Program: Music (B.A.) - Kansas State University

Mar 06, 2025

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

The bachelor of arts with a major in music emphasizes the liberal arts tradition. The program provides enough flexibility in electives for students to meet other preprofessional requirements, and it thus may appeal to students whose professional goals do not terminate with music. The major program of music leading to the bachelor of arts degree may be elected with an emphasis in the areas of music literature, composition, or performance.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

The minimum requirement in music is 30 credit hours

MUSIC 050 - Recital Attendance Credits: (0) (7 semesters required)
MUSIC 060 - Piano Proficiency Credits: (0)
MUSIC 225 - Freshman Survey Credits: (2)
MUSIC 230 - Music Theory II Credits: (3)
MUSIC 231 - Aural Skills I Credits: (1)
MUSIC 320 - Music Theory III Credits: (3)
MUSIC 321 - Aural Skills II Credits: (1)
MUSIC 322 - Aural Skills Proficiency Credits: (0)
MUSIC 360 - Music Theory IV Credits: (3)
MUSIC 361 - Aural Skills III Credits: (1)
MUSIC 501 - Half Recital Credits: (0)
or
MUSIC 502 - Full Recital Credits: (0)
MUSIC 525 - Instrumentation and Arranging Credits: (2)
MUSIC 530 - Music History I: Ancient Greece through 1700 Credits: (3)
MUSIC 531 - Music History II: 1700 to 1850 Credits: (3)
MUSIC 532 - Music History III: 1850 to the Present Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements

Participation for credit in a large music ensemble (instrumental or choral, depending on the major performance area) is required each semester (8 credit hours). The large music ensembles are:

MUSIC 111 - Concert Choir Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 400 - Concert Choir Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 112 - University Chorus Credits: (0-1) (spring semester only)
MUSIC 113 - University Band Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 412 - University Band Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 115 - Marching Band Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 116 - Concert Band Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 401 - Concert Band Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 117 - Wind Ensemble I Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 402 - Wind Ensemble II Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 121 - Collegiate Chorale Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 403 - Collegiate Chorale Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 130 - Symphony Orchestra Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 404 - Symphony Orchestra Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 135 - Men’s Choir Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 408 - Men’s Glee Club Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 140 - Women’s Choir Credits: (0-1)
MUSIC 409 - Women’s Glee Club Credits: (0-1)
Participation for credit in a music ensemble of varied size [minimum one semester]
MUSIC 280 - Lower-Division Ensemble Performance Credits: (1)
MUSIC 475 - Opera Workshop Credits: (Variable)
MUSIC 480 - Upper-Division Ensemble Performance Credits: (1)

The Music Literature Emphasis calls for (20 credit hours minimum)

The Music Literature emphasis requires 12 credit hours of electives in music history and music literature. In addition, 8 semester hours in a single performance area are required, of which half must be from the 400-level.

Courses of Music Literature Credits: (12)
MUSIC 255 - Lower-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)
MUSIC 455 - Upper-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)

The Composition Emphasis calls for (20 credit hours minimum)

MUSIC 323 - Lower-Division Composition Credits: (Variable)
MUSIC 525 - Instrumentation and Arranging Credits: (2)
MUSIC 615 - 18th Century Counterpoint Credits: (2)
MUSIC 616 - Theories of Contemporary Music Credits: (2)
MUSIC 675 - Arranging for Bands Credits: (2)
or
MUSIC 714 - Advanced Orchestration Credits: (2)
MUSIC 255 - Lower-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)
MUSIC 455 - Upper-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)
MUSIC 254 - Secondary Performance Credits: (1-2)
or
- MUSIC 255 - Lower-Division Performance Credits: (2)
- or
- MUSIC 455 - Upper Division Performance Credits: (2)

The Music Performance Emphasis calls for (20 credit hours minimum)

MUSIC 255 - Lower-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)
MUSIC 417 - Conducting Credits: (2)
MUSIC 455 - Upper-Division Performance Credits: (1-4)
MUSIC 501 - Half Recital Credits: (0)
or
MUSIC 502 - Full Recital Credits: (0)
MUSIC 615 - 18th Century Counterpoint Credits: (2)
or
MUSIC 616 - Theories of Contemporary Music Credits: (2)

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