17 Total

Fourth year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
3 MUS 402 - Musical Acoustics
3 MUS 406 Composition2
2 Music theory2
1 Music ensemble
4 Gen Ed or electives
2 MUS 242 - Conducting
17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
3 MUS 406 Composition2
3 MUS 415 - Music of the 20th Century
2 Music theory2
1 Music ensemble
3 Gen Ed or electives
14 Total

1. Students enroll in Applied Music in the same instrument or in voice each semester. It is strongly recommended that students in this major acquire a thorough practical knowledge of the piano beyond basic keyboard competency as part of the applied music study.

2. The music theory electives for the third and fourth years are to be chosen from MUS 401, 403, 404 (may be repeated to a maximum of six semester hours), 405, 407, 408 (may be repeated to a maximum of six semester hours in addition to MUSIC 408, sections D or E), 409, 445, and 499 (may be repeated to a maximum of four semester hours; senior standing in music required). If the curricular emphasis is in music theory, the following will apply: juniors will substitute an additional three semester hours of MUS 408 for MUS 406; seniors will take MUS 299 (two semesters), 401, 405, and substitute an additional 400-level music history course for MUS 406.

3. To be chosen from MUS 410-421.

4. Must include either Section D (music in the first half of the twentieth century) or Section E (music since World War II).

History of Music Major

This major offers a broad cultural education that unites academic and musical training. It also provides preparation for the graduate study required for research and teaching in musicology or ethnomusicology.

The fourth-year student, working with an adviser, must complete a satisfactory thesis (MUS 299) as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music Degree.

First year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music1
2 MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I
2 MUS 110 - Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect
2 MUS 107 - Aural Skills I
1 Music ensemble
3-4 Composition I or SPCM111
4 Gen Ed or electives
16-17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II
2 MUS 108 - Aural Skills II
1 Music ensemble
7-8 Advanced Composition, SPCM 112, Gen Ed, or electives
14-15 Total

Second year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 201 - Music Theory and Practice III
2 MUS 207 - Aural Skills III
3 MUS 313 - The History of Music I
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign Language2
2 Gen Ed or electives
16 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
2 MUS 202 - Music Theory and Practice IV
1 MUS 208 - Aural Skills IV
3 MUS 314 - The History of Music II
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign Language2
2 MUS 242 - Conducting
15 Total

Third year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
3 Music history3
3 MUS 400 - Counterpoint and Fugue
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign Language2
3 Literature4
2 Gen Ed or electives
18 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
3 Music history3
3 MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign Language2
3 Literature4
2 Gen Ed or electives
18 Total

Fourth year

Hours First Semester
2 Applied music
3 Music theory5
3 Music history3
2 MUS 299 - Thesis/Adv UG Honors in Music
1 Music ensemble
3 History4
1-2 Gen Ed or electives
15-16 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 Applied music
3 Music history3
2 MUS 299 - Thesis/Adv UG Honors in Music
1 Music ensemble
3 History4
4-5 Gen Ed or electives
15-16 Total

1.Students enroll in Applied Music in the same instrument or in voice each semester. It is strongly recommended that students in this major acquire a thorough practical knowledge of the piano beyond basic keyboard competency as part of the applied music study.

2. The student must achieve what would be fourth-semester language study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, or its equivalent (i.e., proficiency credit, or four years of high school study in a single language). French, German or Italian are strongly encouraged.

3. Third- and fourth-year music history courses are to be chosen from MUS 410-421; however, a minimum of two courses must be chosen from MUS 410-415.

4. May not be used to satisfy general education requirements.

5. To be chosen from MUS 408.

Voice Major

The primary applied subject in this major includes both private lessons in voice and classes in vocal diction.

At least eight semester hours each in the Italian, French, and German languages are required for the voice major. A student who has not completed at least two years of one of these languages in high school should begin study of languages during the first year. Whenever possible, vocal majors who do not have at least two years of high school study in Italian should take Italian in their first and second semesters.

Third- and fourth-year students must present satisfactory public junior and senior recitals as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree.

First year

Hours First Semester
2 MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I
2 MUS 110 - Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect
2 MUS 107 - Aural Skills I
1 MUS 120 - English Diction, or MUS 121 - Italian Diction
3 MUS 181 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
2 Piano
3-4 Composition I, SPCM 111, Gen Ed, or elective
16-17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II
2 MUS 108 - Aural Skills II
1 MUS 120 - English Diction, or MUS 121 - Italian Diction
3 MUS 181 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
2 Piano
5-6 Advanced Composition, Gen Ed, or electives
16-17 Total

