Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Major in Performance (Vocal Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
Admission Requirements
- All students in the School of Music require admission to the university and admission to the program. For audition guidelines and requirements, prospective undergraduate students should visit: http://www.music.txstate.edu/prospectivestudents/BecomingaMusicMajor.html
- Students wanting to enter the music program as a music major (B.A., B.M., B.S. degrees) must submit an online application and audition on their principal instrument or voice the semester before their desired entrance.
- Admission to the School of Music is contingent upon admission to Texas State, successful completion of the audition process, and available space in each studio. Moreover, a successful audition does not automatically ensure acceptance to the School of Music. Transfer students' transcripts will be evaluated by an academic advisor prior to an acceptance decision to ensure that acceptance and successful degree plan completion are possible here at Texas State. Prospective music students will not be permitted to enroll in applied music and other music major classes until they have been accepted based on their audition and met with an academic advisor. Auditions are held periodically throughout the year for enrollment the following academic year. Those prospective music students unable to audition in person due to geographic distance from campus may submit an audio or video recording representative of their performing abilities that meet the audition guidelines for their instrument or voice. The deadline to submit a recorded audition is March 1 (for Fall admission) or November 1 (for Spring admission). Audition requirements are available on the School of Music website.
General Requirements
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Piano Proficiency
- Theory Proficiency
- Upper Level Competency Review (ULCR)
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All B.A. and B.M. music majors must participate in the appropriate major ensemble as determined by placement through auditions for their instrument each semester until all major ensemble requirements for the degree have been completed. No more than one major and one secondary ensemble will be counted toward the student’s degree plan per semester. While not required in the degree plan, continued participation in major ensembles after degree requirements are completed is encouraged.
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For transfer students, 31 semester credit hours in Music (or equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Music Field of Study and be applied to the Bachelor of Music degree with a major in Performance at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list.
Course List Code Title Hours MU 1315 Music Theory I 3 TCCN: MUSI 1311MU 1316 Music Theory II 3 TCCN: MUSI 1312MU 2315 Music Theory III 3 TCCN: MUSI 2311MU 2316 Music Theory IV 3 TCCN: MUSI 2312MU 1115 Aural Skills I 1 TCCN: MUSI 1116MU 1116 Aural Skills II 1 TCCN: MUSI 1117MU 2115 Aural Skills III 1 TCCN: MUSI 2116MU 2116 Aural Skills IV 1 TCCN: MUSI 2117MU 2303 Survey of Music Literature 3 TCCN: MUSI 13074 semester credit hours of Ensembles from the following: MUSE 3122, MUSE 3124, MUSE 3125, MUSE 3140 and MUSE 3141 4 TCCN: 4 hours from MUEN 11XX and 21XX8 semester credit hours of Applied Study from the following: MUSP 1220 and MUSP 2220 8 TCCN: 8 hours from MUAP 11XX, 12XX, 21XX and 22XXTotal Hours 31
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| MU 1000 | 0 | MU 1000 | 0 |
| MU 1150 | 1 | MU 1116 (TCCN MUSI 1117) | 1 |
| MU 1115 (TCCN MUSI 1116) | 1 | MU 1316 (TCCN MUSI 1312) | 3 |
| MU 1315 (TCCN MUSI 1311) | 3 | Select one from the following: | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | ||
| MUSP 1136 (TCCN MUSI 1182) | 1 | ||
| MUSP 1135 (TCCN MUSI 1181) | 1 | MUSP 1220 (TCCN MUAP 12XX) | 2 |
| MUSP 1220 (TCCN MUAP 12XX) | 2 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | Select one of the following: | 4 |
| US 1100 | 1 | FR 1410 (TCCN FREN 1411) | |
| TH 1364 (TCCN DRAM 1351) | 3 | GER 1410 (TCCN GERM 1411) | |
ITAL 1410 (TCCN ITAL 1411) | |||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| MU 2000 | 0 | MU 2000 | 0 |
| MU 2241 | 2 | MU 2242 | 2 |
| MU 2115 (TCCN MUSI 2116) | 1 | MU 2116 (TCCN MUSI 2117) | 1 |
| MU 2315 (TCCN MUSI 2311) | 3 | MU 2316 (TCCN MUSI 2312) | 3 |
| MUSE 3106 or 3107 | 1 | ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315]) | 3 |
| MUSE 3140, 3141, or 3122 | 1 | MUSE 3106 or 3107 | 1 |
| MUSP 1137 | 1 | MUSE 3140, 3141, or 3122 | 1 |
| MUSP 2220 (TCCN MUAP 22XX) | 2 | MUSP 1138 | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | MUSP 2220 (TCCN MUAP 22XX) | 2 |
FR 1420 (TCCN FREN 1412) | American History Component Code 060 | 3 | |
GER 1420 (TCCN GERM 1412) | |||
ITAL 1420 (TCCN ITAL 1412) | |||
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 17 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| MU 3000 | 0 | MU 3000 | 0 |
| MU 3208 | 2 | MU 3050 | 0 |
| MU 3315 | 3 | MU 3316 | 3 |
| MUSE 3109 | 1 | MU 4259 | 2 |
| MUSE 3140, 3141, or 3122 | 1 | MUSE 3140, 3141, or 3122 | 1 |
| MUSP 3220 | 2 | MUSP 3220 | 2 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| MU 3317 | 3 | MU 4050 | 0 |
| MU 4257 | 2 | MU 4185 | 1 |
| MUSP 4220 | 2 | MU 4259 | 2 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | MUSP 4220 | 2 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 | MUSE 3122, 3140, or 3141 | 1 |
| MUSE 3122, 3140, or 3141 | 1 | COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 |
| ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or 2306]) | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 124 | |||
