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Bachelor of Music – Voice

BM Degree Total

129 credits

Music Course Total	90 credits
Foreign Language Course Total	18 credits
Liberal Arts Course Total	21 credits

Year One

Fall

Spring

Credits per Semester |

Total Credits

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Introduction to Vocal Diction

2

-

2

Dance/Movement for Singers I & II

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Theory I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills I & II

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills I & II

2

2

4

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Composition I & II

3

3

6

Elementary Italian I & II

3

3

6

Year One Total

20

17

37

Year Two

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Acting for Singers I & II

1

1

2

Introduction to Stage Makeup for Singers

1

-

1

Foundations of Music: Theory III & IV

2

2

4

Foundations of Music: Aural Skills III & IV

1

1

2

Foundations of Music: Keyboard Skills III & IV for Singers

2

2

4

History of Musical Styles I & II

3

3

6

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Self, Society and Cosmos

3

-

3

Paths to the Present (choose one course)

-

3

3

Elementary German I & II

3

3

6

Year Two Total

21

19

40

Year Three

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

Vocal Diction

-

2

2

Vocal Literature I & II

2

2

4

MUS 361X or MUS 362X

Theory Analysis Elective

2

-

2

Career Development Seminar I & II

1

1

2

Performance Hour

0

0

0

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Elementary French I & II

3

3

6

Year Three Total

13

12

25

Year Four

Fall

Spring

Lessons¹

2

2

4

Master Class

1

1

2

Graduation Recital

-

1

1

Cantata Singers

1

1

2

MUS 371X or MUS 372X

Music History/Literature Electives (choose 2 courses)

2

2

4

Music Electives (total of 4 credits)²

2

2

4

Intensive Arts Projects

1

-

1

Math or Science Elective

3

-

3

Psychology or Philosophy Elective

-

3

3

Liberal Arts Elective (choose 1 course)⁴

3

-

3

Year Four Total

15

12

27

¹ Lessons earn either 2 or 3 credits, determined by the concentration teacher with approval of the Dean of the School of Music (or designee).

² Music elective credits may be fulfilled using any course offered through the School of Music except for ensemble courses; MUS 3460: Opera Workshop may be used to fulfill 2 of these elective credits.