Second year

Hours First Semester
2 MUS 201 - Music Theory and Practice III
2 MUS 207 - Aural Skills III
1 MUS 122 - German Diction, or MUS 123 - French Diction
3 MUS 181 - Voice
3 MUS 313 - The History of Music I
1 Music ensemble
2 Piano
4 Foreign language
17 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 MUS 202 - Music Theory and Practice IV
1 MUS 208 - Aural Skills IV
1 MUS 122 - German Diction, or MUS 123 - French Diction
3 MUS 181 - Voice
3 MUS 314 - The History of Music II
1 Music ensemble
2 Piano
4 Foreign language
18 Total

Third year

Hours First Semester
3 Music theory1
3 Music history2
1 MUS 474 - Vocal Repertoire I
3 MUS 481 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign language
2 Gen Ed or electives
17 Total

Hours Second Semester
3 Music theory1
3 Music history2
1 MUS 475 - Vocal Repertoire II
3 MUS 481 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign language
1 Gen Ed or electives
16 Total

Fourth year

Hours First Semester
2 MUS 430 - Applied Music Pedagogy
3 MUS 481 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign language
3 Gen Ed or electives
3 MUS 242 - Conducting
15 Total

Hours Second Semester
2 MUS 430 - Applied Music Pedagogy
3 MUS 481 - Voice
1 Music ensemble
4 Foreign language
5 Gen Ed or electives
15 Total

1. The music theory requirement for the third year is to be satisfied by MUS 400 and 408, three semester hours each, or by MUS 408, six semester hours, with each semester devoted to a separate topic.

2. To be chosen from MUS 410-421.

Jazz Performance Major

Students majoring in jazz performance may do so with piano, double bass, saxophone/clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, or guitar as the major instrument. Third- and fourth-year students must present satisfactory public junior and senior recitals as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in jazz. All students must successfully complete one semester of Conducting, MUS 242. All students in the jazz performance major must meet the current campus general education requirements found at www.courses.illinois.edu.

First year

Hours Fall
2 Applied Music1
2 Secondary Applied Instrument or Jazz Kbd I2
2 MUS 101 - Theory I
2 MUS 110 - Music Literature
2 MUS 107 - Ear-training I
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble3
4 Composition (Gen Ed)4
2 Electives5
17 Total

Hours Spring
2 Applied Music
2 Secondary Applied Instrument or Jazz Kbd II
2 MUS 102 - Theory II
2 MUS 108 - Ear-training II
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
3 Advanced Composition (Gen Ed)4
5 Electives5
17 Total

Second year

Hours Fall
2 Applied Music
2 Secondary Applied Instrument or Jazz Kbd III
2 MUS 201 - Theory III
2 MUS 207 - Ear-training III
3 MUS 313 - History of Music I
2 MUS 360 - Jazz Improv Theory and Practice I
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
2 Electives5
16 Total

Hours Spring
2 Applied Music
2 Secondary Applied Instrument or Jazz Kbd IV
2 MUS 202 - Theory IV
2 MUS 208 - Ear-training IV
3 MUS 314 - History of Music II
2 MUS 361 - Jazz Improv Theory and Practice II
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
2 Electives5
16 Total

Third year

Hours Fall
2 Applied Music
2 MUS 364 - Jazz Composition I
3 MUS 362 - Jazz Arranging I
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
3 Advanced Music History or Music Theory4
5 Electives5
16 Total

Hours Spring
2 Applied Music
2 MUS 365 - Jazz Composition II
3 MUS 363 - Jazz Arranging II
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
3 Advanced Music History or Music Theory4
5 Electives5
16 Total

Fourth year

Hours Fall
2 Applied Music
2 MUS 368 - Jazz Improvisation Styles I
2 MUS 435 - Jazz Pedagogy I
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
3 Advanced Music History or Music Theory4
6 Electives5
16 Total

Hours Spring
2 Applied Music
2 MUS 369 - Jazz Improvisation Styles II
2 MUS 436 - Jazz Pedagogy II
1 MUS 266 - Jazz Ensemble
3 Advanced Music History or Music Theory4
6 Electives5
16 Total


130 Degree Total

1. Of the eight semesters of applied music, two semesters must be in classical applied study.

2. For students with no keyboard skills, MUS 172 and MUS 173 are prerequisites for Jazz Keyboard I and may be counted as electives. For students whose principal instrument is piano, a secondary instrument may be chosen as a substitute for Jazz Keyboard I-IV, in consultation with the advisor.

3. All Jazz ensembles include jazz improvisational performance forum, which meets one hour per week, in addition to the ensemble rehearsals and performances.

4. Six semester hours each in advanced music history and advanced music theory. In advanced music history, jazz majors should elect MUS 421, The Music of America. In music theory, select from MUS 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, or 408 (sections A-E, with no section to be taken more than one time). Electives must include MUS 242, Conducting, for 2 semester hours of credit.

5. General education courses, as needed. Whenever possible, students are encouraged to choose courses that satisfy more than one general education requirement. Jazz majors are encouraged to elect jazz courses after general education requirements are completed.


