Music Studies Undergraduate Major (BM, HBM)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
Options available:
- Instrumental Performance
- Music Education
- Piano Performance
- Piano Performance and Pedagogy
- Vocal Performance, Pedagogy and Literature
The BM in Music Studies is designed for entering students preparing for careers in music education and performance. The curriculum provides a comprehensive and complete music education preparing students for successful careers in the arts in the 21st century creative economy.
Major Code: 093
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Describe the characteristics that are central to the musics of different cultures and sub-cultures.
- Identify the social and historical elements that have helped in the development and dissemination of music world-wide.
- Distinguish several sounds of music from different cultures, and gain an understanding of key concepts of the musics of different cultures.
- Differentiate instruments that are used in different cultures by sight and sound as well as the function of these instruments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| MUS 108 | *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
| MUS 121 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 122 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 123 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 134 & MUS 135 & MUS 136 | AURAL SKILLS I and AURAL SKILLS II and +AURAL SKILLS I | 3 |
| MUS 171 | GROUP LESSONS: PIANO I 1 | 1 |
| MUS 172 | GROUP PIANO II 1 | 1 |
| MUS 173 | GROUP PIANO III 1 | 1 |
| MUS 221 & MUS 222 & MUS 223 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC and LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC and LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC | 9 |
| MUS 234 & MUS 235 & MUS 236 | AURAL SKILLS II and AURAL SKILLS II and AURAL SKILLS II | 3 |
| MUS 309 | +*WOMEN IN MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 315 | INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | 2 |
| MUS 324 & MUS 325 & MUS 326 | HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC and HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC and HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | 9 |
| MUS 400 | ^STUDIES IN WRITING ABOUT MUSIC 2 | 3 |
| or MUED 400 | ^PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN MUSIC EDUCATION | |
| Required Option | 76 | |
| Remaining Core Ed and Electives | 57 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
- 1
Students in the Piano Performance Option may test out of these courses
- 2
MUED 400 is restricted to students in the Music Education Option
Major Code: 093
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MUS 121 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 134 | AURAL SKILLS I | 1 |
| MUS 171 | GROUP LESSONS: PIANO I | 1 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| MUS 108 | *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
| MUS 122 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 135 | AURAL SKILLS II | 1 |
| MUS 172 | GROUP PIANO II | 1 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 123 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MUS 136 | +AURAL SKILLS I | 1 |
| MUS 173 | GROUP PIANO III | 1 |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 221 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 234 | AURAL SKILLS II | 1 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| MUS 222 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 235 | AURAL SKILLS II | 1 |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 223 | LITERATURE AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 236 | AURAL SKILLS II | 1 |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 324 | HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | 3 |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 2 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| MUS 325 | HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | 3 |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 2 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 326 | HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC | 3 |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 2 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Option Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUS 309 | +*WOMEN IN MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS 315 | INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING | 2 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 2 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUS 400 or MUED 400 | ^STUDIES IN WRITING ABOUT MUSIC or ^PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN MUSIC EDUCATION | 3 |
| Option Course | 3 | |
| Option Course | 1 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course