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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Music Education - Vocal Performance Track 4-Year Plan

The B.M. in Music Performance requires 125-131 credit hours.

Suggested 4-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 001 - Recital Attendance 0 Credit Hours
MUS 170 - Theory I - Elementary Aural Theory 2 Credit Hours
MUS 171 - Theory I - Elementary Written Theory 2 Credit Hours
Piano Proficiency for Music Majors Credit(s): 1
Secondary Instrument Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (100-level) Credit(s): 2
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 001 - Recital Attendance 0 Credit Hours
MUS 172 - Theory I - Elementary Aural Theory 2 Credit Hours
MUS 173 - Theory I - Elementary Written Theory 2 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours
Piano Proficiency for Music Majors Credit(s): 1
Secondary Instrument Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (100-level) Credit(s): 2

Year 2

First Semester

MUS 001 - Recital Attendance 0 Credit Hours
MUS 120 - Foreign Language Vocal Diction 1 Credit Hours
MUS 262 - Vocal Music Methods and Materials Seminar I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 263 - Introduction to Music Education 2 Credit Hours
MUS 270 - Theory II - Aural Theory 2 Credit Hours
MUS 271 - Theory II - Written Theory 2 Credit Hours
Piano Proficiency for Music Majors Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (200-level) Credit(s): 2
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MUS 001 - Recital Attendance 0 Credit Hours
MUS 120 - Foreign Language Vocal Diction 1 Credit Hours
MUS 203 - History of Music I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 264 - Vocal Music Methods and Materials Seminar II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 272 - Theory II - Aural Theory 2 Credit Hours
MUS 273 - Theory II - Written Theory 2 Credit Hours
Piano Proficiency for Music Majors Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (200-level) Credit(s): 2
UK Core (Music Education program) Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

MUS 260 - Establishing Foundational Musicianship in Children 3 Credit Hours
MUS 302 - History of Music II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 362 - Vocal Music Methods and Materials Seminar III 3 Credit Hours
MUS 371 - Instrumentation and Arranging 2 Credit Hours
Secondary Instrument Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (300-level) Credit(s): 2
UK Core (Music Education program) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDP 202 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hours
EDP 203 - Teaching Exceptional Learners in Regular Classrooms 3 Credit Hours
MUS 303 - History of Music III 3 Credit Hours
MUS 361 - Modern Band 3 Credit Hours
Computer Competency Credit(s): 1
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Music Performance Course (300-level) Credit(s): 2
UK Core (Music Education program) Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

EDC 533 - Teaching Literacy Across the Disciplines 3 Credit Hours
EPE 301 - Education in American Culture 3 Credit Hours
MUP 440 - Undergraduate Degree Recital 0 Credit Hours
UK Core (Music Education program) Credit(s): 3
UK Core (Music Education program) Credit(s): 3
Music Ensemble (100-level) Credit(s): 1
Elective (100+ level) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDC 377 - Student Teaching in Music 3 - 12 Credit Hours (taken for 12 credit hours)