Requirements for the Major in Music - Popular Track

The major requires successful completion of the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Course Requirements
MUSC 101	Listen Up—Your Musical Ear in the Twenty-First Century	4
MUSC 111	Episodes in “Classical” Music: Origins, Evolution, Crisis	4
or MUSC 211	Song, Symphony, Stage: Music in Western Civilization
MUSC 260	Theory and Musicianship for the Twenty-First Century – Intermediate	4
MUSC 313	From Ragtime to Radiohead: Music in the Era of Recordings	4
Select ten semester hours of applied music, eight of which must be in the same performance area (attribute MUAP) 1		2
Select four semester hours of large ensembles, chamber ensembles, or both (attribute MUEN) 2		4
MUSC 214	Electronic Music: Synthesis Digital Recording	4
Select four additional courses in popular music (attribute MUPO)		16
Total Semester Hours		42

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Additional Requirements
A comprehensive exercise is required 3

¹

Applied instruction is normally offered in piano (classical and jazz), organ, carillon, voice, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, trumpet, trombone, percussion, drum kit, and guitar.

²

Membership in the University Choir and other performance ensembles is open to all qualified students. Ensemble participation earns one hour of course credit for each semester of participation.

³

All majors must pass a comprehensive examination on the history and theory of music.

Honors

Students seeking departmental honors must achieve at least a 3.25 average in music courses, contribute to the musical life of Sewanee, and complete a research thesis, scholarly project, or performance deemed worthy of honors by the music faculty. Students seeking performance track honors will take MUSC 470.