Music Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This is a program designed for the study of music within a creative liberal arts curriculum and allows students to choose a wide variety of music courses to suit their strengths and passion. Students may focus on areas such as Music History, Music Theory, Performance, Pedagogy, Collaborative Performance, Music Composition or Music Industry, or a combination of interests. Students are prepared for careers in studio teaching, accompanying, orchestral and ensemble performance, music business, music technology, and graduate school. Students must perform an audition on their primary instrument/voice to be admitted into the program.
World Language Requirement: Two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
Grade Requirement for all majors offered by the Music Department: the minimum acceptable grade for any music course required for graduation (including transferred music courses) is ≥C.
| Required Non-Credit Music Components | ||
| CONVOCATION AND RECITAL ATTENDANCE (must be repeated each term) | ||
Piano Proficiency | ||
| Required Music Courses | ||
| MUSC 101 & MUSC 102 & MUSC 103 | MUSIC THEORY I and MUSIC THEORY II and MUSIC THEORY III | 9 |
| MUSC 104 & MUSC 105 & MUSC 106 | AURAL SKILLS and AURAL SKILLS II and AURAL SKILLS III | 3 |
| MUSC 117 | PIANO CLASS I BEGIN/NON-MAJORS | 1 |
| or MUSC 120 | PIANO CLASS I FOR MAJORS | |
| MUSC 201 & MUSC 202 & MUSC 203 | MUSIC THEORY IV and MUSIC THEORY V and MUSIC THEORY VI | 9 |
| MUSC 204 & MUSC 205 | AURAL SKILLS IV and AURAL SKILLS V | 2 |
| MUSC 250 & MUSC 251 & MUSC 252 | MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE II and MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE III | 12 |
| MUSC 388 | PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL MUSIC | 4 |
| Applied Music Requirements–Options (must be repeated) | 9 | |
| COMMERCIAL VOICE LESSON | ||
| COMMERCIAL VOICE LESSON | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| Major Ensembles Requirements–Options (must be repeated and taken concurrently with applied lessons) | 24 | |
| MARCHING BAND | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE | ||
| ORCHESTRA | ||
| SYMPHONIC CHOIR | ||
| CONCERT CHOIR | ||
| Electives at the 300- and 400-level | 3 | |
| Required Senior Capstone/Thesis | ||
| MUSC 490 | MUSIC SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 80 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Music from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and skills in analytical and critical thinking as well as creative problem solving;
- demonstrate technical and esthetic understanding of music;
- practice global awareness and cultural understanding through musical study;
- understand the role of music in society and its impact on cultural identity and social change;
- prepare for career opportunities in music, including performance, teaching, composition, or music industry roles, by understanding the landscape of the music profession.