Requirements
120 credits
Curriculum
Year 1 - Fall (14 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BRDG 100 | Research & Information Skills | 1 |
| BRDG 101 | Writing & Analysis | 3 |
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble1 | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 113 | Eurhythmics for Performance | 1 |
| MUSC 101 | Musicianship I (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 111 | Musicianship I (Aural) | 2 |
| MUTK 101 | Computers for Musicians | 1 |
Year 1 - Spring (16 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BRDG 102 | Writing and Literature | 3 |
| EQ ### | Essential Questions Seminar2 | 3 |
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 115 | Alexander Technique | 2 |
| MUSC 102 | Musicianship II (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 112 | Musicianship II (Aural) | 2 |
Year 2 - Fall (15 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BRDG 105 | Intro to Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 107 or MUPF 217 |
Collaborative Piano or Piano Ensemble |
1 |
| MUSC 201 | Musicianship III (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 211 | Musicianship III (Aural) | 2 |
| PHIL ### | Philosophy Course | 3 |
Year 2 - Spring (15 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges Ethical Reasoning and Moral Responsibility Course | 3 | |
| Bridges Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning Course | 3 | |
| MUAP 119 | Applied PIano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 107 or MUPF 217 |
Collaborative Piano or Piano Ensemble |
1 |
| MUSC 202 | Musicianship IV (Written) | 2 |
| MUSC 212 | Musicianship IV (Aural) | 2 |
Year 3 - Fall (16 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 370 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 107 or MUPF 217 |
Collaborative Piano or Piano Ensemble |
1 |
| MUPF 118 | Career Perspectives in Music I4 | 1 |
| MUPF 230 | Piano Literature I | 2 |
| MUPF 319 | Career Perspectives in Music II4 | 1 |
| MUPF 411 | Sight-reading Lit for Collaborative PIano5 | 1 |
| MUSC 301W | Musicianship V | 4 |
Year 3 - Spring (16 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUEN 371 or MUEN 372 |
Instrumental Conducting or Choral Conducting |
2 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 107 or MUPF 217 |
Collaborative Piano or Piano Ensemble |
1 |
| MUPF 232 | Piano Literature II | 2 |
| MUPF 315 | Pedagogy for Performance Majors6 | 2 |
| MUPF 398 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MUPF 411 | Sight-reading Lit for Collaborative Piano | 1 |
| MUSC 302W | Musicianship VI | 4 |
Year 4 - Fall (15 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Course | 3 | |
| Bridges Social and Historical Reasoning Course | 3 | |
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 313 | Piano Pedagogy I | 2 |
| MUPF 411 | Sight-reading Lit for Collaborative Piano | 1 |
| MUSC ### | Advanced Musicianship Elective | 2 |
Year 4 - Spring (13 credits)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges Cultural Fluency and Responsiveness Course | 3 | |
| MUAP 119 | Applied Piano | 2 |
| MUEN ### | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUPF 090 | Performance Seminar | 1 |
| MUPF 314 | Piano Pedagogy II | 2 |
| MUPF 400 | Senior Recital (Capstone) | 1 |
| MUPF 411 | Sight-reading Lit for Collaborative Piano | 1 |
| MUSC ### | Advanced Musicianship Elective | 2 |
1 Three credits of MUEN large ensemble courses meet the requirement for BRCC: Bridges Communication and Creative Expression.
2 Several Essential Questions Seminars also meet PHIL and/or THEO requirements.
3 Physics 170—Acoustics is recommended. Available spring semesters only.
4 Offered in fall semesters of odd-numbered years. Students enroll concurrently in both courses. Each class is a half-semester long. Students will start the semester in Career Perspectives in Music I and switch to Career Perspectives in Music II halfway through the semester. Details of course dates are available in the university’s academic calendar.
5 Four semesters of MUPF 411 are required.
6 Occurs each spring—string players should take it the spring semester of even-numbered years, before Piano Pedagogy I (which typically occurs in fall semesters of even-numbered years).