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Program checklist · BM

Music Performance - Composition and Theory Concentration, BM (554C)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BM
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_f793a4f7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (84-88 Hours)

    0 items

      Music Theory (22 Hours)

      11 items
      1. MUS 1001
        Music Theory I (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MUS 1002
        Music Theory II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MUS 1005
        Aural Skills I (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. MUS 1006
        Aural Skills II (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MUS 2007
        Aural Skills III (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. MUS 2008
        Aural Skills IV (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MUS 2073
        Form and Analysis (2)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. MUS 3002
        Analysis of 20th and 21st Century Music (2) [WID]
        Not resolved to a course
      9. MUS 3016
        Counterpoint (2)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. MUS 4600
        Analytical Techniques (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. MUS 4602
        Music Theory Pedagogy (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Music History and Literature (9 Hours)

      4 items
      1. MUS 2617
        Legacies of the European Tradition (3) [GenEd: HS]
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MUS 2618
        Global Music Cultures (3) [GenEd: FA]
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Choose one:
        Not resolved to a course
      4. MUS 3617
        Composing Women (3) [GenEd: HS]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MUS 3618 - American Pop: Popular and Commercial Music in the US (1800-Present) (3) [GenEd: HS]

      Applied Principal (14 Hours)

      4 items
      1. AMU 2001
        Applied Music Instruction (1-4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AMU 4001
        Applied Music Instruction (1-4)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AMU 4901
        Senior Recital (2-4) [CAP] [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Level IV
        Not resolved to a course

      Composition Concentration (28 Hours)

      0 items

        Applied Composition (16 Hours)

        8 items
        1. MUS 1009
          Introduction to Music Composition I (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MUS 1010
          Introduction to Music Composition II (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. AMU 2001
          Applied Music Instruction (1-4)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Students shall enroll in two 2 sh lessons for a total of 4 sh
          Not resolved to a course
        5. AMU 4001
          Applied Music Instruction (1-4)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. Students shall enroll in three 2 sh lessons for a total of 6 sh
          Not resolved to a course
        7. Level IV
          Not resolved to a course
        8. AMU 4901
          Senior Recital (2-4) [CAP] [CAP] 2 sh required for major
          Not resolved to a course

        Foundational Courses (12 Hours)

        12 items
        1. MUS 2072
          Orchestration (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MUS 3427
          The Musician as Entrepreneur (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MUS 4421
          Technology for Musicians (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Select 5 Hours from the Following:
          Not resolved to a course
        5. MUS 3003
          Jazz/Pop Theory (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. MUS 3009
          Performance and Analysis (2) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        7. MUS 3012
          Analysis of Large Ensemble Literature (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. MUS 3014
          Analysis of Popular Music (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. MUS 3015
          Songwriting (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. MUS 3017
          Jazz and Contemporary Arranging I (2)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. MUS 3661
          Electronic Music (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        12. MUS 4017
          Jazz and Contemporary Arranging II (2)
          Not resolved to a course

        Secondary Applied and Methods (3-7 Hours)

        7 items
        1. MUS 1040
          Piano Class I (1) * +
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MUS 1041
          Piano Class II (1) +
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MUS 2040
          Piano Class III (1) +
          Not resolved to a course
        4. MUS 2041
          Piano Class IV (1) +
          Not resolved to a course
        5. MUS 3020
          Conducting (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. MUS 3021
          Instrumental Conducting Practicum (2)
          Not resolved to a course
          or: MUS 3022 - Choral Conducting Practicum (2)
        7. Piano Proficiency*
          Not resolved to a course

        For Each Semester (8 Hours)

        1 item
        1. Appropriate ensemble (8 hours minimum)
          Not resolved to a course

        Electives (0-4 Hours)

        0 items
          Source. Appalachian State University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.appstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=42&poid=18241&returnto=2611. Captured page pages/0342.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.