Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music
Music Major Requirements (48-50 credits)
Required each semester (16 credits):
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors/Minors - 2 credits
(2 credits for eight semesters or a total of 16 credits)
Required courses (24 credits):
MU 108 Music History: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio I - 3 credits
MU 206 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio II - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits
MU 209 Harmony II - 3 credits
Any combination of ensembles selected from (8 credits):
MU 171 Marching Band - 1 credit
MU 172 Concert Band - 1 credit
MU 175 Instrumental Ensemble - 1 credit
MU 180 Saint Vincent College Singers - 1 credit
MU 181 Musical Theater Workshop - 1 credit
MU 182 Opera Workshop - 1 credit
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata - 1 credit
Additional requirements for voice majors (2 credits):
MU 317 Diction for Singers: Italian, Spanish and Latin - 1 credit
MU 318 Diction for Singers: German, English and French - 1 credit
Music Major - Concentration in Sacred Music (54 credits)
Required each semester (20 credits):
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
MU 280 Supervised Sacred Music Practicum (.5 credits per semester) - 4 credits
MU 425 Primary Instrument for Performance Majors (2 credits for eight semesters or a total of 16 credits) Voice, Organ, Sacred Music Composition, Gregorian Chant
Required courses (26 credits):
MU 108 Music History: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio I - 3 credits
MU 206 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio II - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits
MU 209 Harmony II - 3 credits
MU 220 Form and Analysis - 3 credits
MU 280 Supervised Sacred Music Practicum (.5 credits per semester) 2 credits
Ensemble (8 credits):
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata (Camerata Scholars) - 1 credit
Additional Courses recommended (core curriculum requirements)
One or two of the following:
EM 725: Sacramental Theology and Liturgy - 3 credits
TH 325 Vatican II History and Theology - 3 credits
TH 330 Catholic Sacraments - 3 credits
TH 345 Christian Spirituality - 3 credits
LT 101, 102 Elementary Latin I and II - 6 credits
LT 203, 204 Intermediate Latin I and II - 6 credits
Music Minor Requirements (18 credits):
Students must successfully pass an audition to be admitted to this minor. Please contact the department chair to schedule an audition and receive audition guidelines.
Required each semester:
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
Required courses (9 credits):
MU 108 Music History and Literature: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History and Literature: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
Two or three semesters of private instruction (3 credits):
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors and Minors - 1 or 2 credits
Any combination of ensembles or private instruction selected from (6 credits): Two semesters of piano study are recommended if the minor’s primary instrument is non-keyboard.
MU 225 Secondary Instrument for Majors and Minors - 1 or 2 credits
MU 171 Marching Band - 1 credit
MU 172 Concert Band - 1 credit
MU 175 Instrumental Ensemble - 1 credit
MU 180 Saint Vincent College Singers - 1 credit
MU 181 Musical Theater Workshop - 1 credit
MU 182 Opera Workshop - 1 credit
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata - 1 credit
MU 325 Primary Instrument for Majors and Minors - 1 or 2 credits
Music Minor - Concentration in Sacred Music
Required Courses (Total 18 credits)
MU-325 Primary Instrument (6 credits)
An approved combination of Voice, Organ, Sacred Music Composition, Gregorian Chant or other courses related to the Concentration (2 credits of Gregorian Chant required)
MU-280 Sacred Music Practicum (1 credit - 2 semesters)
MU-185 Saint Vincent Camerata and/or Camerata Scholars - 6 credits (6 semesters)
One Music Theory or Music History Course (3 credits):
MU 115 Fundamentals - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits
or
MU 104 Monasticism - 3 credits
MU 106 World Music - 3 credits
MU 108 Baroque/Classical - 3 credits
MU 109 Romantic/Contemporary - 3 credits