Instrumental Music, BMUS
for the degree of Bachelor of Music Major in Instrumental Music
department website: https://music.illinois.edu
department faculty: Music Faculty
college catalog page: Fine & Applied Arts
college website: https://faa.illinois.edu/
Students may major in piano, organ, harpsichord, guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, electric violin, electric viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, euphonium, trombone, tuba, or percussion.
for the degree of Bachelor of Music Major in Instrumental Music
Minimum required major and supporting course work: A student enrolled in this program takes applied lessons in at least one major area and also participates in a major ensemble each semester. Third- and fourth-year students must present satisfactory public junior and senior recitals as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music.
General Education and College Orientation
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation to Fine & Applied Arts and Music | ||
| FAA 101 | Arts at Illinois | 1 |
| MUS 100 | First-year Seminar for Music Majors | 0 |
| General Education and Graduation Requirements | ||
| Composition I | 4 | |
| Advanced Composition | 3 | |
| Humanities and the Arts - fulfilled by MUS 313 and MUS 314 1 | 6 | |
| Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Culture(s) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: Non-Western Comparative Culture(s) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: US Minority Culture(s) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning I and II | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences and Technology | 6 | |
| Foreign Language 2 | 0-12 | |
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Six hours of general education requirements in the Humanities and the Arts are met by courses required in the BMUS degree (MUS 313 and MUS 314).
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The Language Requirement may be satisfied by successfully completing a third-semester college-level course in a language other than English; successful completion, in high school, of the third year of a language other than English; or demonstrating proficiency at the third-semester level in a language proficiency examination approved by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the appropriate department.
Music Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory and Musicianship | ||
| 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 107 | Musicianship I | 2 |
| MUS 108 | Musicianship II | 2 |
| MUS 207 | Musicianship III | 2 |
| MUS 208 | Musicianship IV | 2 |
| Musicology | ||
| MUS 110 | Introd Art Mus: Intl Perspect | 3 |
| MUS 313 | The History of Music I 3 | 3 |
| MUS 314 | The History of Music II | 3 |
| Keyboard | ||
| MUS 172 | Grp Instr Pno for Mus Major I 4 | 2 |
| MUS 173 | Grp Instr Pno for Mus Maj II | 2 |
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Completion of both MUS 313 and MUS 314 meets the general education Humanities and the Arts requirement.
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All students must demonstrate keyboard competency when they audition, by proficiency examination when they matriculate, or by enrolling in MUS 172 and/or MUS 173.
Instrumental Music Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Music Lessons, MUSC 100-level courses 5 | 12-16 | |
| Applied Music Lessons, MUSC 400-level courses | 12-16 | |
| Ensemble, MUSC 400-level courses 6 | 8 | |
| MUS 242 | Elements of Conducting | 2 |
| Advanced Musicology or Music Theory 7 | 3 | |
| MUSC 300 (Junior Recital) | 0 | |
| MUSC 400 (Senior Recital) | 0 | |
| Instrumental Music Options | ||
Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, String, or Keyboard (See requirements below) | ||
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Woodwind, brass, percussion, and string majors register for three credit lessons each semester for a minimum of eight consecutive semesters, unless otherwise advised by the applied teacher (MUSC 110-117, 120-130, 410-417, 420-430). Keyboard majors register for four credit lessons each semester (MUSC 101-103, 401-403).
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Instrumental Music majors are required to be in a major ensemble each semester of residence; a maximum of 10 hours of ensemble may be applied to the BMUS Instrumental Music degree. Refer to the Undergraduate Music Handbook for a list of approved ensembles. Concurrent registration in one of the orchestras (MUSC 475 or MUSC 476) is required for all classical violin, viola, cello and double bass majors registered for lessons (MUSC 110-113 and MUSC 410-413). Keyboard performance majors take only four semesters of ensemble.
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Students may choose from MUS 400, 405, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 418, 421, and 426.
Instrumental Music Options
Woodwind Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Music Electives (MUS 300- or 400-level) | 5 | |
| Electives as needed to total 120 hours | ||
Brass Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 454 | Brass Ensemble | 8 |
| MUS 199 | Undergraduate Open Seminar (Applied Instrument Literature, Brass Quintet Literature) | 2 |
| MUS 430 | Applied Music Pedagogy | 2 |
| Advanced Music Electives (MUS 300- or 400-level) | 3 | |
| Electives as needed to total 120 hours | ||
Percussion Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 455 | Percussion Ensemble | 4 |
| MUSC 456 | Steel Band | 2 |
| MUS 430 | Applied Music Pedagogy | 4 |
| MUS 443 | Orchestral Repertory | 2 |
| Advanced Music Electives (MUS 300- or 400-level) | 3 | |
| Electives as needed to total 120 hours | ||
String Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 450 | Chamber Music | 6 |
| Advanced Music Electives (MUS 300- or 400-level) | 5 | |
| Electives as needed to total 120 hours | ||
Keyboard Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Minor 8 | 6 | |
| MUS 317 | Intro to Piano Literature | 3 |
| MUS 318 | Introduction to Piano Literature II | 3 |
| MUS 431 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUS 432 | Piano Pedagogy II | 2 |
| MUS 454 | Advanced Keyboard Skills I | 2 |
| Advanced Music Electives (MUS 300- or 400-level) | 3 | |
| Electives as needed to total 120 hours | ||
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Keyboard students take a minimum of three semesters (6 hours) of applied lessons on a minor keyboard instrument: two-credit lessons each semester on either piano, harpsichord, or organ depending on the major keyboard instrument.