B.Mu. in Music
Note: B.Mu. students must take a mixture of courses from Area F and Area G during 8 semesters of undergraduate study. First-year and second-year students must enroll in required MUS coursework to avoid a delayed graduation date.
B.Mu. courses to fulfill Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) requirement
B.Mu. students take at least one of the following, as prescribed in concentration Area G requirements.
- MUS 4810 Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW (3)
- MUS 4820 World Music-CTW (3)
Music Education Concentration, Emphasis in Choral/General
Area F: Courses Related to the Major (18)
- Required Courses (8)
- MUS 10XX Appropriate large ensemble (4) (4 semesters, 1 credit each)*
- MUS 1060 Wind Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1061 Wind Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1062 Concert Band (1)
- MUS 1070 Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1080 Men’s Chorus (1)
- MUS 1080A University Singers (1)
- MUS 1081 Choral Union (1)
- MUS 1082 Women’s Chorus (1)
- MUS 1083 Master Singers (1)
- MUS 1652 Perimeter College Chorus (1)
- MUS 1654 Perimeter College Wind Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1656 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1754 Perimeter College Jazz Lab Band (1)
- MUS 1756 Perimeter College Jazz Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1758 Perimeter College Chamber Ensembles (1)
* Ensembles: please not that students are assigned to appropriate ensembles by pool auditions at the beginning of every fall and spring semester.
- Group Piano (2)
- MUS 1710 Group Instruction in Piano I (1)
- MUS 1720 Group Instruction in Piano II (1)
- Applied Lessons (four semesters) (4):
- APXX 1001 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 1002 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 2001 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 2002 Applied Music (1)
Area G: Major Courses (67)
- Performance Requirements (14)*
- APXX 3001 Applied Music — Junior I (1)
- APXX 3002 Applied Music — Junior II (1)
- APXX 4001 Applied Music — Senior I (1)
- MUS 4010 Performance Laboratory (0) (7 semesters)
- MUS 3000 Recital I (0) (optional)
- MUS 30XX Appropriate large ensemble (1) (3 semesters)
- *Note: MUS 3071 Collaborative Piano (1) may be substituted for one semester of large ensemble.
- MUS 2710 Group Instruction in Piano III (1)
- MUS 2720 Group Instruction in Piano IV (1)
- MUS 2490 Basic Conducting (2)
- MUS 4480 Choral Conducting (2)
- Select one:
- MUS 1730 or MUS 1740 Group Instruction in Voice I or II (2)
- MUS 4440 Vocal Pedagogy (2)
- APXX 1000 Applied Music (2 semesters) (2)
- Theory/Composition Requirements (8)
- Music History & Literature Requirement (6)
- Music Education Requirements (24). Students must earn a grade of B or higher in these courses.
- MUS 3310 Introduction to Music Education (3)
- MUS 3320 General Music in Early Childhood (3)
- MUS 3330 General Music in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)
- MUS 3340 Choral Music in the Schools (3)
- MUS 4260 Practicum in Music Education (3)
- MUS 4270 (TE) Student Teaching in Music (6)
- MUS 4290 (TE) Senior Seminar in Music Education (3)
- MUS 4650 (TE) Opening School Experience (0)
- Professional Education Requirements (12)
- EDUC 2110 Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education (3)
- EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts (3)
- EDUC 2130 Exploring Learning & Teaching (3)
- EXC 4020 Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (3)
- Choose (3) credit hours to complete a minimum of 127 hours from the following:
- MUS 1710 Group Instruction in Piano I (1)
- MUS 1720 Group Instruction in Piano II (1)
- MUS 2780 Beginning Jazz Improvisation (1)
- MUS 3010 Basic Improvisation (1)
- MUS 4110 Instrumentation and Orchestration (3)
- MUS 4140 Arranging for Chorus (1)
- MUS 4450 Advanced Tonal Analysis (3)
- MUS 4460 Analysis of Post-Tonal Music (3)
- MUS 4730 Computer Applications in Music (2)
- MUS 4810 Music History Classical to Present-CTW (3)
Music Education Concentration, Emphasis in Instrumental
Area F: Courses Related to the Major (18)
- Required Courses (8)
- MUS 10XX Appropriate large ensemble (4) (4 semesters, 1 credit each)*
- MUS 1060 Wind Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1061 Wind Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1062 Concert Band (1)
- MUS 1070 Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1080 Men’s Chorus (1)
- MUS 1080A University Singers (1)
- MUS 1081 Choral Union (1)
- MUS 1082 Women’s Chorus (1)
- MUS 1083 Master Singers (1)
- MUS 1652 Perimeter College Chorus (1)
- MUS 1654 Perimeter College Wind Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1656 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (1)
- MUS 1754 Perimeter College Jazz Lab Band (1)
- MUS 1756 Perimeter College Jazz Ensemble (1)
- MUS 1758 Perimeter College Chamber Ensembles (1)
* Ensembles: please note that students are assigned to appropriate ensembles by pool auditions at the beginning of every fall and spring semester.
- Group Piano (2)
- MUS 1710 Group Instruction in Piano I (1)
- MUS 1720 Group Instruction in Piano II (1)
- Applied Lessons (four semesters) (4):
- APXX 1001 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 1002 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 2001 Applied Music (1)
- APXX 2002 Applied Music (1)