Open Studies

Open Studies allows concentration in diverse fields such as music of other cultures, piano pedagogy, or other areas not included in the majors above. Open Studies requires a minimum of 130 semester hours of credit for graduation.

Admission to Open Studies is initiated by petition to a committee of three faculty members, the open studies adviser, and the associate dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Additional information may be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Management and Student Services, Music Building Room 3019.

Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts with a Music Major

The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music is designed for students whose academic interests are broader than can be accommodated within the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education. The BA in music, which incorporates a high degree of flexibility beyond the core of required courses, can prepare the way for graduate study in music theory, composition, or the various branches of musicology. Students must select an option with the assistance of an adviser and submit a major plan of study form. Students interested in the composition option must pass a portfolio review before acceptance into MUS 106. For information on composition portfolio requirements and other admission requirements, please contact the Assistant Director for Enrollment Management and Student Services, School of Music: 1114 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 244-7899.

E-mail: music-adv@illinois.edu

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Music

Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 48-50 hours excluding keyboard skills requirement, and including 37-41 hours in music courses and 29-31 hours in core courses.

Students who wish to study voice or an instrument for credit, in addition to satisfying the requirement of MUS 172 and 173, are required to satisfy the instrumental or vocal qualifying audition designed for students outside the School of Music; credits earned in applied music beyond the keyboard requirement stated above are generally considered elective.

Students in this program may not use hours from MUS 099 toward the minimum 120 hours for graduation. Normally, students begin the study of music theory with MUS 101 and 107.

General education: The FAA General Education requirements for this degree meet the Campus General Education requirements.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours

Students must complete the following core courses and one option.

Hours Requirements
2 MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I
2 MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II
2 MUS 201 - Music Theory and Practice III
2 MUS 202 - Music Theory and Practice IV
2 MUS 110 - Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect 
2 MUS 107 - Aural Skills I
2 MUS 108 - Aural Skills II
2 MUS 207 - Aural Skills III
1 MUS 208 - Aural Skills IV
2 MUS 172 - Grp Instr Pno for Mus Major I1 
  MUS 173 - Grp Instr Pno for Mus Major II1 
3 MUS 313 - The History of Music I
3 MUS 314 - The History of Music II
3 One 400-level music theory course
3 One 400-level music history course


1. All students in the major must possess or acquire some mastery of keyboard skills by successfully completing MUS 172 and 173, or by demonstrating such skills through an appropriate audition.

Ethnomusicology Option

Emphasis on American Indian Cultures

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
 
MUS 417 - Area Studies Ethnomusicology
  Select one additional course from the series:
 
MUS 410 - Ancient and Medieval Music
 
MUS 411 - Music In the Renaissance
 
MUS 412 - Music of the 17th Century
 
MUS 413 - Music of the 18th Century
 
MUS 414 - Music of the 19th Century
 
MUS 415 - Music of the 20th Century
11-12 Supporting course work. Select one group of courses:
 
ANTH 103 - Anthro In a Changing World and
 
ANTH 230 - Sociocultural Anthropology
  or
 
ANTH 481 - Andean Ethnography and
 
ANTH 463 - Religion and Society
 
HIST 171 - US Hist to 1877
 
HIST 172 - US Hist Since 1877

Emphasis on India and Middle Eastern Culture

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
 
MUS 417 - Area Studies Ethnomusicology
  Select one additional course from the series:
 
MUS 410 - Ancient and Medieval Music
 
MUS 411 - Music In the Renaissance
 
MUS 412 - Music of the 17th Century
 
MUS 413 - Music of the 18th Century
 
MUS 414 - Music of the 19th Century
 
MUS 415 - Music of the 20th Century
11-12 Select one:
 
ANTH 103 - Anthro In a Changing World
 
ANTH 230 - Sociocultural Anthropology
 
Other courses selected in consultation with adviser

Emphasis on African and African-American Cultures

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
 
MUS 417 - Area Studies Ethnomusicology
 
Select one additional course from the series:
 
MUS 410 - Ancient and Medieval Music
 
MUS 411 - Music in the Renaissance
 
MUS 412 - Music of the 17th Century
 
MUS 413 - Music of the 18th Century
 
MUS 414 - Music of the 19th Century
 
MUS 415 - Music of the 20th Century
11-12 Select from the following supporting course work:
 
ANTH 103 - Anthro In a Changing World
 
ANTH 230 - Sociocultural Anthropology
 
ANTH 261 - Intro to the African Diaspora
 
Sequence in Afro-American history:
 
ANTH 467 - Cultures of Africa, and
 
HIST 210 - History North & West Africa
 
HIST 275 - African-American History to 1877, and HIST 276 - Afro-American Hist Since 1877

