Music Department Curriculum


A piano skills diagnostic test will be administered upon admission and the student will be advised as to the best manner of meeting the required piano proficiency (MUS 105, MUS 106 and MUS 205). There will also be a Basic Music diagnostic test given, students who pass this test will be allowed into Harmony I. Students who are not successful in passing this test will be advised to take MUS 101.

Curricular offerings leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with four concentrations:

Grambling State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Concentration-Commercial Music: Sound Recording Technology

Course No.  Course Title   HR
Freshman Year
FALL SEMESTER
 FYE 101  First Year Experience I 1
 ENG 101  Freshman Composition I 3
 BIO 103  Principles of Biology 3
 MUS 111  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 MUS 115  Harmony I 3
 MUS 125  Ear Training/Sight Singing I 1
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 130  Music and Technology I 2
Total Hours-15
Spring Semester
 FYE 102  First Year Experience II 1
 ENG 102  Freshman Composition II 3
 BIO 104  Principles of Biology 3
 MUS 112  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 MUS 116  Harmony II 3
 MUS 126  Ear Training/ Sight Singing II 1
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 132  Music and Technology II 2
Total Hours-15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 211  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 MUS 215  Harmony III 3
 MUS 225  Ear Training/Sight Singing III 1
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 HUM  Humanities 3
 Math 131  College Algebra 3
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 135  Basic Recording 2
 MUS 145  Basic Recording Sound Lab  1
Total Hours-15
Spring Semester
 MUS 212  Major Applied Instrument, Piano, or Voice 1
 MUS 216  Harmony IV 3
 MUS 226  Ear Training/Sight Singing IV 1
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 SCI 105 or CHEM 101  Physical Science 105 or Chemistry 101 3
 Math 132  Trigonometry 3
 GET 300  General Education Testing 0
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 235  Intermediate Recording 2
 MUS 245  Intermediate Recording Sound Lab 1
Total Hours-15
Junior Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 311  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 MUS 319  Music Appreciation 3
 MUSIC VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 Social Science  Social Science 3
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 200  Intro to Commercial Music 3
 MUS 201  Basic Studio 2
 MUS 320  History of American Popular Music 3
Totals Hours- 16 
Spring Semester
 MUS 312  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 Social Science  Social Science 3
 MUSIC VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 405  The Business of Music and Marketing 2
 MUS 406  Advanced Studio 3
 MUS 417  Orchestration and Arranging 3
 MUS 421  Instrumental Conducting 2
Totals Hours- 15 
Senior Year
Fall Semester
 MUS 411  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 MUS 102  Recital Seminar 0
 MUS 407  Audio for Video 3
 MUS 414  Entrepreneurship  in the Arts 3
 HUM  Humanities 3
 HUM  Humanities 3
 MUS 415  Music History 3
Total Hours-16
Spring Semester
 MUS 412  Major Applied Instrument or Voice 1
 MUS 416  Multi- Cultural Music History 3
 MUS VAR  Band, Choir, or Orchestra 1
 MUS 408  Live Sound Reinforcement  3
 MUS 418  Internship 3
 MUS 419  Senior Project  2
Total Hours- 13
Service Learning Required 180

 
Total Hours- 120

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