The request to create a concentration in Composition within Bachelor of Music

Date: October 28, 2016
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: October 13, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Bachelor of Music with Concentration in Composition

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) with a concentration in Composition is designed for students who are planning careers as composers of contemporary art music. The curriculum consists of 34 credit hours of General Education as well as a Foreign Language proficiency; 49-53 credit hours in the Core Music Curriculum, including private lessons, ensembles, music theory, aural skills, piano, and music history; and 24-26 credit hours in Concentration Courses, including coursework in conducting, instrumental techniques, advanced theory, and composition. The culminating experience for this degree is a senior composition project.

Degree Requirements

General Education Courses (34 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program. Both Writing Intensive (W) courses and the Oral Communications (O) course are fulfilled by the Music History courses in the major.

Foreign Language Courses (0-8 credit hours)

All Music majors must demonstrate proficiency in the language of their choice through the 1202 level. Proficiency can be demonstrated in the following ways: (1) completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte; (2) completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three; (3) achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French or German); (4) through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions; (5) a combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202).

Major Courses (49-53 credit hours)

Musicianship Courses (23 credit hours)

MUSC 1000 – Introduction to Music Studies (1)

MUSC 1230 – Structure and Style of Music I (2)

MUSC 1230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I (1)

MUSC 1231 – Structure and Style of Music II (2)

MUSC 1231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II (1)

MUSC 1233 – Class Piano I (1)

MUSC 1234 – Class Piano II (1)

MUSC 2230 – Structure and Style of Music III (2)

MUSC 2230L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III (1)

MUSC 2231 – Structure and Style of Music IV (2)

MUSC 2231L – Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV (1)

MUSC 2233 – Class Piano III (1)

MUSC 2234 – Class Piano IV (1)

MUSC 3170 – Music History I (3)

MUSC 3171 – Music History II (3)

Performance Courses (26 credit hours)

MUPF 11xx – Primary Ensembles (1) (8 semesters)

MUPF 11xx – Secondary Ensembles (1) (2 semesters)

MUPF 12xx – Applied Music (2) (4 semesters)

MUPF 32xx – Advanced Applied Music (2) (4 semesters)

MUSC 1300 – Performance Class (0) (4 semesters)

MUSC 3300 – Advanced Performance Class (0) (4 semesters)

Diction Courses (0-4 credit hours)*

MUSC 2137 – Phonetics and Articulation for Singers I

MUSC 2138 – Phonetics and Articulation for Singers II

Concentration Courses (24-26 credit hours)

Two Techniques Course from the following: MUSC 1223 – Woodwind Techniques (1), MUSC 1225 – Brass Techniques (1), MUSC 1227 – String Techniques (1), MUSC 1229 – Percussion Techniques (1) **

MUPF 1117 – Instrumental Lab Ensemble (0) (2 semesters)

MUSC 2101 – Introduction to Music Business (1)

MUSC 2151 – Introduction to Music Technology (1)

Additional Course in Music Business or Technology (1-3) ***

MUSC 3130 – Counterpoint (2)

MUSC 3134 – Fundamentals of Conducting (2)

MUSC 4230 – Form and Analysis (3)

MUSC 4231 – Post-Tonal Processes (3)

MUSC 4235 – Orchestration and Arranging (2)

MUSC 4240 – Composition (2)

MUSC 4241 – Advanced Composition (2)

MUSC 4800 – Senior Project Preparation (3)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation. Based on the student’s interests, the following courses are recommended to supplement the concentration in composition: MUSC 3135 – Choral Conducting (2), MUSC 3136 – Instrumental Conducting (2), MUSC 2137 – Phonetics and Articulation for Singers I (2), MUSC 1237 Class Voice, and additional Techniques courses.

Notes:

* Diction courses are required only for students enrolled in MUPF 1253 – Applied Music: Voice.

** Techniques classes will be chosen from outside the student’s primary instrument.

***The Additional Course in Music Business or Technology may be selected from Audio Engineering Practicum (MUSC 1403), Fundamental Recording Techniques (MUSC 2271), Music Internship (MUSC 2410), or other approved courses.