Requirements

The Music department offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Music and two professional degrees: the Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in Music Education and the Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in Piano or Vocal Performance.

Bachelor of Music, Major in Music Education—MUS (60 hours)

• All of the following:
  
  • MUS 100 Recital Forum
  • MUS 181 Fundamentals of Music
  • MUS 182 Diatonic Materials
  • MUS 182L Diatonic Materials lab
  • MUS 250 Vocal Techniquesor MUS 451 Vocal Pedagogy
  • MUS 251 Woodwind Techniques
  • MUS 252 String Techniques
  • MUS 253 Brass and Percussion Techniques
  • MUS 271 Music History I
  • MUS 272 Music History II
  • MUS 275 The Worlds of Music or MUS 341 Latin American Music or ANTH 352 Celtic Music Traditions
  • MUS 281 Chromatic Materials
  • MUS 281L Chromatic Materials lab
  • MUS 282 20th Century Materials: Form Analysis
  • MUS 282L 20th Century Materials: Form Analysis lab
  • MUS 351 Elementary Music Methods
  • MUS 362 Orchestration/Arranging
  • MUS 365 Conducting I
  • MUS 366 Conducting II
  • MUS 453 Secondary Music Methods
  • MUS 495 Senior Seminar 2

A minimum of 7 hours and 7 semesters on the same instrument from the following:

Instrument/voice applied area

• MUS 111-411 Piano 
• MUS 113-413 Harpsichord 
• MUS 114-414 Voice 
• MUS 115-415 Violin 
• MUS 116-416 Viola 
• MUS 117-417 Cello 
• MUS 118-418 Double Bass 
• MUS 119-419 Percussion 
• MUS 120-420 Flute 
• MUS 121-421 Oboe 
• MUS 122-422 Clarinet 
• MUS 123-423 Bassoon 
• MUS 124-424 Saxophone 
• MUS 125-425 Trumpet 
• MUS 126-426 French Horn 
• MUS 127-427 Trombone 
• MUS 128-428 Baritone Horn 
• MUS 129-429 Tuba 
• MUS 130-430 Harp 
• MUS 131-431 Guitar

A minimum of 7 hours and 7 semesters of ensemble credit from the following:

Ensemble applied area

• MUS 201 Collegiate Choir 
• MUS 203 Women’s Choir 
• MUS 205 Madrigal Singers

Instrumental ensembles available by audition through the University of Notre Dame.