Music History Option

Emphasis on Medieval/Renaissance Music

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
 
MUS 417 - Area Studies Ethnomusicology
11-12 Select from the following supporting course work:
 
ARTH 111 - Ancient and Medieval Art
 
HIST 141 - Western Civ to 1660
 
HIST 142 - Western Civ Since 1660
 
HIST 247 - The Early Middle Ages
 
HIST 345 - Medieval Civilization
 
Select one of:
 
HIST 346 - The Age of the Renaissance
 
HIST 444 - Medieval England
 
HIST 445 - England Under Tudors 1485-1603
 
LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I
 
LAT 102 - Elementary Latin II
 
A course in Medieval or Renaissance literature (e.g., ENGL 202, 204; CWL 204)

Emphasis on Music Since the Renaissance

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
 
MUS 413 - Music of the 18th Century
 
MUS 414 - Music of the 19th Century
 
MUS 415 - Music of the 20th Century
11-12 Select from the following supporting course work:
 
ARTH 112 - Renaissance and Modern Art
 
ENGL 206 - Enlightenment Lit and Culture
 
HIST 141 - Western Civ to 1660
 
HIST 142 - Western Civ Since 1660
 
HIST 348 - Early Euro Absolut & Expansion
 
Or select one of:
 
HIST 349 - French Revolution & Napoleon
 
HIST 351 - European History 1871 to 1918
 
HIST 353 - European History 1918 to 1939

Music Theory/Composition Option

Emphasis on Music Theory

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses:
 
MUS 400 - Counterpoint and Fugue
 
MUS 401 - Schenkerian Anlys Tonal Mus
 
MUS 402 - Musical Acoustics
 
MUS 403 - Music Formalization
 
MUS 404 - Contemp Compos Techniques
 
MUS 405 - Analytical Systems 20thC Mus
 
MUS 406 - Composition
 
MUS 408 - Analysis of Musical Form
11-12 Select from the following supporting course work:
 
MATH 118 - Numeracy
 
One course in English composition (e.g., RHET 233 or equivalent)
 
One course in philosophy with emphasis on aesthetics (e.g., PHIL 101, 102, 105, 423)
 
Other courses selected in consultation with academic adviser

Emphasis on Composition

(Admittance on the basis of an accepted portfolio of original noted compositions)

Hours Requirements (in addition to core courses listed above)
8-9 Select from the following upper level music courses
 
MUS 106 - Beginning Composition
 
MUS 301 - Comp Probs Serial Techniques
 
MUS 206 - Intermediate Composition
 
MUS 404 - Contemp Compos Techniques
 
MUS 406 - Composition
 
MUS 407 - Elect Music Techniques I
 
MUS 409 - Elec Music Techniques II
 
MUS 471 - Composer-Chor Workshop
11-12 Select from the following supporting course work:
 
MATH 118 - Numeracy
 
One course in English composition (e.g., RHET 233 or equivalent)
 
One course in philosophy with emphasis on aesthetics (e.g., PHIL 101, 102, 105, 423)
 
Other courses selected in consultation with academic adviser

For All Options:

Twelve hours of 400-level courses in music must be taken on this campus.

All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.

A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the Undergraduate Music Office (Music Building 3030) before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your advisor.

Minor in Music

The School of Music offers non-music majors an exposure to music through courses in music history/literature, music theory, and performance studies (through applied lessons and ensemble). It is intended for student musicians with previously established, substantive musical experiences - individuals who wish to expand upon already obtained musical skills and related study, and is not intended to be an introduction to music.

Admission to the Music Minor

Prospective music minors must apply for acceptance into the program, and must also audition for acceptance into the appropriate performance studies area and/or ensemble(s) as per normal procedures. For more information, please see www.music.uiuc.edu/academicsMusicMinor.php, or contact the Music Admissions Office (in Music Building Room 3014 or 3019) for general instructions on how to apply for the minor and secure an audition.

Course Requirements

The music minor requires the successful completion of 21 semester hours of courses in music according to the following distribution:

1. Five to six semester hours in music history or music literature courses, to be selected from MUS 110, 313, 314, 130-134 (see 5);

2. Six semester hours in music theory courses to be selected from MUS 103 and 104, or the equivalent (MUS 101/107 and 102/108);

3. Four semester hours of applied music (two semesters of study) to be selected from MUS 179-198 pending successful completion of an audition;

4. The five to six remaining hours may be selected from any of the areas included in 1-3, and may include up to three hours of a conducted music ensemble (to be selected from MUS 250, 252, 260-266, or 268-272; not more than three semester hours of ensemble may count toward the minor);

5. At least six semester hours must derive from upper division or advanced music courses - for music minors, this includes Music 313, Music 314, or any 400-level music course;

6. Topics offered under Music 199 (Undergraduate Open Seminar) or Music 499 (Proseminar in Music) must be approved in advance by the music minor advisor for credit toward the minor.