Music

www.music.uiuc.edu/

The major in music, administered by the School of Music, is designed for students whose academic interests are broader than can be accommodated within the several music programs in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. This program, 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. (Those students interested in performance or music education may refer to the College of Fine and Applied Arts curricula elsewhere in this catalog.) Students interested in the composition option must pass a portfolio review before acceptance into MUS 106. Contact the School of Music for information on composition portfolio requirements.

Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum

E-mail: music-adv@uiuc.edu

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

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.

General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours

Departmental distinction: Students interested in attaining departmental distinction should consult with the LAS music adviser no later than the second semester of their junior year. In order to be eligible for departmental distinction, a student must have a cumulative grade- point average of 3.4 or above (at the end of the sixth semester) and must complete four hours of MUS 299-Thesis/Adv UG Honors in Music . Distinction will be recommended at the discretion of the faculty after an evaluation of the student's overall record and the completed thesis.

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
4	MUS 172– Grp Instr Pno for Mus Major I
	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 300-level music theory course
3	One 300-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. (Students who wish to study voice or an instrument for credit 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.

Ethnomusicology Option

Emphasis on American Indian Cultures

Hours	Requirements
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
8-9	Select from the following upper level music courses:
	MUS 408–Analysis of Musical Form
	MUS 417–Area Studies Ethnomusicology
2	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 Afro-american Cultures

Hours	Requirements
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–Afro-American History to 1877, and HIST 276–Afro-American Hist Since 1877

Music History Option

Emphasis on Medieval/Renaissance Music

Hours	Requirements
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
	LAT 102–Elementary Latin
	A course in Medieval or Renaissance literature (e.g., ENGL 202, 204; CWL 204)

Emphasis on Music Since the Renaissance

Hours	Requirements
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
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

Hours	Requirements
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 300- and 400-level courses in the major 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 LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.