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Bachelor of Music
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Sias University
Areas of Interest
- Arts & Media
- Culture & Language
- Education & Human Development
- English & Literature
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Are you a saxophone player and planning to study fine art at the university level? Consider this Performance major to hone your talent. Students seeking their Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Saxophone emphasis have exciting opportunities to perform in the Fred Fox School of Music's many ensembles. After auditioning for placement, undergraduate instrumentalists progress from the wind symphony and philharmonic to the wind ensemble, symphony orchestra, and chamber winds. In addition to participating in large conducted ensembles, Performance majors take core classes in music literature, music history, pedagogy, orchestration, conducting, piano and applied lessons. The Fred Fox School of Music is renowned as one of the top higher education music institutions in the nation.
Sample Courses
- MUS 370: Introduction to Conducting
- MUS 421: Orchestration
- MUS 498: Senior Recital
Career Fields
- Performing
- Education
- Conducting
- Lessons
- Composition
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Nursing
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
MATH
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 185 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 110A Piano Class
1.00
MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUSI 185 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 110B Piano Class
1.00
MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 210A Piano Class
1.00
MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
MUS 201 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 285 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
Second Language
4.00
4th Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 285 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 201 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 210B Piano Class
1.00
Second Language
4.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
MUS 330A History of Western Music
3.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 370 Introduction to Conducting
2.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUSI 385 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 427A Careers in Music
2.00
6th Semester
Credits
MUS 330B History of Western Music
3.00
MUSI 385 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 427B Careers in Music
2.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
MUS 410A OR 410B Pedagogy
2.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUSI 485 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
Music Elective
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Tier II General Education
3.00
Music Elective
2.00
MUS 498 Senior Capstone: Recital
1.00
MUS 421 Orchestration
3.00
MUSI 485 Individual Studies
4.00
MUS 401 Coached Ensemble
1.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00