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.
Note: 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 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS II and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS III | 3 |
| MUSC 121 & MUSC 122 | PIANO CLASS II FOR MAJORS and PIANO CLASS III FOR MAJORS | 2 |
| MUSC 201 & MUSC 202 & MUSC 203 | MUSIC THEORY IV and MUSIC THEORY V and MUSIC THEORY VI | 9 |
| MUSC 204 & MUSC 205 | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS IV and SIGHT SINGING 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 310 | BASIC CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUSC 388 | PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL MUSIC | 4 |
| Applied Music Requirements–must be repeated | 12 | |
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | ||
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | ||
| Major Ensembles Requirements–Options (must be repeated) | 12 | |
| MARCHING BAND | ||
| WIND ENSEMBLE | ||
| SYMPHONIC BAND | ||
| ORCHESTRA | ||
| SYMPHONIC CHOIR | ||
| CONCERT CHOIR | ||
| Minor Music Ensemble Requirements–choose a minimum of two | 2 | |
| CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA | ||
| REPERTORY JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
| COLLEGIANS | ||
| VOCAL JAZZ LAB | ||
| JAZZ COMBOS | ||
| OPERA WORKSHOP | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES | ||
| GUITAR ENSEMBLE | ||
| PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | ||
| PIANO ENSEMBLE | ||
| POP COMBO | ||
| Electives at the 300- and 400-level | 12 | |
| Required Senior Capstone/Thesis | ||
| MUSC 490 | MUSIC SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 85 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 107 | 5 |
| MUSC 101 | 3 | MUSC 102 | 3 | MUSC 103 | 3 |
| MUSC 104 | 1 | MUSC 105 | 1 | MUSC 106 | 1 |
| MUSC 108 | 1 | MUSC 108 | 1 | MUSC 108 | 1 |
| MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 |
| Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | MUSC 121 | 1 | MUSC 122 | 1 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 4 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 |
| MUSC 201 | 3 | MUSC 202 | 3 | MUSC 203 | 3 |
| MUSC 204 | 1 | MUSC 205 | 1 | MUSC 208 | 1 |
| MUSC 208 | 1 | MUSC 208 | 1 | MUSC 252 | 4 |
| MUSC 250 | 4 | MUSC 251 | 4 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 |
| Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 |
| MUSC 308 | 1 | MUSC 308 | 1 | MUSC 308 | 1 |
| MUSC 388 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 4 | MUSC 310 | 2 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 |
| Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Music Elective4 | 3 |
| Minor Music Ensemble Elective3 | 1 | Minor Music Ensemble Elective3 | 1 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 | MUSC 110 | 0 |
| MUSC 408 | 1 | MUSC 408 | 1 | MUSC 408 | 1 |
| Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | MUSC 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 |
| Music Elective4 | 3 | Major Music Ensemble Elective2 | 1 | Music Elective4 | 3 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Music Elective 4 | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 1 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Major Ensembles Requirements–choose 12 credits from the approved list (must be repeated).
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Minor Music Ensemble Requirements–choose a minimum of two from the approved list.
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Music Electives–choose 12 credits at the 300- and 400-level.
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 you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit 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:
- perform music in public on the primary instrument in a manner consistent with professional expectations through successful completion of juries, recitals, and ensemble concerts;
- demonstrate advanced competency in music theory through score analysis and compositional exercises;
- demonstrate advanced music aural skills through dictation and sight singing exercises;
- demonstrate advanced historical knowledge of music through writing research reports and exams;
- demonstrate fundamental music keyboard skills through successful completion of a piano proficiency exam;
- demonstrate basic skills in music conducting through successful completion of practical conducting assignments.