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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog - Belmont University


Major in Composition

The Composition Major builds on a strong foundation of music theory and gives extensive training in the creation of music in a wide variety of styles. This major is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in composition with the ultimate aim of university teaching and/or professional composition.

Major in Composition Hours
General Education Core Requirements
     Bachelor of Music (B.M.) 		 43-44
Music Core 37
Common Music Core   33  
Specific Music Core   4  
    MUC 1110, Introduction to Music Technology 1    
    MUT 3310, Form and Analysis 3    
Major Area 45
    MA_ 1210,1220, 2210, 2220, 3210, 3220, 4110, 4120 (1)
        Applied Principal (8 semesters required)		   14   
Support Courses      
A. Voice      
    MAA 1060, 2050, Diction & Song Literature I and II 2    
    MAA 3050, Opera & Oratorio Lit. & Vocal Pedagogy 1    
B. Piano      
    MAB 2050, 2060, Piano Literature I and II 2    
    MAB 3050, Piano Pedagogy 1    
C. Organ      
    MAC 2050, 2060, Organ Literature I and II 2    
    MAC 3050, Service Playing 1    
D. Instrumental      
    MAI 2050, 2060, Technique & Literature of the Major Instrument I and II 2    
    MAI 3050, Instrumental Pedagogy 1    
E. Guitar      
    MAD 2050, 2060, Classical Guitar Literature I and II 2    
    MAD 3050, Classical Guitar Pedagogy 1    
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSEWORK
    MA_ 3070, Seminar
       (required every semester enrolled in Applied Principal,
        minimum of 8 semesters)		   0  
    MUG 2010, Piano Proficiency Examination   0  
    MUG 2020, Sophomore Technical   0  
    MA_ 3000, 25-minute recital   0  
    MA__ 1110,1120, 2110, 2120, Applied Secondary (2)(3)
        (If piano is not the principal, a total of 7 semesters of
         piano is required.)		   4   
    MAK 1110,1120, 2110, Private Composition   3  
    MAK 2220, 3210, 3220, 4210, Private Composition   8  
    MAK 3070, Composition Seminar (7 semesters required)   0  
    MUT 4360, Counterpoint   2  
    MUT 4370, Topics in Counterpoint
    or MUT 4350, Analysis Techniques of Music Since 1900		   2  
    MUT 3320, Orchestration   3  
    MUC 2180, Computer Assisted Music Notation   3  
    MUC 2210, Music Technology I   3  
Free Electives (with 43-hour General Education Core) (3)   7


                      Degree Total                                     

 132


1 No more than 14 hours of Applied Principal will count toward degree requirements.

2 Secondary applied study must be continued each semester until proficiency is passed. Piano is the required secondary for all principals except for keyboard. For keyboard principals, secondary area must be 4 semesters of classical study in the same instrument or voice.

3 Electives are reduced to 4 hours for non-keyboard principals.