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NWU Home   ›   Academics   ›   Academic Departments   ›   Music Department   ›   Majors and Minors

Majors and Minors

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music

In the Bachelor of Music degree with a music performance major, specialization and intensive study of the major instrument or voice are emphasized. Entering candidates will be accepted conditionally for two semesters. At the end of two semesters, a committee will determine the student’s acceptance or rejection for further pursuit of the applied degree by means of a jury and an interview. In all cases, the audition committee will consist of at least four music faculty to be selected by the chair in consultation with the applied instructor. At least two members of the jury committee are to be related to the candidate’s field (woodwind, brass, strings, percussion, keyboard, or voice). Any student wishing to change from a Bachelor of Music degree with a music education major to a Bachelor of Music degree with a music performance major must perform before a jury committee (see above), since a higher level of performance is required for the music performance major.

The Bachelor of Arts in music is comprised of a basic core of courses that provides a solid foundation in music. Through advisement, students can develop areas of additional interest such as applied music, music theory/composition, and music history. Minors may also be constructed in other disciplines.

Majors

  • Music Performance (B.M.)
  • Music Education, Vocal (B.M.)
  • Music Education, Instrumental (B.M.)
  • Music Education, Combination (B.M.)
  • Music (B.A.)

Minors

  • Music
Performance Course Work
 36 hrs.

Music Performance major (B.M., 80 hrs.)
Major instrument 24 hrs.
Large ensemble 8 hrs.
Small ensemble 2 hrs.
Music 295 and
Music 299		 2 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		 0 hrs.
Supporting Music Course Work 44 hrs.
Music history and literature
  • Music 150
  • Music 213
  • Music 214
  • Music 215
 11 hrs.
Music theory
  • Music 002
  • Music 004
  • Music 101
  • Music 102
  • Music 103
  • Music 201
  • Music 203
  • Music 205
  • Music 207
 19 hrs.
Music education
  • Music 225
  • Music 226
 4 hrs.
Performance pedagogy
  • Music 240
  • Music 241
  • Music 242
  • Music 243
  • Music 244
  • Music 245
 1 hr.
Music Technology
  • Music 180
 2 hrs.
Electives appropriate to major: 6 hrs.
Performance (voice) majors must take a minimum of 3 hours in each of two modern foreign languages: German and French. A 3-hour college level class in Italian may be substituted for either French or German.  
Senior Comprehensive: 1 hr.
Music 298 Senior Capstone Seminar
  

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Performance Course Work  21 hrs.
Music Education major, Vocal (B.M., 90 hrs.)
Major instrument 14 hrs.
Major large ensemble 7 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		 0 hrs.
Supporting Music Course Work 41 hrs.
Music history and literature
  • Music 150
  • Music 213
  • Music 214
  • Music 215
 11 hrs.
Music theory
  • Music 002
  • Music 004
  • Music 101
  • Music 102
  • Music 103
  • Music 201
  • Music 207
 15 hrs.
Music education
  • Music 225
  • Music 226
  • Music 227
  • Music 230
  • Music 232
 12 hrs.
Music Technology
  • Music 180
2 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive: 1 hr.
Senior Capstone Seminar: Music 298  
Proficiencies Required: Piano and Guitar  
Professional Education Courses Required for Certification 28 hrs.
Educ 001 2 hrs.
Educ 075 1 hr.
Educ 105 and
Educ 106		 4 hrs.
Educ 185 3 hrs.
SpEd 107 or
SpEd 207		 3 hrs.
Educ 278 and
Educ 283		 14 hrs.
Educ 299 1 hr.

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Performance Course Work  21 hrs.
Music Education major, Instrumental (B.M., 92 hrs.)
Major instrument 14 hrs.
Major large ensemble 7 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		 0 hrs.
Supporting Music Course Work 39 hrs.
Music history and literature
  • Music 150
  • Music 213
  • Music 214
  • Music 215
 11 hrs.
Music theory
  • Music 002
  • Music 004
  • Music 101
  • Music 102
  • Music 103
  • Music 201
  • Music 207
 15 hrs.
Music education
  • Music 225
  • Music 226
  • Music 228
  • Music 229
  • Music 236
 10 hrs.
Music Technology
  • Music 180
 2 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive: 1 hr.
Music 298 Senior Capstone Seminar
 
Instrumental Competencies 4 hrs.
Music 085 Woodwind 1 hr.
Music 086 Brass 1 hr.
Music 087 String 1 hr.
Music 088 Percussion
 1 hr.
Proficiencies Required: Piano  
Professional Education Courses Required for Certification 28 hrs.
See course listing under Music Education, Vocal  

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Performance Course Work  23 hrs.
Music Education major, Combination with Vocal Emphasis Instrumental Emphasis (B.M., 100 hrs.)
Major instrument 14 hrs.
Major large ensemble 7 hrs.
Secondary large ensemble 2 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		 0 hrs.
Supporting Music Course Work 43 hrs.
Music history and literature
  • Music 150
  • Music 213
  • Music 214
  • Music 215
 11 hrs.
Music theory
  • Music 002
  • Music 004
  • Music 101
  • Music 102
  • Music 103
  • Music 201
  • Music 207
 15 hrs.
Music education
  • Music 225
  • Music 226
  • Music 229
  • Music 230
  • Music 232
  • Music 236
 14 hrs.
Music Technology
  • Music 180
 2 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive: 1 hr.
Music 298 Senior Capstone Seminar  
Concentrations 2 hrs.
Music 227 Vocal or
Music 228 Instrumental
 
Competencies 4 hrs.
Music 085 Woodwind 1 hr.
Music 086 Brass
 1 hr.
Music 087 String
 1 hr.
Music 088 Percussion 1 hr.
Proficiencies Required: Piano, Voice, and Guitar  
Professional Education Courses Required for Certification 28 hrs.
See course listing under Music Education, Vocal.  

Vocal emphasis students must be in a choral ensemble as their major ensemble and an instrumental ensemble as their secondary ensemble. Instrumental emphasis students must be in an instrumental ensemble as their major ensemble and a choral ensemble as their secondary ensemble.

It is expected that students desiring the music education (combination emphasis) major will have competency on a secondary instrument. Those not meeting this secondary competency must register in the appropriate applied music courses. In case of questions, a secondary instrument competency audition will be required as determined by the department.

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Courses  

Music major (B.A., 43-51 hrs.)
Applied music (on one instrument or voice) 8 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(taken every semester in residence)		 0 hrs.
Music theory
  • Music 002
  • Music 004
  • Music 101
  • Music 102
  • Music 103
 11 hrs.
Music history and literature
  • Music 150
  • Music 213
  • Music 214
  • Music 215
 11 hrs.
Large ensemble
(8 semesters appropriate to the major instrument/voice)		 0-8 hrs.
Music 180 2 hrs.
Music 225 2 hrs.
Additional music course work 8 hrs.
Senior Comprehensive 1 hr.
Music 298 Music Capstone Seminar  

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Minors

Music Theory
 8 hrs.
Music minor (21-26 hrs.)
Music 001 Fund of Music Theory 3 hrs.
Music 002 Theory II 3 hrs.
Music 003 Fund of Basic Musicianship 1 hr.
Music 004 Basic Musicianship II 1 hr.
Music History/Literature 3 hrs.
Music 013 Music Appreciation or
Music 150 Intro to World Music		 3 hrs.
Performance 10-15 hrs.
Four semesters of applied music in the same instrument 4-8 hrs.
Four semesters of major large ensemble 4 hrs.
Music electives 2-3 hrs.
Music 055 Recitals
(four semesters)		 0 hrs.

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